a5567839.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 13,
2007
GRAFTECH
INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State
or Other
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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1-13888
(Commission
File Number)
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06-1385548
(I.R.S.
Employee
Identification
Number)
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12900
Snow Road
Parma,
Ohio 44130
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s
Telephone Number, including Area Code:
216-676-2000
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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communications pursuant to
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¨ Pre-commencement
communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
On December 13, 2007, GrafTech International Ltd. issued a press release
announcing that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program
under which GrafTech may purchase up to three million shares of its outstanding
common stock. A copy of this press release is filed herewith as Exhibit
99.1.
99.1 Press
release of GrafTech International Ltd., dated December 13, 2007.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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GRAFTECH
INTERNATIONAL LTD.
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Date: December
13, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Mark R. Widmar |
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Mark
R. Widmar |
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Chief
Financial Officer and Vice President |
EXHIBIT
INDEX
99.1 Press
release of GrafTech International Ltd., dated December 13, 2007.