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): March 5, 2007
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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1-13888 |
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06-1385548 |
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(I.R.S. Employee |
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Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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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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Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 5, 2007, GrafTech International Ltd.’s subsidiaries completed the execution of Amendment No. 4, effective as of January 1, 2007, to a 2001 Agreement between ConocoPhillips Company, UCAR Carbon Company Inc. and UCAR S.A. and Amendment No. 4, effective as of January 1, 2007, to a 2001 Agreement, between ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited and UCAR S.A. (the “Amendments”). The Amendments establish the pricing structure for GrafTech’s subsidiaries’ purchases of petroleum needle coke products which are an essential component in many of their graphite electrodes.
The foregoing is a general description of terms that are material to GrafTech and does not purport to be a complete description of the Amendments. The Amendments will be filed when required under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission in compliance with its procedures for obtaining confidential treatment of certain information contained therein. Reference is made to the non-confidential provisions of the Purchase Agreement that will become publicly available upon such filing.
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: March 9, 2007 |
By: /s/ Mark R. Widmar |
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Mark R. Widmar Chief Financial Officer and Vice President
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