SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Blair Darrell A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
6100 OAK TREE BLVD., SUITE 300

(Street)
INDEPENDENCE OH 44131

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD [ GTI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President Industrial Materials
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/14/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/14/2015 U 115,519 D $5.05(1) 0 D
Common Stock 08/14/2015 U 1,028 D $5.05(1) 0 I By Savings Plan(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy) $16.41 08/17/2015 D V 2,200 (3) 12/10/2019 Common Stock 2,200 $0(4) 0 D
Stock Options (right to buy) $19.89 08/17/2015 D V 2,000 (3) 12/09/2020 Common Stock 2,000 $0(4) 0 D
Stock Options (right to buy) $13.89 08/17/2015 D V 4,800 (3) 12/13/2021 Common Stock 4,800 $0(4) 0 D
Stock Options (right to buy) $9.51 08/17/2015 D V 10,000 (3) 11/27/2022 Common Stock 10,000 $0(4) 0 D
Stock Options (right to buy) $11.56 08/17/2015 D V 4,300 (3) 11/21/2023 Common Stock 4,300 $0(4) 0 D
Stock Options (right to buy) $4.24 08/17/2015 D 43,200 (3) 11/19/2024 Common Stock 43,200 $5.05(5) 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On May 17, 2015, Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Parent"), and Athena Acquisition Subsidiary Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Acquisition Sub"), pursuant to which, on August 14, 2015, Acquisition Sub accepted all shares tendered and Parent subsequently made a cash payment for all of the outstanding shares of Issuer's common stock that were tendered. The reporting person reports disposition of shares tendered by reporting person pursuant to the terms of the tender offer, which involved a change of control.
2. Represents the number of shares attributable to the reporting person's participation in the Company Stock Fund option of the GrafTech International Holdings Inc. Savings Plan.
3. All such options have fully vested.
4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the underlying stock options that were not in-the-money were canceled.
5. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon completion of the merger, each stock option (whether vested or unvested) held by the reporting person was converted into a cash amount equal to $5.05 per share, less the exercise price and net of applicable tax withholdings.
Remarks:
/s/John D. Moran, Attorney-in-Fact for Darrell A. Blair 08/18/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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