-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RI0B7j1Z9ATB1tjTpbUe88wW5TSyIcVP9i4ZB8GD89KlixTJ9ttExC7ppBZ8+Gnm N0YuDor56wAWKczxhA0tSg== 0000902664-06-001131.txt : 20060327 0000902664-06-001131.hdr.sgml : 20060327 20060327171040 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-06-001131 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060327 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060327 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000931148 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS [3620] IRS NUMBER: 061385548 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-45707 FILM NUMBER: 06712578 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1521 CONCORD PIKE STREET 2: SUITE 301 CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19803 BUSINESS PHONE: 3027788227 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1521 CONCORD PIKE STREET 2: SUITE 301 CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19803 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941011 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000948904 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 31 WEST 52ND ST STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3900 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 SC 13G 1 sc13g.txt GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- SCHEDULE 13G* (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b) Graftech International Ltd. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 384313102 (CUSIP Number) March 16, 2006 (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) (Page 1 of 8 Pages) - ---------------- *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 384313102 13G Page 2 of 8 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 6,539,700 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,539,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,539,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.68% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** PN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 384313102 13G Page 3 of 8 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 6,539,700 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,539,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,539,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.68% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** OO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 384313102 13G Page 4 of 8 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Jeffrey L. Gendell - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 6,539,700 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,539,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,539,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.68% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 384313102 13G Page 5 of 8 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: The name of the issuer is Graftech International Ltd. (the "Company"). Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: The Company's principal executive offices are located at 12900 Snow Road, Parma, Ohio 44130. Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This statement is filed by: (i) Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TCP") with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it; (ii) Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TCM"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TCP; and (iii) Jeffrey L. Gendell ("Mr. Gendell"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned directly by TCP. The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 55 Railroad Avenue, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830. Item 2(c). Citizenship: TCP is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. TCM is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Gendell is a United States citizen. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock") CUSIP No. 384313102 13G Page 6 of 8 Pages Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 384313102 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, (e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E), (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F), (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G), (h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, (i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Not applicable. Item 4. Ownership. A. Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 6,539,700 (b) Percent of class: 6.68% The percentages used herein and in the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 97,879,203 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2006, as set forth in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 6,539,700 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 6,539,700 B. Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 6,539,700 (b) Percent of class: 6.68% CUSIP No. 384313102 13G Page 7 of 8 Pages (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 6,539,700 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 6,539,700 F. Jeffrey L. Gendell (a) Amount beneficially owned: 6,539,700 (b) Percent of class: 6.68% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 6,539,700 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 6,539,700 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. TCM, the general partner of TCP, has the power to direct the affairs of TCP, including decisions respecting the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of the shares. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TCM and in that capacity directs their operations. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in CUSIP No. 384313102 13G Page 8 of 8 Pages connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: March 27, 2006 /s/ JEFFREY L. GENDELL ------------------------------------------ Jeffrey L. Gendell, individually, and as managing member of Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., and as general partner of Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----