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March 4, 2019

 

BY EDGAR

 

Tim Buchmiller

Office of Electronics and Machinery

Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re:                 GrafTech International Ltd.
Registration Statement Filed on Form S-1
File No. 333-230056

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In connection with the above-captioned Registration Statement, we wish to advise that the number of Preliminary Prospectuses dated March 4, 2019 that will be furnished to 6 prospective underwriters and distributed to underwriters, institutional investors, individuals, dealers, brokers and others on the date hereof will be approximately 1,000.

 

We have been informed by the participating underwriters that they will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

We hereby join in the request of the registrant that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated to 4:40 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 6, 2019 or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 


 

Very truly yours,

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC

 

As Representatives of the several Underwriters

 


 

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jin Izawa

 

Name: Jin Izawa

 

Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Underwriters’ Acceleration Request]

 


 

 

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Andrew Frame

 

Name: Andrew Frame

 

Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Underwriters’ Acceleration Request]