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): August 14, 2018 (August 13, 2018)
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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1-13888 |
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27-2496053 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
982 Keynote Circle
Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(216) 676-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 13, 2018, GrafTech International Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the closing of an underwritten public secondary offering of its common stock by BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP (the “Selling Stockholder”), the majority stockholder of the Company, and the Company’s concurrent repurchase, directly from the Selling Stockholder, of approximately $225 million of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s press release, dated August 13, 2018, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press release of GrafTech International Ltd., dated August 13, 2018. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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August 14, 2018 |
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/s/ Quinn J. Coburn |
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Quinn J. Coburn |
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Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance and Treasurer |