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): December 13, 2010
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-13888 | 27-2496053 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employee Identification Number) |
12900 Snow Road
Parma, Ohio 44130
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 216-676-2000
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
Effective December 13, 2010, Mary B. Cranston (“Director”), entered into a written sales plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“10b5-1 Plan”).
The 10b5-1 Plan was implemented because of the short duration remaining on the stock options covered by the 10b5-1 Plan and applies only to stock options that would otherwise expire by their terms on or before January 1, 2012. The 10b5-1 Plan does not cover any other stock options or common stock interests that the Director otherwise holds. The 10b5-1 Plan also provides for the contemporaneous sales of shares of GrafTech’s common stock issued as a result of any such exercises. Under the 10b5-1 Plan the options will be exercised, subject to the attainment of certain minimum price thresholds, at their stated exercise price and the shares issued will be sold under the 10b5-1 Plan on the open market at then prevailing prices.
The Director’s stock options not covered by the 10b5-1 Plan expire between March 2012 and 2014. The Director’s other holdings include GrafTech stock that the Director purchased, as well as vested and unvested restricted stock, and stock options issued pursuant to incentive plans approved by GrafTech’s stockholders.
Prior to the adoption of the 10b5-1 Plan, the Director’s holdings were as follows:
| Stock Options Covered by Trading Plan |
Stock Options Not Covered by Trading Plan |
Other Common Stock Holdings Not Covered by Trading Plan |
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| Mary B. Cranston |
8,240 | 17,600 | 33,182 | |||||||||
GrafTech does not undertake to report Rule 10b5-1 plans that may be adopted by any employees, officers or directors of GrafTech in the future or to report any modifications or termination of any publicly announced 10b5-1 plans except to the extent required by law.
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.
| GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. | ||||
| Date: December 17, 2010 |
By: | /s/ John D. Moran | ||
| John D. Moran | ||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||