Edgar Filing: GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD

GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Date: May 16, 2014

/s/ John D. Moran

John D. Moran

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Form 8-K

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): May 14, 2014

LOGO

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. Employer

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 14, 2014, GrafTech International Ltd. (the “Company” or “GrafTech”) announced that, in connection with the retirement of Executive Chairman Craig S. Shular on May 15, 2014, the Compensation Committee made the following adjustments to Mr. Shular’s outstanding equity awards: restricted stock units and options that would have vested in November and December 2014, prior to his previously scheduled retirement in December 2014, will now vest on May 15^th and be payable or exercisable, as applicable, immediately; and all outstanding vested options remain exercisable until the earlier of May 15, 2017 or the expiration of the option term.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.