Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BARNARD PETRUS J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD [GTI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Graphite Electrodes
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD., 12900 SNOW ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/11/2007
(Street)

PARMA, OH 44130
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               44,674 D (1)  
Common Stock               50,000 D (2)  
Common Stock 05/11/2007   M   60,000 A $ 6.56 60,000 D  
Common Stock 05/11/2007   S   60,000 D $ 13.38 0 D  
Common Stock               3,824 I By Savings Plan (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Time options (right to buy) $ 5.46             04/01/2007 04/01/2015 Common Stock 100,000   100,000 D  
Time options (right to buy) $ 17.06               (4) 09/29/2008 Common Stock 66,000   66,000 D  
Time options (right to buy) $ 8.56             12/15/2002 12/10/2010 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Time options (right to buy) $ 6.56 05/11/2007   M     60,000   (5) 12/31/2008 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0 40,000 D  
Time options (right to buy) $ 8.85             09/25/2003 09/25/2011 Common Stock 45,000   45,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BARNARD PETRUS J
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
12900 SNOW ROAD
PARMA, OH 44130
      President, Graphite Electrodes  

Signatures

 /s/Petrus J. Barnard   05/15/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Such shares are the remaining portion of 50,000 shares granted on August 31, 2005 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, one-third of which vested on August 31, 2006. The remaining two-thirds will vest on each of August 31, 2007 and 2008. 5,326 of the 16,667 shares that vested on August 31, 2006 were sold by the issuer on behalf of the reporting person to pay withholding taxes due upon such vesting. Such shares were sold pursuant to a trading plan established under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(2) On October 23, 2006, the Company granted 50,000 restricted shares under the Company's Management Long Term Incentive Program, all of which will cliff vest in February 2010, subject to accelerated vesting in equal thirds in February of each of 2008, 2009 and 2010, if certain performance targets are met.
(3) Represents the number of units attributable to the reporting person's participation through Company matching contributions in the Company Stock Fund option of the UCAR Carbon Savings Plan.
(4) Of such options, 22,000 vested on each of: May 21, 1999, July 14, 1999 and September 29, 1999.
(5) On November 30, 2005, the Company approved, under the terms of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, an accelerated vesting date for such options of November 30, 2005.

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