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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): November 2, 2018

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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)
(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 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 2, 2018, GrafTech International Ltd. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. This information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits.








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.
 
 
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 2, 2018
By:
/s/ Quinn J. Coburn
 
 
 
Quinn J. Coburn
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer