UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Poling, Harold A. (1)
Fairlane Plaza North
290 Town Center Drive
Suite 322
Deerborn, Michigan 48126
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2000
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Graftech Inc.
("GRAF")
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Non-qualified stock opti|(2) |(3) |Common Stock, $.01 par |16,500 |(4) |D | |
ons | | |value | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) July 31, 2000 is the anticipated effective date of registration statement
relating to initial public offering of
Graftech Inc. (the "Graftech
IPO").
(2) Between 1 and 3 years after the effective date of the registration
statement in connection with the Graftech
IPO (the "Effective
Date").
(3) 10 years after the Effective
Date.
(4) Initial public offering price per share in the Graftech
IPO.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Harold A. Poling
DATE
July 22, 2000
