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
Playford, Gilbert E. (1)
UCAR International Inc.
3102 West End Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
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)
Chairman of the Board
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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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share |29,850,000 |I |(2) |
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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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Explanation of Responses:
(1) July 31, 2000 is the anticipated effective date of registration statement
relating to initial public offering of
Graftech
Inc.
(2) These shares of Graftech Inc. common stock ("Common Stock") are owned by
UCAR International Inc.
("UCAR"), and are included because Mr. Playford is Chairman, CEO and President
of UCAR. Mr. Playford
disclaims "beneficial ownership" of these shares within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of
1934.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Gilbert E. Playford
DATE
July 25, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, Gilbert E.
Playford, hereby appoints each of John J. Wetula, Scott C. Mason and Karen G.
Narwold to be the undersigned's true and lawful agent, proxy and
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to
execute, acknowledge, deliver and file, as required, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, national securities exchanges and Graftech Inc. (the
"Company"), the following forms with respect to the Company's securities: (i)
Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including amendments thereto) pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules
and regulations thereunder, and (ii) Form 144 (including amendments thereto) in
accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, and hereby grants to each of John J. Wetula, Scott C.
Mason, Karen G. Narwold and their substitutes (collectively, the
"Attorneys-in-Fact" and, individually, an "Attorney-in-Fact") the full power and
authority to perform all acts necessary to complete such purposes.
The undersigned agrees that each Attorney-in-Fact may rely entirely on
information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to any
Attorney-in-Fact. The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and each Attorney-in-Fact against any and all losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in the information provided
by the undersigned to any Attorney-in-Fact for purposes of executing,
acknowledging, delivering or filing Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 (including amendments
thereto) and agrees to reimburse the Company and each Attorney-in-Fact for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or
defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.
The validity of this Power of Attorney shall not be affected in any
manner by reason of the execution, at any time, of other powers of attorney by
the undersigned in favor of persons other than those named herein.
The undersigned agrees and represents to those dealing with each
Attorney-in-Fact that this Power of Attorney shall remain in effect as long as
the undersigned is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to the
Company, may be voluntarily revoked only by written notice to each
Attorney-in-Fact, delivered by registered mail or certified mail, return receipt
requested, and shall not be affected by the subsequent death, disability or
incompetence of the undersigned.
The undersigned understands and acknowledges that it is his/her
responsibility to advise the Company's Law Department in advance of proposed
transactions in Company securities that may require the filing of the forms
mentioned above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 25th day of July, 2000.
/s/ Gilbert E. Playford
Name: Gilbert E. Playford
