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
Dowdle, Douglas C.
3102 West End Avenue, Suite 1100
Nashville, TN 37203
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2000
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UCAR International Inc.
UCR
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Director, Electrode Sales & Marketing Americas
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 |7,832 |D | |
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Common Stock |1,672 |I |(1) |
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Common Stock |4,764 |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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Time Option (right to bu|08/09/95 |01/25/07 |Common Stock, par value|25,177 |$7.60 |D | |
y) | | | $.01 per share | | | | |
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Performance Option (righ|12/08/97 |01/25/07 |Common Stock, par value|5,817 |$7.60 |D |, |
t to buy) | | | $.01 per share | | | | |
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Time Option (right to bu|(3) |02/08/06 |Common Stock, par value|10,000 |$35.00 |D | |
y) | | | $.01per share | | | | |
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Time Option (right to bu|(4) |09/29/08 |Common Stock, par value|45,000 |$17.06 |D | |
y) | | | $.01 per share | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Represents the number of units attributable to the reporting person's
participation in the Company Discounted Stock Fund of the UCAR Carbon
Savings
Plan.
(2) Represents the number of units attributable to the reporting person's
participation in the Company Common Stock Fund of the UCAR Carbon
Savings
Plan.
(3) 2,500 such options became exercisable on May 2, 1996 and 2,500 of such
options became exercisable on August 28, 1997. In addition, the
reporting person was granted 5,000 options which will vest upon the earlier of
(i) the date on which the closing price of the Company's Common Stock
has been at least $50 per share for the previous 20 consecutive trading days or
(ii) February 8, 2004.
(4) Of such options, 15,000 vested on each of May 21, 1999, July 14, 1999 and
September 29, 1999.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Douglas C. Dowdle
DATE
01/21/00
