UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Cartledge, R. Eugene
6 Skidaway Village Walk
Suite 203-B
Savannah, Georgia 31411-2913
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UCAR International Inc.
UCR
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/31/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |12/05/|S | |1,000 |D |$9.31 | |D | |
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Common Stock |12/05/|S | |950 |D |$9.36 | |D | |
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Common Stock |12/05/|S | |1,000 |D |$9.44 | |D | |
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Common Stock |12/06/|S | |1,000 |D |$7.06 | |D | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/06/|S | |1,900 |D |$9.13 | |D | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/07/|S | |6,150 |D |$9.19 | |D | |
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Common Stock |12/08/|S | |2,000 |D |$7.88 | |D | |
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Common Stock |12/08/|S | |1,000 |D |$8.94 | |D | |
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Common Stock |12/12/|S | |400 |D |$8.75 | |D | |
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Common Stock |12/12/|S | |200 |D |$8.63 |1,200 |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock option (right to|$32.53 | | | | | |3/30/|3/30/|Common Stock|5,000 | |5,000 |D | |
buy) | | | | | | |98 |08 | | | | | | |
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Time option (right to |$17.81 | | | | | |01/01|01/01|Common Stock|3,200 | |3,200 |D | |
buy) | | | | | | |/01 |/10 | | | | | | |
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Stock option (right to|$8.57 |12/15|A | |7,700 |A |12/15|(2) |Common Stock|7,700 | |7,700 |D | |
buy) | |/00 | | | | |/01(1| | | | | | | |
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Stock option (right to|$8.57 |12/15|A | |5,840 |A |(3) |(2) |Common Stock|5,840 | |5,840 |D | |
buy) | |/00 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock option (right to|$8.57 |12/15|A | |1,870 |A |12/15|(2) |Common Stock|1,870 | |1,870 |D | |
buy) | |/00 | | | | |/00 | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Such options shall vest so long as the reporting person is still a
director on such date.
(2) Options expire on 12/15/10 unless reporting person ceases to be a
director, in which event options expire four years from date reporting
person's directorship
ends.
(3) Such options vest ratably over
2001.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Karen G. Narwold, Attorney-in-Fact for R. Eugene Cartledge
DATE
January 10, 2001
