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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MORAN JOHN D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD [GTI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, General Counsel, Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD., 12900 SNOW ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/12/2009 (Street) PARMA, OH 44130 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/12/2009   S   1,259 D $ 9.7 2,075 D (1)   Common Stock               3,000 D (2)   Common Stock               2,867 D (3)   Common Stock               7,600 D (4)   Common Stock               10,821 D   Common Stock               6,725 I By Savings Plan (5) Common Stock               10,650 I By Compensation Deferral Plan (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MORAN JOHN D C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. 12900 SNOW ROAD PARMA, OH 44130			VP, General Counsel, Secretary

Signatures

John D. Moran		05/14/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reported sale transaction is to report the satisfaction of income taxes. 1,259 of the 3,334 restricted shares that vested May 8, 2009 were sold by the issuer on behalf of the reporting person under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan to pay withholding taxes due upon vesting. The holdings are net of shares sold to cover withholding taxes.
(2)	Represents restricted shares that will vest February 2010.
(3)	Represents performance shares 50% of which will vest on each of February 26, 2010 and February 28, 2011, but only if certain performance targets are met.
(4)	Represents performance shares at target that will vest February 29, 2012 upon the achievement of one or more performance measures. The ultimate number of shares is subject to adjustment based on actual peformance.
(5)	Represents the number of units attributable to the reporting person's participation in the Company Stock Fund option of the GrafTech International Holdings Inc. Savings Plan.
(6)	Represents obligations whose value is based on Common Stock through a contribution, exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c), under the Company's Compensation Deferral Program. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

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