Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Whitaker Gary R
   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)
04/13/2007
(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               30,000 D (1)  
Common Stock               26,755 D (2)  
Common Stock 04/13/2007   J V 52 A $ 9.11 2,273 I By Savings Plan (3)
Common Stock 04/30/2007   J V 50 A $ 9.5 2,323 I By Savings Plan (4)
Common Stock 05/15/2007   J V 36 A $ 13.2 2,359 I By Savings Plan (5)
Common Stock 06/01/2007   J V 31 A $ 15.09 2,390 I By Savings Plan. (6)
Common Stock 06/15/2007   J V 16 A $ 15.58 2,406 I By Savings Plan (7)

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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
Whitaker Gary R
C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
12900 SNOW ROAD
PARMA, OH 44130		       VP, General Counsel, Secretary  

Signatures

 /s/Gary R. Whitaker   07/03/2007
**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) On October 23, 2006, the Company granted 30,000 restricted shares under the Company's Management Long Term Incentive Program, all of which will cliff vest in February 2010, subject to accelerated vesting in equal thirds in February of each of 2008, 2009 and 2010, if certain performance targets are met.
(2) On May 1, 2006, the Company granted 30,000 restricted shares under the Company's Management Long Term Incentive Program, of which one-third vested on May 1, 2007 and one-third will vest on each of May 1, 2008 and 2009. On May 2, 2007, the issuer sold 3,245 shares on behalf of the reporting person to pay withholding taxes upon the vesting of 10,000 shares on May 1, 2007. Such shares were sold pursuant to a trading plan established under Rule10b5-1 under the Securities Act of 1934.
(3) Represents the number of units attributable to the reporting person's participation through Company matching contibutions in the Company Stock Fund option of the UCAR Carbon Savings Plan. The 52 units reported in this transaction correspond to 50 shares of common stock at a price of $9.57 per share.
(4) Represents the number of units attributable to the reporting person's participation through Company matching contibutions in the Company Stock Fund option of the UCAR Carbon Savings Plan. The 50 units reported in this transaction correspond to 48 shares of common stock at a price of $9.98 per share.
(5) Represents the number of units attributable to the reporting person's participation through Company matching contibutions in the Company Stock Fund option of the UCAR Carbon Savings Plan. The 36 units reported in this transaction correspond to 34 shares of common stock at a price of $13.88 per share.
(6) Represents the number of units attributable to the reporting person's participation through Company matching contibutions in the Company Stock Fund option of the UCAR Carbon Savings Plan. The 31 units reported in this transaction correspond to 30 shares of common stock at a price of $15.88 per share.
(7) Represents the number of units attributable to the reporting person's participation through Company matching contibutions in the Company Stock Fund option of the UCAR Carbon Savings Plan. The 16 units reported in this transaction correspond to 15 shares of common stock at a price of $16.40 per share.

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