=============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): AUGUST 18, 2003 GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 1-13888 06-1385548 (State or Other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employee Jurisdiction of Incorporation) Identification Number) BRANDYWINE WEST, 1521 CONCORD PIKE, SUITE 301, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19803 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: 302-778-8227 NOT APPLICABLE (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) =============================================================================== ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. The Corporation hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the press release, dated August 18, 2003, announcing the filing of a universal shelf registration statement with the Commission. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. Date: August 18, 2003 By: /s/ Corrado F. De Gasperis ---------------------------------- Corrado F. De Gasperis Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1 Press release of GrafTech International Ltd., dated August 18, 2003.