GrafTech International Ltd., Annual General Meeting, May 14, 2013., at 10:00 US Eastern Standard Time. Location: at 12900 Snow Road. Agenda: To elect the six directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until a successor has been duly elected and qualified; to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, executive compensation; to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2013; and to consider to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

GrafTech International announced that its Engineered Solutions (ES) business segment has won another contract to provide thermal management solutions in support of space research and exploration. The latest project is the LEONIDAS (Low Earth Orbiting Nanosatellite Integrated Defense Autonomous System) program, which is a venture of the Hawaii Space Flight Lab (HSFL) and the state of Hawaii, under contract to the Operationally Responsive Space Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

GrafTech International Ltd. announced consolidated earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. For the quarter, the company reported net sales of $370,999,000 compared with $347,984,000 for the same period a year ago. Operating income was $42,321,000 compared with $31,303,000 for the same period a year ago. Income before income taxes was $34,519,000 compared with $27,136,000 for the same period a year ago. Net income was $28,639,000 or $0.21 per diluted share compared with $57,055,000 or $0.39 per diluted share for the same period a year ago. Net cash provided by operating activities was $87,794,000 compared with $47,301,000 for the same period a year ago. Capital expenditures was $34,901,000 compared with $54,598,000 for the same period a year ago. Adjusted operating income was $51,189,000 compared with $53,566,000 for the same period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA was $74,617,000 compared with $74,599,000 for the same period a year ago. Adjusted net income was $34,433,000 compared with $44,830,000 for the same period a year ago. For the full year, the company reported net sales of $1,248,264,000 compared with $1,320,184,000 for the same period a year ago. Operating income was $156,468,000 compared with $166,009,000 for the same period a year ago. Income before income taxes was $134,487,000 compared with $143,291,000 for the same period a year ago. Net income was $117,641,000 or $0.84 per diluted share compared with $153,184,000 or $1.05 per diluted share for the same period a year ago. Net cash provided by operating activities was $101,400,000 compared with $76,597,000 for the same period a year ago. Capital expenditures was $127,728,000 compared with $156,616,000 for the same period a year ago. Adjusted operating income was $165,336,000 compared with $188,272,000 for the same period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA was $246,996,000 compared with $269,270,000 for the same period a year ago. Adjusted net income was $112,960,000 compared with $140,959,000 for the same period a year ago. Net debt was $553,780,000 as on December 31, 2012 compared with $419,293,000 as on December 31, 2011. The company provided earnings guidance for the first quarter and second half and full year of 2013. For the first quarter of 2013, EBITDA targeted to be in the range of $30 million to $40 million. The first quarter of 2013 will be negatively impacted by seasonally lower graphite electrode volumes and higher cost inventory due to the carryover of third party needle coke acquired in 2012 and higher fixed cost absorption associated with lower graphite electrode utilization rates in the fourth quarter of 2012. In the second half of 2013, the company expects improved profitability due to higher sales in both business segments and lower costs in its Industrial Materials segment as the company works off higher cost inventory and reflect lower fixed cost per unit of production as operating rates improve. the company expects to exit the year with fourth quarter 2013 EBITDA targeted to be in the range of $60 million to $70 million. For the period, EBITDA targeted in the range of $175 million to $205 million; overhead expense (selling and administrative, and research and development expenses) of approximately $140 million; interest expense in the range of $35 million to $40 million; capital expenditures in the range of $90 million to $120 million; depreciation expense in the range of $90 million to $95 million; an effective tax rate in the range of 33% to 36%; cash flow from operations in the range of $150 million to $180 million. The company is targeting cash flow from operations to be in the range of $150 million to $180 million in 2013.