GrafTech appoints Eric Roegner to board under cooperation agreement with activist shareholder

GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD

Board expanded from 8 to 9 directors; Roegner appointed as Class I director effective March 7, 2025.
Appointment follows cooperation agreement with Nilesh Undavia (owns ~6.7% of EAF) to add an independent candidate.
Roegner will serve on Audit Committee and Human Resources and Compensation Committee.
Board to shrink back to 8 directors at 2025 annual meeting; Roegner and Dumas nominated for re-election.
Roegner brings experience from Amcor, Arconic, and McKinsey; term expires at 2025 annual meeting.

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Appointed

Eric V. Roegner

Class I Director

EAF · GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD

Effective: 2025-03-07
Filed: March 10, 2025, 7:59 PM ET

On March 7, 2025, the Board (i) increased the size of the Board from eight to nine members by adding a Class I directorship and (ii) appointed Eric V. Roegner as a Class I director, effective immediately, to fill the Class I directorship vacancy resulting from the increase of the size of the Board with his initial term expiring at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company ("2025 Annual Meeting").

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Eric V. Roegner was appointed as Class I Director at GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Action: appointed
Role: Class I Director

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On March 7, 2025, the Board (i) increased the size of the Board from eight to nine members by adding a Class I directorship and (ii) appointed Eric V. Roegner as a Class I director, effective immediately, to fill the Class I directorship vacancy resulting from the increase of the size of the Board with his initial term expiring at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company ("2025 Annual Meeting").

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