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GrafTech enters into $50M at-the-market equity distribution agreement with Evercore
Up to $50M of common stock may be sold from time to time via Evercore as sales agent at prevailing market prices.
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GrafTech stockholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve executive compensation at annual meeting
Directors Jean-Marc Germain and Henry R. Keizer elected for three-year terms with majority votes.
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GrafTech Q1 net loss $43M; sales up 12% but pricing weak; sees 2026 volume growth 5-10%
Sales volume 28.1k MT (+14% YoY); net sales $125M (+12% YoY).
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GrafTech Q4 net loss $65M, adj EBITDA -$22M; 2026 volume growth 5-10%
Q4 net sales $116M (-13% YoY); net loss $65M ($2.50/share) vs loss $49M ($1.92) in Q4 2024.
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GrafTech directors Michel Dumas and Anthony Taccone resign effective Dec 31, 2025
Michel Dumas and Anthony Taccone resigned from the Board of Directors of GrafTech International Ltd., effective December 31, 2025.
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GrafTech Q3 2025: sales +9% YoY, net loss $28M, adj EBITDA $13M, lowers sales volume growth guidance to 8-10%
Sales volume 28.8k MT (+9% YoY), net sales $144M (+10% YoY), net loss $28M ($1.10/share).
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GrafTech board sets annual say-on-pay vote frequency through 2031
Shareholders voted for 'every one year' option at May 8, 2025 annual meeting.
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GrafTech International announces 1-for-10 reverse stock split effective Aug 29, 2025
Reverse stock split at 1-for-10 ratio; authorized common shares reduced from 3B to 300M, preferred from 300M to 30M.
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GrafTech approves 1-for-10 reverse stock split effective August 29, 2025
Stockholders approved reverse split at Aug 14 special meeting; board set ratio at 1-for-10.
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GrafTech COO Jeremy Halford resigns effective Sept 12, 2025
Jeremy Halford, EVP and COO, resigns effective September 12, 2025 to pursue another opportunity.
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GrafTech Q2 net loss $87M; sales volume up 12% YoY; adj EBITDA $3M
Net loss $87M ($0.34/share) vs $15M loss in Q2 2024; includes $43M non-cash tax valuation allowance.
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GrafTech shareholders elect two directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay proposals
Michel J. Dumas and Eric V. Roegner elected directors with 108.8M and 127.2M votes for.
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GrafTech Q1 net loss $39M, sales down 18% YoY, but US volume up 25%
Net loss of $39M ($0.15 per share) vs net loss of $31M ($0.12) in Q1 2024.
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GrafTech receives NYSE delisting notice for stock price below $1.00
Notice received April 15, 2025; average closing price below $1.00 over 30 trading days ended April 14, 2025.
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GrafTech appoints Eric Roegner to board under cooperation agreement with activist shareholder
Board expanded from 8 to 9 directors; Roegner appointed as Class I director effective March 7, 2025.
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GrafTech Q4 2024: Net loss $49M, adjusted EBITDA -$7M; plans 15% price hike on uncommitted 2025 volume
Net sales of $134M in Q4, down 2% YoY; sales volume up 13% to 27.2k MT.
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GrafTech appoints Sachin Shivaram to board under cooperation agreement with stockholder Nilesh Undavia
Appointment of Sachin Shivaram as Class III director effective Jan 10, 2025; he joins Audit and HR/Comp committees.
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GrafTech Chief Legal Officer Gina Gunning resigns effective Jan 24, 2025
Gina K. Gunning, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, notified GrafTech of resignation on Dec 30, 2024.
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GrafTech closes exchange offers, issues $944M new second lien notes, obtains $275M term loan
Exchanged 99.65% of $498.2M 4.625% notes and 99.15% of $446.2M 9.875% notes for new 4.625% and 9.875% second lien notes due 2029.
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Director Marcel Kessler resigns from GrafTech board effective Dec 31, 2024
Marcel Kessler informed GrafTech on Dec 15, 2024, of his resignation effective Dec 31, 2024.
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GrafTech launches exchange offers for $950M notes due 2028; seeks covenant removal
Exchange offers to swap $500M 4.625% notes and $450M 9.875% notes due 2028 for new second lien notes due 2029.
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GrafTech enters debt restructuring with $275M new loans; projects negative EBITDA through 2025
$175M initial first lien term loans + $100M delayed draw commitments; new $225M revolver maturing Nov 2028.
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GrafTech appoints Rory O'Donnell as CFO effective Sept 3, 2024
Rory O'Donnell named CFO and Senior VP, effective September 3, 2024.
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GrafTech receives NYSE delisting notice for share price below $1.00
NYSE notified GrafTech on Aug 6, 2024 that avg closing price <$1.00 over 30 days ended Aug 5, 2024.
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GrafTech Q2 2024 net loss $15M, revenue down 26% YoY to $137M; adj. EBITDA $14M
Net loss $14.8M ($0.06/share); adjusted EBITDA $14.5M vs $26.0M in Q2 2023.
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GrafTech receives permit approval for Seadrift needle coke expansion in Texas
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved permit for Seadrift Coke L.P. on May 3, 2024.
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GrafTech shareholders elect Fine and Taccone; dissident nominee Undavia fails
Debra Fine elected with 132,592,051 votes for, 87,020,846 withheld; Anthony Taccone elected with 146,863,525 for, 72,749,372 withheld.
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GrafTech Q1 net loss $31M, adjusted EBITDA $0.2M; cost cuts 18% per MT
Net loss $31M ($0.12/share) vs $7M loss in Q1 2023; adjusted net loss $25.2M.
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GrafTech appoints Timothy Flanagan as permanent CEO and President, effective immediately
Flanagan had served as interim CEO since November 2023; now permanently appointed after board search.
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GrafTech Q4 net loss $217M includes $171M goodwill impairment; adj EBITDA negative $22M
Net loss of $217M ($0.85/share) vs net income of $50M a year ago; full-year net loss $255M.
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Director Catherine Clegg resigns from GrafTech board; board size reduced to 7
Catherine L. Clegg resigned from the Board effective January 26, 2024, citing personal reasons.
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GrafTech director Denis Turcotte resigns; board reduced to eight members
Denis A. Turcotte resigned from the Board effective December 14, 2023; he was a Class I director.
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GrafTech amends bylaws to adopt Universal Proxy Rule procedures and enhance stockholder proposal requirements
Bylaws updated to require stockholders using Rule 14a-19 to represent intent to solicit proxies and comply with Universal Proxy Rule.
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GrafTech Q3 net loss $23M as revenue drops 48% YoY; adjusted EBITDA $1M
Net loss of $23M ($0.09/share) vs net income of $93M ($0.36) in Q3 2022.
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CEO Marcel Kessler steps down; CFO Tim Flanagan named interim CEO effective Nov 15
Kessler to step down as CEO/President on Nov 15, 2023, resign as employee Dec 31, but remains on Board.
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GrafTech Q2 net loss $8M; sales down 49% YoY; suspends dividend; lowers 2023 volume guidance
Net loss of $8M ($0.03 per share) vs net income of $115M ($0.44 per share) in Q2 2022.
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GrafTech approves 12-month severance for SVP Perez Ortiz
SVP Iñigo Perez Ortiz granted severance of 12 months base salary if terminated without Cause.
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GrafTech subsidiary issues $450M 9.875% senior secured notes (10.5% yield) due Dec 2028
Issued $450M aggregate principal of 9.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 at 97.456% of par (10.5% yield).
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GrafTech subsidiary prices $450M 9.875% senior secured notes due 2028 to repay term loan
Issuer prices $450M aggregate principal of 9.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 at 97.456% of par, yield 10.500%.
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GrafTech Global Enterprises to offer $450M senior secured notes due 2028 to refinance term loan
Private offering of $450M aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2028.
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GrafTech amends CEO Kessler's deal with higher severance; adds board member Donoso
Relocation to Cleveland deadline extended to March 31, 2024; eligible for up to $100K expense reimbursement.
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GrafTech annual meeting elects directors, ratifies Deloitte, approves executive pay
Three directors elected: Germain (180M for), Keizer (153M for), Kessler (222M for).
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GrafTech reports Q1 net loss of $7M; revenue down 62% YoY, sales volume down 61%
Net loss of $7M ($0.03 EPS); adjusted net loss of $5.5M ($0.02 adj EPS).
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Director Leslie D. Dunn resigns from GrafTech board effective Feb 21, 2023
Leslie D. Dunn resigned from the Board of Directors effective February 21, 2023.
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GrafTech Q4 net income $50M, sales volume down 37% YoY; 1H23 outlook weak
Net income $50M ($0.20 EPS); adjusted EPS $0.17; adjusted EBITDA $80M (32% margin).
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Director Brian L. Acton to step down at GrafTech's 2023 annual meeting
Brian L. Acton will not stand for re-election at the May 10, 2023 annual meeting.
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GrafTech resumes operations at Monterrey facility after suspension lifted
Temporary suspension lifted Nov 17, 2022; operations restart effective Nov 18, 2022.
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GrafTech Q3 net income $93M, EPS $0.36; Monterrey suspension hit EBITDA by $13M
Net income $93M ($0.36 EPS); adjusted EPS $0.37; revenue $304M (-13% YoY).
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Mexican regulators suspend GrafTech's Monterrey electrode plant; operations to wind down in 7 days
Inspectors from Nuevo León State Attorney's Office issued temporary suspension notice to GrafTech Mexico's Monterrey facility on Sept 15, 2022.
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GrafTech Q2 2022 net income $115M, EPS $0.44; revenue up 10% to $364M
Net income $115M ($0.44 EPS) vs $28M in Q2 2021, which included $88M change-in-control charges.