GrafTech Statement on Open Letter from Dissident Stockholder

GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF) (“GrafTech” or the “Company”) today issued the following response to an open letter to the Company’s stockholders that was issued by Nilesh Undavia, a private investor, on March 12, 2024.

Mr. Undavia, along with certain trusts and people affiliated with Mr. Undavia, have provided notice of their intent to nominate Mr. Undavia for election to GrafTech’s Board of Directors (“the Board”) at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

GrafTech has a highly qualified and diverse Board, consisting of directors with knowledge, complementary skills and experience that are relevant to the Company’s business. The Board is committed to strong corporate governance practices and dedicated to ensuring that the Company is managed for the long-term benefit of all stockholders and other stakeholders.

In the coming days, the Company expects to file preliminary materials with respect to its Annual Meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which will include the Board’s recommended slate of director nominees. GrafTech stockholders are not required to take any action at this time.

About GrafTech

GrafTech International Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of high-quality graphite electrode products essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The Company has a competitive portfolio of low-cost, ultra-high power graphite electrode manufacturing facilities, with some of the highest capacity facilities in the world. We are the only large-scale graphite electrode producer that is substantially vertically integrated into petroleum needle coke, our key raw material for graphite electrode manufacturing. This unique position provides us with competitive advantages in product quality and cost.

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