UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Stamm, Robert C. (1) Graftech Inc. 11709 Madison Avenue Lakewood, Ohio 44107 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/31/2000 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Graftech Inc. ("GRAF") 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Director of Information Technology 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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Explanation of Responses: (1) July 31, 2000 is the anticipated effective date of registration statement relating to initial public offering of Graftech Inc. (the "Graftech IPO"). (2) Three years after the effective date of the registration statement in connection with the Graftech IPO (the "Effective Date"). (3) 10 years after the Effective Date. (4) Initial public offering price per share in the Graftech IPO. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /s/ Robert C. Stamm DATE July 24, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, Robert C. Stamm, hereby appoints each of John J. Wetula, Scott C. Mason and Karen G. Narwold to be the undersigned's true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file, as required, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, national securities exchanges and Graftech Inc. (the "Company"), the following forms with respect to the Company's securities: (i) Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including amendments thereto) pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder, and (ii) Form 144 (including amendments thereto) in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and hereby grants to each of John J. Wetula, Scott C. Mason, Karen G. Narwold and their substitutes (collectively, the "Attorneys-in-Fact" and, individually, an "Attorney-in-Fact") the full power and authority to perform all acts necessary to complete such purposes. The undersigned agrees that each Attorney-in-Fact may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to any Attorney-in-Fact. The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each Attorney-in-Fact against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in the information provided by the undersigned to any Attorney-in-Fact for purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 (including amendments thereto) and agrees to reimburse the Company and each Attorney-in-Fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. The validity of this Power of Attorney shall not be affected in any manner by reason of the execution, at any time, of other powers of attorney by the undersigned in favor of persons other than those named herein. The undersigned agrees and represents to those dealing with each Attorney-in-Fact that this Power of Attorney shall remain in effect as long as the undersigned is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company, may be voluntarily revoked only by written notice to each Attorney-in-Fact, delivered by registered mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall not be affected by the subsequent death, disability or incompetence of the undersigned. The undersigned understands and acknowledges that it is his/her responsibility to advise the Company's Law Department in advance of proposed transactions in Company securities that may require the filing of the forms mentioned above. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 24th day of July, 2000. /s/ Robert C. Stamm Name: Robert C. Stamm

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