Common use of Defined Term Section Clause in Contracts

Defined Term Section. Effective Time 1.01(b) End Date 9.01(c) Existing D&O Policy 7.09(b) Form A Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(x) Form A Unit 2.02(a)(i) Form B Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(v) Form B Unit 2.02(a)(ii) GrafTech Preamble GrafTech Contracts 5.13(b) GrafTech Disclosure Schedule Article V Guaranteed Obligations 7.19(a) Guarantor 7.19(a) Indemnified Loss 10.04(b) Indemnitee 10.04(a) Indemnitor 10.04(a) Key Member Fundamental Representations 8.02(a) Letter of Transmittal 2.06(c) Material Contracts 3.11(a) Maximum Premium 7.09(b) Merger 1.01(a) Merger Consideration 2.02(b) Merger Consideration Fund 2.06(a) Merger Sub Preamble Monthly Financial Statements 2.07(a) Notice of Claim 10.04(a) Objection Notice 2.07(e) Old C/G Members 7.22 Parent Preamble Parent Certificates 2.06(a) Parent Shares Consideration 2.02(b)(iii) Paying Agent 2.06(a) Permitted Tax Distributions 3.08 Pre-Closing Periods 7.11(b) Prior Tax Matters Partner 7.11(b) Promissory Note 2.02(b)(iv) Promissory Note Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viii) Registration Rights and Stockholders’ Agreement 7.14 Regulation D 2.09 Requisite Regulatory Approvals 8.01(a)(i) Restricted Period 7.18(a) Restricted Persons 7.18(a) Second Request 7.03(d) Securities 4.02(f)(i) Site 7.22 Defined Term Section Software License 3.10(a) Stated C/G Amount 2.02(b)(i) Stock Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(vii) Surviving Entity 1.01(a) Total Cash Amount 2.02(b)(xii) Total Cash to Form A Amount 2.02(b)(ix) Total Note Amount 2.02(b)(iv) Total Share Amount 2.02(b)(ii) Total Units 2.02(b)(xi) USRPIs 3.12 WARN Act 3.15(c)

Defined Term Section. Dissenting Shares 1.9(a) Effective Time 1.01(b1.1 Employee Benefit Plan 2.19(a)(i) End Environmental Law 2.20(a) ERISA 2.19(a)(ii) ERISA Affiliate 2.19(a)(iii) Escrow Agent 1.6(g) Escrow Agreement 1.6(g) Escrow Shares 1.8(b) Exchange Act 2.6 Expected Claim Notice 6.4 GAAP 2.6 GCL 1.1 Governmental Entity 2.4 Indemnified Executives 4.9(b) Intellectual Property 2.27(a) Intellectual Property Rights 2.27(a) Legal Proceeding 2.17 Loss 1.16 Merger Introduction Merger Shares 1.8(b) Non-Controlling Party 6.3(a) Non-Defaulting Party 8.6 Ordinary Course of Business 2.4 Organization Date 9.01(c2.9(c) Existing D&O Policy 7.09(bOTCBB 3.2 Parent Introduction Parent Bridge Warrants 1.4 Parent Certificate 5.3(e) Form A Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(xParent Common Stock 1.8(a) Form A Unit 2.02(a)(iParent Confidential Information 4.7(b) Form B Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(v) Form B Unit 2.02(a)(ii) GrafTech Preamble GrafTech Contracts 5.13(b) GrafTech Parent Disclosure Schedule Article V Guaranteed Obligations 7.19(a) Guarantor 7.19(a) Indemnified Loss 10.04(b) Indemnitee 10.04(a) Indemnitor 10.04(a) Key Member Fundamental Representations 8.02(a) Letter of Transmittal 2.06(c) Material Contracts 3.11(a) Maximum Premium 7.09(b) Merger 1.01(a) Merger Consideration 2.02(b) Merger Consideration Fund 2.06(a) Merger Sub Preamble Monthly III Parent Financial Statements 2.07(a) Notice of Claim 10.04(a) Objection Notice 2.07(e) Old C/G Members 7.22 3.8 Parent Preamble Liabilities 1.16 Parent Certificates 2.06(aMaterial Adverse Effect 3.1 Parent Options 1.8(a) Parent Shares Consideration 2.02(b)(iiiOption Plan 4.6(d) Paying Agent 2.06(a) Permitted Tax Distributions 3.08 Pre-Closing Periods 7.11(b) Prior Tax Matters Partner 7.11(b) Promissory Note 2.02(b)(iv) Promissory Note Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viii) Registration Rights and Stockholders’ Agreement 7.14 Regulation D 2.09 Requisite Regulatory Approvals 8.01(a)(i) Restricted Period 7.18(a) Restricted Persons 7.18(a) Second Request 7.03(d) Securities 4.02(f)(i) Site 7.22 Parent PPO Warrants 1.2 Parent Reports 3.6 Parent Subsidiary 2.5 Party Introduction Permits 2.23 Prohibited Transaction 4.15 PPO Price Introduction Private Placement Offering Introduction Defined Term Section Software License 3.10(aReasonable Best Efforts 4.1 Registration Statement 1.2 Response 6.3(c) Stated C/G Amount 2.02(b)(iSEC 1.16 Securities Act 1.3(c) Stock Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viiSecurity Interest 2.4 Share Contribution 3.2 Split-Off Introduction Split-Off Agreement Introduction Split-Off Subsidiary Introduction Stockholder Approval 2.3 Subsidiary 2.5 Surviving Corporation 1.1 Tax Returns 2.9(a)(ii) Surviving Entity 1.01(aTaxes 2.9(a)(i) Total Cash Amount 2.02(b)(xiiTransaction Documentation 3.3 2010 Plan 1.11(a) Total Cash to Form A Amount 2.02(b)(ix) Total Note Amount 2.02(b)(iv) Total Share Amount 2.02(b)(ii) Total Units 2.02(b)(xi) USRPIs 3.12 WARN Act 3.15(cValue 6.3(c)

Defined Term Section. 2015 Audited Financial Statements 7.2(w) 280G Approval 5.5(e) Accounting Referee 2.4(d) Acquisition Proposal 5.5(c) Aggregate Cash Option Payment 2.2(a) Aggregate Equity Release Amount 5.11(b) Aggregate Indemnifying Option Cash Payment 2.2(b)(i) Agreement Preamble Agreement Date Preamble Arbitration AgreementAverage Company Revenue Recitals 2.12(j)(i) Assumed Option 2.2(e) Basket 9.3(d) Bribery Act 3.23(a)(vi) Cash Option Payment 2.2(a) Certificate of Merger 2.6 Certificates 2.8(b) Charter Documents 3.1 Claim 9.4(a) Closing Balance Sheet 2.4(c) Closing Pay-Off Debt 5.12 Closing Working Capital Statement 2.4(c) Company Preamble Company Benefit Arrangement 3.16(h) Company Disclosure Letter Article 3 Company Representation Indemnities 9.2(a) Company Representatives 5.8(a) Confidentiality Agreement 5.9 Contested Claim 9.7(a)(ii) Damages 9.2 Deal Communications 11.16(b) Disputed Item 2.4(d) DGCL Recitals Disregarded Shares 2.1(b) Effective Time 1.01(b2.6 EMI Exercise Notice 2.2(d) End Date 9.01(cEMI Exercise Price 2.2(d) Existing D&O Policy 7.09(bEMI Option Amount 2.2(d) Form A Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(xEMI Option Taxes 2.2(d) Form A Unit 2.02(a)(iEmployee Covenants Agreement Recitals Equity Release Agreement 5.11(b) Form B Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(vEscrow AgreementEscrow CashEscrow Shares 2.5(b) Form B Unit 2.02(a)(ii2.5(a) GrafTech Preamble GrafTech Contracts 5.13(b2.5(a) GrafTech Disclosure Schedule Article V Guaranteed Obligations 7.19(a) Guarantor 7.19(a) Indemnified Loss 10.04(b) Indemnitee 10.04(a) Indemnitor 10.04(a) Key Member Fundamental Representations 8.02(a) Letter of Transmittal 2.06(c) Material Contracts 3.11(a) Maximum Premium 7.09(b) Merger 1.01(a) Merger Consideration 2.02(b) Merger Consideration Fund 2.06(a) Merger Sub Preamble Monthly Financial Statements 2.07(a) Notice of Claim 10.04(a) Objection Notice 2.07(e) Old C/G Members 7.22 Parent Preamble Parent Certificates 2.06(a) Parent Shares Consideration 2.02(b)(iii) Paying Agent 2.06(a) Permitted Tax Distributions 3.08 Pre-Closing Periods 7.11(b) Prior Tax Matters Partner 7.11(b) Promissory Note 2.02(b)(iv) Promissory Note Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viii) Registration Rights and Stockholders’ Agreement 7.14 Regulation D 2.09 Requisite Regulatory Approvals 8.01(a)(i) Restricted Period 7.18(a) Restricted Persons 7.18(a) Second Request 7.03(d) Securities 4.02(f)(i) Site 7.22 Defined Term Section Software License 3.10(a) Stated C/G Amount 2.02(b)(i) Stock Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(vii) Surviving Entity 1.01(a) Total Cash Amount 2.02(b)(xii) Total Cash to Form A Amount 2.02(b)(ix) Total Note Amount 2.02(b)(iv) Total Share Amount 2.02(b)(ii) Total Units 2.02(b)(xi) USRPIs 3.12 WARN Act 3.15(cEstimated Adjusted Transaction Value 2.4(b)

Defined Term Section. Delaware Act 1.1 Dissenting Shares 1.7(a) Effective Time 1.01(b1.1 Employee Benefit Plan 2.17(a)(i) End Date 9.01(cEnvironmental Law 2.18(a) Existing D&O Policy 7.09(bERISA 2.17(a)(ii) Form A Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(xERISA Affiliate 2.17(a)(iii) Form A Unit 2.02(a)(iExchange Act 3.7(g) Form B Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(vExchange Agent 1.6(b) Form B Unit 2.02(a)(iiFDA 2.26 FINRA 3.4 GAAP 2.7 General Release Agreement Recitals Governmental Entity 2.4 Health Care Laws 2.26 Indemnified Executives 4.9(b) GrafTech Preamble GrafTech Contracts 5.13(bIntellectual Property 2.23 Laws 2.4 Letter of Transmittal 1.6(c) GrafTech Lock-Up and No Shorting Agreements 5.1(i) Material Contract(s) 2.12(b) Merger Recitals Merger Shares 1.5(b) Minimum Amount Recitals Ordinary Course of Business 2.5(b) OTC Markets 3.2 Parent Introduction Parent Auditor 3.27 Parent Certificate 5.3(j) Parent Common Stock Recitals Parent Confidential Information 4.7(b) Parent Disclosure Schedule Article V Guaranteed Obligations 7.19(a) Guarantor 7.19(a) Indemnified Loss 10.04(b) Indemnitee 10.04(a) Indemnitor 10.04(a) Key Member Fundamental Representations 8.02(a) Letter of Transmittal 2.06(c) Material Contracts 3.11(a) Maximum Premium 7.09(b) Merger 1.01(a) Merger Consideration 2.02(b) Merger Consideration Fund 2.06(a) Merger Sub Preamble Monthly III Parent Equity Plan 4.14 Parent Financial Statements 2.07(a3.8 Parent Material Adverse Effect 3.1 Parent Reports 3.6 Parent Subsidiary 2.5(a) Notice of Claim 10.04(aParty Introduction Permits 2.24 Person 1.6(d) Objection Notice 2.07(ePlacement Agent 2.21 Private Placement Offering Recitals Purchase Price Recitals Reasonable Best Efforts 4.1 Requisite Stockholder Approval 5.1(a) Old C/G Members 7.22 Parent Preamble Parent Certificates 2.06(aRestated Term Loan Recitals SEC 1.15 Securities Act 1.15 Security Interest 2.5(b) Parent Shares Consideration 2.02(b)(iii) Paying Agent 2.06(a) Permitted Tax Distributions 3.08 Pre-Closing Periods 7.11(b) Prior Tax Matters Partner 7.11(b) Promissory Note 2.02(b)(iv) Promissory Note Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viii) Registration Rights and Stockholders’ Agreement 7.14 Regulation D 2.09 Requisite Regulatory Approvals 8.01(a)(i) Restricted Period 7.18(a) Restricted Persons 7.18(a) Second Request 7.03(d) Securities 4.02(f)(i) Site 7.22 Defined Term Section Software License 3.10(aSeries AA Preferred Stock 1.5(c) Stated C/G Amount 2.02(b)(i) Series AB Preferred Stock Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(vii) Surviving Entity 1.01(a) Total Cash Amount 2.02(b)(xii) Total Cash to Form A Amount 2.02(b)(ix) Total Note Amount 2.02(b)(iv) Total Share Amount 2.02(b)(ii) Total Units 2.02(b)(xi) USRPIs 3.12 WARN Act 3.15(c1.5(b)

Defined Term Section. Effective Time 1.01(bGrafTech Surviving Entity 1.01(a) End Date 9.01(cGSHC Units 2.02(b)(i) Existing D&O Policy 7.09(b) Form A Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(x) Form A Unit 2.02(a)(i) Form B Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(v) Form B Unit 2.02(a)(ii) GrafTech Preamble GrafTech Contracts 5.13(b) GrafTech Disclosure Schedule Article V Guaranteed Obligations 7.19(a) Guarantor 7.19(a) Indemnified Loss 10.04(b) Indemnitee 10.04(a) Indemnitor 10.04(a) Initial Effective Time 1.01(b) Key Member Partner Fundamental Representations 8.02(a8.02(a)(iii) Letter of Transmittal 2.06(c) Material Contracts 3.11(a) Maximum Premium 7.09(b) Merger 1.01(a) Merger Consideration 2.02(b) Merger Consideration Fund 2.06(a) Merger Sub Filings 1.02(b) Merger Subs Preamble Mergers 1.02(a) Monthly Financial Statements 2.07(a) Notice of Claim 10.04(a) Objection Notice 2.07(e) Old C/G Members 7.22 Parent Preamble Parent Certificates 2.06(a) Parent Shares Consideration 2.02(b)(iii2.02(b)(iv) Partnership Preamble Partnership Certificate of Merger 1.02(b) Partnership Disclosure Schedule Article III Partnership Indemnified Persons 7.09(a)(i) Partnership Merger 1.02(a) Partnership Merger Consideration 2.02(b) Partnership Permits 3.19 Paying Agent 2.06(a) Permitted Tax Distributions 3.08 Pre-Closing Periods 7.11(b) Prior Tax Matters Partner 7.11(b) Promissory Note 2.02(b)(iv) Promissory Note Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viii2.02(b)(ix) Registration Rights and Stockholders’ Agreement 7.14 Registration Statement 7.08 Regulation D 2.09 Requisite Regulatory Approvals 8.01(a)(i) Restricted Period 7.18(a) Restricted Persons 7.18(a) Seadrift Annual Financial Statements 3.06(a) Seadrift Interim Financial Statements 3.06(b) Seadrift Surviving Entity 1.02(a) Second Request 7.03(d) Securities 4.02(f)(i) Site 7.22 Defined Term Section Securities Software License 4.02(f)(i) 3.10(a) Stated C/G Seadrift Amount 2.02(b)(i2.02(b)(ii) Stock Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(vii2.02(b)(viii) Surviving Entity 1.01(aEntities 1.02(a) Total Cash Amount 2.02(b)(xii2.02(b)(xiii) Total Cash to Form A Amount 2.02(b)(ix2.02(b)(x) Total Note Amount 2.02(b)(iv2.02(b)(v) Total Share Amount 2.02(b)(ii2.02(b)(iii) Total Units 2.02(b)(xi2.02(b)(xii) USRPIs 3.12 WARN Act 3.15(c)

Defined Term Section. Effective Time 1.01(bDeferred Jurisdiction 1.11(a) End Deferred Jurisdiction Actions 1.11(a) Deferred Jurisdiction Employee 1.11(e) Deferred NWC Businesses 1.4(a)(ii) Deferred NWC Cutoff Date 9.01(c1.4(a)(ii) Existing D&O Policy 7.09(bDeferred NWC Termination Date 1.4(a)(ii) Form A Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(xDeferred Transfer 1.11(a) Form A Unit 2.02(a)(iDelayed Transfer Employee 8.5(d)(vi) Form B Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(vDesignated Contracts 2.13(b) Form B Unit 2.02(a)(iiDesignated Intellectual Property 2.12(a) GrafTech Preamble GrafTech Contracts 5.13(bDGCL 1.1(a)(ii)(A) GrafTech DLLCA 1.1(a)(ii)(A) Direct Claim 1.1(f)(ii) Disclosing Party 8.1(f) Disclosure Schedule Article V Guaranteed ARTICLE II Dispute Notice 1.4(e) Downward Adjustment Payment 1.4(j) DPA 4.1(f)(iii) Early Funded Local Payment 1.2(a) Early Funded Local Payment FX Rate 1.2(a) Economic Benefits 1.11(b) Economic Burden 1.11(b) Eligible Cutover Date 4.7(f)(iii) Eligible Inactive Business Employee 8.5(a) Employee Benefit Plan 2.16(a) Employee Representatives 8.5(e) Environment 2.17(a)(iii) Environmental Law 2.17(a)(v) Environmental Matters 2.17(a)(vi) Equipment 1.1(b)(iii) Equity Commitment Letter 3.7(a) Equity Financing 3.7(a) Equity Interest Sellers Introduction Equity Interests Introduction ERISA 2.16(a) ERISA Affiliate 2.16(a) Estimated Closing Statement 1.4(b) Estimated Purchase Price 1.4(b) Excluded Asset 1.1(c) Excluded Businesses Introduction Excluded Liabilities 1.1(e) Excluded Solus Obligations 7.19(a1.1(d)(iv) Guarantor 7.19(aExport Control Laws 2.25(a)(ii) Indemnified Loss 10.04(b) Indemnitee 10.04(a) Indemnitor 10.04(a) Key Member Fundamental Representations 8.02(a) Letter of Transmittal 2.06(c) Material Contracts 3.11(a) Maximum Premium 7.09(b) Merger 1.01(a) Merger Consideration 2.02(b) Merger Consideration Fund 2.06(a) Merger Sub Preamble Monthly Financial Statements 2.07(a) Notice of Claim 10.04(a) Objection Notice 2.07(e) Old C/G Members 7.22 Parent Preamble Parent Certificates 2.06(a) Parent Shares Consideration 2.02(b)(iii) Paying Agent 2.06(a) Permitted Tax Distributions 3.08 Pre-Closing Periods 7.11(b) Prior Tax Matters Partner 7.11(b) Promissory Note 2.02(b)(iv) Promissory Note Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viii) Registration Rights and Stockholders’ Agreement 7.14 Regulation D 2.09 Requisite Regulatory Approvals 8.01(a)(i) Restricted Period 7.18(a) Restricted Persons 7.18(a) Second Request 7.03(d) Securities 4.02(f)(i) Site 7.22 Defined Term Section Software License 3.10(a) Stated C/G Amount 2.02(b)(i) Stock Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(vii) Surviving Entity 1.01(a) Total Cash Amount 2.02(b)(xii) Total Cash to Form A Amount 2.02(b)(ix) Total Note Amount 2.02(b)(iv) Total Share Amount 2.02(b)(ii) Total Units 2.02(b)(xi) USRPIs 3.12 WARN Act 3.15(cFDI Laws 4.1(f)(iv)

Defined Term Section. Effective Time 1.01(bPost-Cutover Tax Period 7.8(f) End Date 9.01(c) Existing D&O Policy 7.09(b) Form A Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(x) Form A Unit 2.02(a)(i) Form B Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(v) Form B Unit 2.02(a)(ii) GrafTech Preamble GrafTech Contracts 5.13(b) GrafTech Disclosure Schedule Article V Guaranteed Obligations 7.19(a) Guarantor 7.19(a) Indemnified Loss 10.04(b) Indemnitee 10.04(a) Indemnitor 10.04(a) Key Member Fundamental Representations 8.02(a) Letter of Transmittal 2.06(c) Material Contracts 3.11(a) Maximum Premium 7.09(b) Merger 1.01(a) Merger Consideration 2.02(b) Merger Consideration Fund 2.06(a) Merger Sub Preamble Monthly Financial Statements 2.07(a) Notice of Claim 10.04(a) Objection Notice 2.07(e) Old C/G Members 7.22 Parent Preamble Parent Certificates 2.06(a) Parent Shares Consideration 2.02(b)(iii) Paying Agent 2.06(a) Permitted Tax Distributions 3.08 Pre-Closing Periods 7.11(bDirectors and Officers 8.2(a) Prior Pre-Closing Matters 8.2(b) Pre-Closing Tax Matters Partner 7.11(bPeriod 7.8(a) Promissory Note 2.02(b)(ivPre-Closing Transaction Documents 1.3(b)(i)(G) Promissory Note Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viiiPre-Closing Transactions Introduction Preliminary Allocation Schedule 1.2(b)(ii) Registration Rights and Stockholders’ Agreement 7.14 Regulation D 2.09 Requisite Regulatory Approvals 8.01(a)(iPreliminary Closing Statement 1.4(d) Preliminary Closing Statement Preparation Period 1.4(d) Preliminary Purchase Price 1.4(d) Proceeding 1.1(d)(xiii) PSV Policies 8.5(k) Purchase Price 1.4(a)(i) Real Property 2.11(b) Receiving Party 8.1(f) Reimbursement Cap 4.7(d) R&W Insurance Policy 3.11 R&W Insurer 3.11 Redacted Fee Letter 3.7(a) Release 2.17(a)(ii) Representative 8.1(a) Required Amount 3.7(b) Restricted Cash 1.4(a)(viii) Retained Business 1.7 Sanctioned Country 2.25(a)(v) Sanctioned Person 2.25(a)(vi) Sanctions Laws 2.25(a)(vii) Section 245A Election 7.2(c) Security Interest 2.2(c) Seller IP Entities 8.7(a) Seller Retained Employee 1.1(e)(xvi) Sellers Introduction Separation Plan 4.7(e) Separation Planning Committee 4.7(e) Shared Contracts 1.7 Xxxxxxx Facility 4.9 Solus Agreement 1.1(b)(vi) Solvent 3.8 Specified Companies 1.1(b) Specified Recipient 1.8(c) Specified Sellers 1.1(b) Sponsor Introduction Sponsor Guarantee Introduction Straddle Period 7.18(a) Restricted Persons 7.18(a) Second Request 7.03(d) Securities 4.02(f)(i) Site 7.22 Defined Term Section Software License 3.10(a) Stated C/G Amount 2.02(b)(i) Stock Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(vii) Surviving Entity 1.01(a) Total Cash Amount 2.02(b)(xii) Total Cash to Form A Amount 2.02(b)(ix) Total Note Amount 2.02(b)(iv) Total Share Amount 2.02(b)(ii) Total Units 2.02(b)(xi) USRPIs 3.12 WARN Act 3.15(c7.8(d)

Defined Term Section. Effective Time 1.01(bFinal August Balance Sheet 2.11(c) End Date 9.01(cFormer Optionholder 2.2(c)(ii) Existing D&O Policy 7.09(bFormer Optionholder Payment Condition 2.2(c)(ii)(1) Form A Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(xFormer Optionholders 2.2(c)(ii) Form A Unit 2.02(a)(iGovernmental Permits 3.14(b) Form B Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(vHSR Filing 5.3(a) Form B Unit 2.02(a)(iiindebtedness 4.7 indemnified party 9.4 indemnifying party 9.4 Information Statement 5.4(a) GrafTech Preamble GrafTech Contracts 5.13(b) GrafTech Disclosure Schedule Article V Guaranteed Obligations 7.19(a) Guarantor 7.19(a) Indemnified Loss 10.04(b) Indemnitee 10.04(a) Indemnitor 10.04(aIntellectual Property Licenses 3.13(b) Key Member Fundamental Representations 8.02(a) Employees Recitals Letter of Transmittal 2.06(c) Material Contracts 3.11(a) Maximum Premium 7.09(b2.5(a) Merger 1.01(a) Recitals Merger Consideration 2.02(b) Election Notice 2.1 Merger Consideration Fund 2.06(a) Option Recitals Merger Sub Preamble Monthly Financial Statements 2.07(aNDA 5.7 Non-Competition Agreement Recitals Option Termination Agreement Recitals Option Termination Information Statement 5.4(b) Notice of Claim 10.04(a) Objection Notice 2.07(e) Old C/G Members 7.22 Parent Preamble Parent Certificates 2.06(a) Parent Shares Consideration 2.02(b)(iii) Paying Agent 2.06(a) Permitted Tax Distributions 3.08 Pre-Closing Periods 7.11(bAdmitted Claim 9.5(b) Prior Tax Matters Partner 7.11(bPre-Closing Resolved Claim 9.5(b) Promissory Note 2.02(b)(ivPreliminary August Balance Sheet 2.11(c) Promissory Note Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viiiproduct candidates 3.14(d) Registration Rights and Stockholders’ Agreement 7.14 Regulation D 2.09 Requisite Regulatory Approvals 8.01(a)(iQualified Former Optionholder/Bonus Recipient Definitions Release Date 2.8(a) Restricted Period 7.18(a) Restricted Persons 7.18(a) Second Request 7.03(d) Securities 4.02(f)(i) Site 7.22 Representative Preamble Defined Term Section Software License 3.10(aRepresentative Expense Funds 2.8(d) Stated C/G Representative Expenses 2.8(d) Representative Losses 2.9(c) Resolved Claim 2.8(c) Reversion Amount 2.02(b)(i2.2(c)(ii)(1) Stock Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viiSupporting Stockholder Recitals Supporting Stockholder Option Agreement Recitals Stockholder Approvals 3.3(d)(ii) Surviving Entity 1.01(a) Total Cash Amount 2.02(b)(xii) Total Cash to Form A Amount 2.02(b)(ix) Total Note Amount 2.02(b)(iv) Total Share Amount 2.02(b)(ii) Total Units 2.02(b)(xi) USRPIs 3.12 WARN Act 3.15(cCorporation Recitals Unresolved Claims 2.8(e)

Defined Term Section. Effective Time 1.01(bIndemnified Directors and Officers 5.2(a)(i) End Date 9.01(cInsurance Amount 5.2(a)(ii) Existing D&O Policy 7.09(bIntellectual Property Right 4.14(a) Form A Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(x) Form A Unit 2.02(a)(i) Form B Per Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(v) Form B Unit 2.02(a)(ii) GrafTech Preamble GrafTech Contracts 5.13(b) GrafTech Disclosure Schedule Article V Guaranteed Obligations 7.19(a) Guarantor 7.19(a) Indemnified Loss 10.04(b) Indemnitee 10.04(a) Indemnitor 10.04(a(i) Key Member Fundamental Representations 8.02(aMUSA Individuals 5.3(a)(viii) Letter of Transmittal 2.06(cLease Agreement 4.22 Leased Real Property 4.22 Loan Agreement 5.1(f)(i) Material Adverse Effect 8.3 Material Contracts 3.11(a) Maximum Premium 7.09(b4.16(a) Merger 1.01(a) Recitals Merger Consideration 2.02(b) Merger Consideration Fund 2.06(a2.1(b) Merger Sub Preamble Monthly Financial Statements 2.07(aMultiemployer Plan 4.15(f) Notice of Claim 10.04(aMultiple Employer Plan 4.15(f) Objection Notice 2.07(eMUSA Preamble MUSA Board Recommendation 4.28 MUSA Bylaws 1.6(a) Old C/G Members 7.22 MUSA Certificate 1.6(a) MUSA Common Stock Recitals MUSA Deferred Stock Right 2.3(b) MUSA Disclosure Documents 1.6(b) MUSA Disclosure Schedule 4.2 MUSA Intellectual Property Right 4.14(a) (ii) MUSA Option 2.3(a) MUSA Permits 4.10 MUSA SEC Documents 4.7(a) MUSA Stockholders 1.6(a) MUSA Stockholders Meeting 1.6(a) MUSA Warrants 2.3(d) Note 5.1(f)(ii) Owned Real Property 4.22 Parent Preamble Parent Certificates 2.06(a) Parent Shares Consideration 2.02(b)(iiiDisclosure Documents 5.2(c) Paying Agent 2.06(a2.2(a) Paying Party 7.6(d) Permitted Tax Distributions 3.08 Pre-Closing Periods 7.11(bEncumbrances 4.22 Person 5.3(b)(i) Prior Tax Matters Partner 7.11(bPlans 4.15(a)(iv) Promissory Note 2.02(b)(ivProxy Statement 1.6(b) Promissory Note Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viiiQualified Plan 4.15(c) Registration Rights and Stockholders’ Agreement 7.14 Regulation D 2.09 Requisite Regulatory Approvals 8.01(a)(iRCRA 4.19 Real Property 4.22 Required Amounts 3.6 Receiving Party 7.6(d) Restricted Period 7.18(aRelease 4.19 Representatives 5.3(b)(i) Restricted Persons 7.18(a) Second Request 7.03(d) Securities 4.02(f)(i) Site 7.22 Defined Term Section Software License 3.10(aSection 262 2.1(b) Stated C/G Amount 2.02(b)(iSecurities Act 4.4(c) Stock Per Form B Unit Consideration 2.02(b)(viisubsidiary 8.3 Superior Proposal 5.3(b)(ix)(B) Superior Proposal Notice 5.3(b)(iii) Support Agreement Recitals Surviving Entity 1.01(aCorporation 1.1 Tax Returns 4.13(b) Total Cash Amount 2.02(b)(xiiTaxes 4.13(c) Total Cash to Form A Amount 2.02(b)(ixTermination Date 7.2(a) Total Note Amount 2.02(b)(ivTermination Fee 7.6(a) Total Share Amount 2.02(b)(iiTransaction Fees 4.6 Transaction Statement 5.2(c) Total Units 2.02(b)(xiTransfers 5.3(a)(ii) USRPIs 3.12 WARN Act 3.15(cWaiting Period 5.3(b)(iii) Warrant Agreement 2.3(d) AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 18th day of May, 2005, by and among Flag Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Flag Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Metals USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MUSA”).