Ferro Corporation (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   June 26, 2007

Ferro Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Ohio 1-584 34-0217820
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1000 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio   44114
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   216-641-8580

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On Thursday, June 28, 2007, Ferro Corporation (the "Company") announced that its Board of Directors has voted to increase its membership to ten, and has elected Richard J. Hipple to serve as a director of the Company. Mr. Hipple has been designated to the class of directors with terms expiring at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (filling the vacancy created by the Board). He will serve as a member of the Board's finance committee.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hipple and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company, and there are no related party transactions between Mr. Hipple and the Company.

Mr. Hipple is currently the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brush Engineered Materials Inc. He joined Brush in 2001 from LTV Corporation, where he had served as President of a business unit, LTV Steel Company. Mr. Hipple joined LTV in 1975 and held a variety of management positions.

Mr. Hipple holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Drexel University.

A copy of the Company's press release dated June 28, 2007, announcing the election of Mr. Hipple to the Board of Directors, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1: Press release





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Ferro Corporation
          
June 27, 2007   By:   James F. Kirsch
       
        Name: James F. Kirsch
        Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press release