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):   April 29, 2011

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

     
Ohio 1-584 34-0217820
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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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)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   216-641-8580

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.07
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Ferro Corporation (the “Company”) was held on Friday, April 29, 2011.

The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders at the 2011 Annual Meeting are as follows:

         
  1.    
Shareholders elected each of the following four nominees as a
director to serve for a term to expire at the 2014 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and until his or her successors have been duly elected
and qualified, as set forth below.
                         
    Votes   Votes   Broker
Name   For   Withheld   Non-Votes
Sandra Austin Crayton
  32,448,843   42,941,356   5,390,469
Richard J. Hipple
  38,363,017   37,027,182   5,390,469
William B. Lawrence
  34,739,797   40,650,402   5,390,469
Timothy K. Pistell
  61,294,780   14,095,419   5,390,469
         
  2.    
Shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, as set forth below.
                         
Votes   Votes       Broker
For   Against   Abstentions   Non-Votes
78,404,197
    2,268,735       107,736       0  
         
  3.    
Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the
Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below.
                         
Votes   Votes       Broker
For   Against   Abstentions   Non-Votes
60,847,934
    2,910,758       11,631,506       5,390,469  
         
  5.    
Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, every year as the
frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation, as set
forth below.
                                 
                        Broker
One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Abstentions   Non-Votes
53,979,322
    200,185       9,589,990       11,620,568       5,390,469  


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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
          
May 4, 2011   By:   Thomas R. Miklich
       
        Name: Thomas R. Miklich
        Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer