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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - FERRO CORP | exhibit1.htm |
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): | July 16, 2014 |
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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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 6060 Parkland Boulevard, Mayfield Heights, Ohio | 44124 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 216-875-5600 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 16, 2014, Ferro Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release (the "Press Release"), announcing that it has commenced a tender offer for all of its outstanding 7.875% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "Notes"). The principal amount outstanding on the Notes is $250.0 million. The Company also announced a concurrent consent solicitation to solicit consents for proposed amendments to the Indenture, dated August 24, 2010, by and between Ferro and Wilmington Trust, National Association (successor by merger to Wilmington Trust FSB), as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated August 24, 2010, by and between Ferro and the Trustee (collectively, the "Indenture"), under which the Notes were issued to, among other things, eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default and to modify other provisions contained in the Indenture.
A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1: Press release
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.
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| July 17, 2014 | By: |
Jeffrey L. Rutherford
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| Name: Jeffrey L. Rutherford | ||||
| Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Press Release |