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):

 

January 25, 2016

 

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.)

 

 

 

6060 Parkland Boulevard, Mayfield

Heights, Ohio

Suite 250

 

 

44124

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(Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;

Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On January 25, 2016, Peter T. Kong notified Ferro Corporation (the “Company”) that he will not stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  Mr. Kong will continue to serve as a director of the Company until the Annual Meeting.

 

The Company is grateful to Mr. Kong for his service to the Board.  

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

By: /s/ Mark H. Duesenberg

 

 

Name:  Mark H. Duesenberg

 

 

Title:    Vice President, General Counsel and  

 

 

            Secretary

 

 

 

Dated: January 26, 2016