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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bingle John   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FERRO CORP [FOE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Treasurer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 LAKESIDE AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/25/2009 (Street) CLEVELAND, OH 44114-1147 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock - Restricted Shares 02/25/2009   A   1,000 (1) A $ 0 1,000 D   Common Stock               1,500 D   Common Stock               11.321 I Investment Savings Plan Common Stock - Restricted (2)               1,000 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 1.37

02/25/2009

A

3,500 (3)

02/25/2010

02/25/2019

Common Stock

3,500

$ 0

3,500

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 19.39

02/07/2006

02/07/2015

Common Stock

1,000

1,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 20.69

02/16/2007

02/16/2016

Common Stock

1,500

1,500

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 21.99

02/06/2008

02/06/2017

Common Stock

2,000

2,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 17.26

02/28/2009

02/28/2018

Common Stock

3,500

3,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bingle John 1000 LAKESIDE AVENUE CLEVELAND, OH 44114-1147			Treasurer

Signatures

/s/ John T. Bingle, Treasurer, by Power of Attorney		02/27/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted shares of common stock granted under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan. The restricted shares vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
(2)	Restricted shares of common stock granted under the Performance Share Plan. Restrictions expire based upon degree of achievement of performance goal. At the end of the performance period, 50% of shares awarded vest free of restrictions, and 50% of such shares will be exchanged for cash. If the amount awarded is less than 100% of the restricted shares, the balance of such shares are forfeited to the Company.
(3)	Stock Option Grant. The options expire after ten years. Vesting of the options occurs over a four year period, with 25% of the grant vesting at the end of each of the four years.

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