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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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1000 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio | 44114 | |
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| 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
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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
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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
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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
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200,185 | 9,589,990 | 11,620,568 | 5,390,469 | ||||||||||||
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
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| Name: Thomas R. Miklich | ||||
| Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||