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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 * Schlater Benjamin   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 6060 PARKLAND BLVD, SUITE 250 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/12/2017 (Street) MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 44124 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 12/12/2017   M   6,495 A $ 11.97 6,495 D   Common Stock 12/12/2017   M   4,634 A $ 9.6 11,129 D   Common Stock 12/12/2017   M   1,534 A $ 13.35 12,663 D   Common Stock 12/12/2017   S   12,663 D $ 23.5044 (1) 0 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)

$ 13.35

12/12/2017

M

1,534

09/01/2017

09/01/2026

Common Stock

1,534

$ 0

3,066

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 11.97

12/12/2017

M

6,495

09/01/2016

09/01/2025

Common Stock

6,495

$ 0

3,247

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 9.6

12/12/2017

M

4,634

02/17/2017

02/17/2026

Common Stock

4,634

$ 0

9,266

D

Performance Share Unit

$ 0

(2)

12/31/2017

Common Stock

9,190

9,190

D

Performance Share Unit

$ 0

(2)

12/31/2018

Common Stock

3,800

3,800

D

Performance Share Unit

$ 0

(2)

12/31/2019

Common Stock

17,300

17,300

D

Phantom Shares

(3)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

1,433.9065

1,433.9065

D

Restricted Share Unit

$ 0

09/01/2018

09/01/2018

Common Stock

12,030

12,030

D

Restricted Share Unit

$ 0

02/17/2019

02/17/2019

Common Stock

4,700

4,700

D

Restricted Share Unit

$ 0

09/01/2019(4)

09/01/2019

Common Stock

1,500

1,500

D

Restricted Share Unit

$ 0

02/15/2020(4)

02/15/2020

Common Stock

6,900

6,900

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 14.27

02/15/2018

02/15/2027

Common Stock

20,600

20,600

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Schlater Benjamin 6060 PARKLAND BLVD SUITE 250 MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 44124			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Mark Duesenberg,Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, by Power of Attorney		12/14/2017
**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)	Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $23.5-$23.505. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(2)	Performance Share Units granted as a performance award, vesting based upon degree of achievement of performance goal. At the end of the performance period, 50% of award is paid in common shares free of restrictions, and 50% is paid in cash. If the final amount is less than 100% of the share units, the balance is forfeited to the company.
(3)	Represent phantom shares awarded under the Company's Supplemental Defined Contribution Plan for Executive Employees.
(4)	The date reflected above as the Date Exercisable is the scheduled vesting date of the Restricted Share Units. Once vested, settlement of the Restricted Share Units and delivery of common shares is subject to an additional two-year holding period.

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