Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Kirsch James F
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FERRO CORP [FOE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1000 LAKESIDE AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2010
(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 02/25/2010   A   53,500 (1) A $ 0 155,000 D  
Common Stock               34,993 D  
Common Stock - Restricted (2)               77,500 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) $ 8.25 02/25/2010   A   270,000 (3)   02/25/2011 02/25/2020 Common Stock 270,000 $ 0 270,000 D  
Phantom Shares (4)               (4)   (4) Common Stock 20,840.6975   20,840.6975 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 21.15             10/18/2004 10/18/2014 Common Stock 125,000   125,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 20.69             02/16/2007 02/16/2016 Common Stock 140,000   140,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 21.99             02/06/2008 02/06/2017 Common Stock 150,000   150,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 17.26             02/28/2009 02/28/2018 Common Stock 146,000   146,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 1.37             02/25/2010 02/25/2019 Common Stock 230,000   230,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Kirsch James F
1000 LAKESIDE AVENUE
CLEVELAND, OH 44114-1147		   X     Chairman, President & CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ John T. Bingle, Treasurer, by Power of Attorney   03/01/2010
**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 acheivement of performance goal. At the end of the performance period, 50% of award is paid in shares free of restrictions, and 50% ispaid in cash. If the amount awarded is less than 100% of the restricted shares, the balance is 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.
(4) Represent phantom shares awarded under the Company's Supplemental Defined Contribution Plan for Executive Employees.

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