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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 * BAYS JAMES C   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) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 LAKESIDE AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/05/2005 (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 04/05/2005   J(1)   1,573 A $ 21.82 8,920 D   Common Stock               282.721 I Investment Savings Plan Common Stock - Restricted 04/05/2005   J(1)   6,000 D $ 0 19,000 D   Common Stock - Supp Exec Defined               832.0336 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)

$ 19.39

02/07/2009

02/07/2015

Common Stock

44,000

44,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 20.18

05/16/2001

05/16/2011

Common Stock

11,250

11,250

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 21.26

02/28/2007

02/28/2013

Common Stock

35,000

35,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 25.5

02/11/2003

02/11/2012

Common Stock

30,000

30,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 26.26

02/09/2005

02/09/2014

Common Stock

39,000

39,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BAYS JAMES C 1000 LAKESIDE AVENUE CLEVELAND, OH 44114-1147			Vice President

Signatures

James C Bays		04/07/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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**	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 Performance Share Plan. Restrictions expire based upon degree of achievement of performance goal. At the end of the performance period, 50% of award is paid in shares free of restrictions, and 50% is paid in cash. If the amount awarded is less than 100% of the restricted shares, the balance is forfeited to the company.

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