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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 * ORTINO HECTOR R   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) __X__ Other (specify below) Corporate Executive Officer / Corporate Executive Officer (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               18,102.349 I Investment Savings Plan Common Stock               5,977 I Owned by Spouse Common Stock               700 I H&B Ortino Irrevocable Trust Common Stock               73,034 I Hector Ruben Ortino, Trust Common Stock - Restricted 04/05/2005   J(1)   36,500 D $ 0 110,000 D   Common Stock - Deferred Bonus Plan 04/05/2005   J(2)   11,131.12 A $ 18.75 13,068.9391 D   Common Stock - Supp Exec Defined               12,580.914 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)

$ 18.5

02/11/2001(3)

02/11/2010(3)

Common Stock

70,000

70,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 19.39

02/07/2009

02/07/2015

Common Stock

162,000

162,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 19.5

01/17/1998(3)

01/17/2007(3)

Common Stock

52,000

52,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 21.0625

02/25/2000(3)

02/25/2009(3)

Common Stock

70,000

70,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 21.26

02/28/2007(3)

02/28/2013(3)

Common Stock

175,000

175,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 22.9375

01/13/1999(3)

01/13/2008(3)

Common Stock

50,000

50,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 23.6

02/09/2002(3)

02/09/2011(3)

Common Stock

122,000

122,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 25.5

02/11/2006(3)

02/11/2012(3)

Common Stock

155,000

155,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 26.26

02/09/2005

02/09/2014

Common Stock

175,000

175,000

D

ESOP Convertible Preferred

$ 2.5988

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

3,975.08

3,975.08 (4)

I

Beneficially Owned - ESOP Trust

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ORTINO HECTOR R 1000 LAKESIDE AVENUE CLEVELAND, OH 44114-1147	X		Corporate Executive Officer	Corporate Executive Officer

Signatures

Hector R Ortino		04/07/2005
**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 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.
(2)	Restricted shares of common stock granted under the Performance Share Plan. Restrictions expire based upon the degree of achievement of performance goal. At the time of the grant, the participant elected to defer 50% of award shares. If the amount awarded is less than 100% of the restricted shares, the balance is forfeited to the company.
(3)	Stock Option Grant. Ten year life; 25% vesting the first four years. Upon retirement, unvested options become fully vested and availalble to exercise for the remaining life of the options.
(4)	Price per share at which Ferro issued 1,520,215 shares of 7% Series A ESOP convertible Preferred Stock. Employees were only able to obtain preferred shares as part of the ESOP company match program. Shares can only be converted to common shares for distribution.

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