Ferro Corporation (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   May 29, 2012

Ferro Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Ohio 1-584 34-0217820
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
6060 Parkland Boulevard, Mayfield Heights, Ohio   44124
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   216-875-5600

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 29, 2012, Ferro Corporation (the "Company") amended its $50.0 million trade receivables securitization facility by entering into the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement (the "Amendment") among Ferro Finance Corporation ("FFC"), the Company, Market Street Funding LLC and PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent and LC Bank, with respect to the Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2011.

Pursuant to the receivables securitization facility, Ferro Pfanstiehl Laboratories, Inc. ("FPL"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, sells to the Company, from time to time, trade receivables and certain related rights. The Company sells to FFC, from time to time, the Company’s receivables and the receivables purchased from FPL. FFC finances its purchases of receivables from the Company by selling to Purchaser from time to time an undivided variable percentage interest in the receivables acquired by FFC. Prior to the Amendment, the receivables securitization facility was scheduled to expire on May 29, 2012.

The primary effects of the Amendment are to:

1. Extend the maturity of the trade receivables securitization facility until May 28, 2013; and

2. Amend the computation of certain reserve requirements.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 10.1: First Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2012, among Ferro Finance Corporation, Ferro Corporation, Market Street Funding LLC and PNC Bank, National Association.





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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 31, 2012   By:   Jeffrey L. Rutherford
       
        Name: Jeffrey L. Rutherford
        Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
10.1
  First Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2012, among Ferro Finance Corporation, Ferro Corporation, Market Street Funding LLC and PNC Bank, National Association.