SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-15-026846
FERRO CORP · FOE
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Jeffry N Quinn
Director
Period of report
Sep 8, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Sep 10, 2015 · 5:27 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000035214
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1,F2 | Sep 8, 2015 | S | 146,894 | $12.3037 | D | 183,106 | I | By Quinpario Partners LLC |
| Common StockF3,F2 | Sep 9, 2015 | S | 86,277 | $12.2596 | D | 96,829 | I | By Quinpario Partners LLC |
| Common StockF4,F2 | Sep 10, 2015 | S | 41,829 | $12.0993 | D | 55,000 | I | By Quinpario Partners LLC |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 8,800 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred Stock UnitsF5,F6 | — | holding | — | — | — | — | — | Common Stock | 14,800 | 14,800 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $12.24-$12.42. 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.
- F2Shares of Common Stock directly owned by Quinpario Partners LLC ("Quinpario"). Mr. Quinn, as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Quinpario, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock directly owned by Quinpario.
- F3Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $12.12-$12.54. 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.
- F4Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $12.045-$12.12. 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.
- F5Each DSU is the economic equivalent of one share of Ferro common stock.
- F6Award granted to Non-Employee Directors. The Deferred Stock Units vest immediately at the time of the Award; however, the Deferred Stock Units will be held for the account of the Recipient and will not be converted into shares of Ferro Common Stock until the Recipient ceases to serve as a Director of the Company (the "Holding Period"). Upon cessation of Recipient's service as a Director, one share of Ferro Common Stock will be delivered for each Deferred Stock Unit held. During the Holding Period, the Recipient will not be entitled to exercise any voting rights with respect to the shares of Ferro Common Stock that correspond to the Deferred Stock Units, but the Recipient will be entitled to receive a cash payment equivalent to any cash distributions or dividends paid on Ferro Common Stock with respect to the Deferred Stock Units during the Holding Period.