General Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
Who is soliciting my proxy with this Proxy Statement?
The Board of Directors of Ferro is soliciting your proxy in connection with
Ferros 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
What if I wish to attend the meeting?
Attendance at the meeting is limited to the Companys shareholders and the Companys invited guests. If you hold shares in your name, please be prepared to
provide proper identification, such as a drivers license. If you hold your shares through a bank or broker (i.e., in street name), you also will need proof of ownership, such as a recent account statement or letter from your bank
or broker, along with proper identification.
Even if you wish to attend the meeting, we urge you to cast your vote prior to the meeting using the enclosed proxy
card, via the Internet or by telephone. If you choose to vote in person at the meeting, it will revoke any previous proxy submitted. If you hold your shares in street name and wish to vote in person at the meeting, you must provide a legal proxy
obtained from your bank or broker.
Please note that participants in the Ferro Corporation 401(k) Plan are not entitled to vote in person at the meeting by virtue
of participating in such Plan. Only the Trustee of such Plan is authorized to vote shares held by participants on their behalf. (Please see If I am a participant in the Ferro Corporation 401(k) Plan, how do I vote? below.)
Who is entitled to vote at the meeting?
The
record date for this meeting is March 14, 2019. On that date, Ferro had 82,196,164 shares of common stock (Common Stock) outstanding. Each of these shares will be entitled to one vote at the meeting. Shareholders may not cumulate
votes in the election of Directors.
If I am a shareholder of record of Common Stock, how do I vote?
If your shares are registered directly in your name with the Companys transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services, LLC, you are considered the shareholder of
record with respect to those shares and you may cast your vote in person at the meeting or by any one of the following ways:
By Telephone:
You may call the
toll-free number indicated on your proxy card. Follow the simple instructions and use the personalized control number specified on your proxy card to vote your shares. You will be able to confirm that your vote has been properly recorded. Your
telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you had marked, signed and returned a proxy card.
Over the
Internet:
You may visit the website indicated on your proxy card. Follow the simple instructions and use the personalized control number specified on your proxy card to vote your shares. You will be able to confirm that your vote has been
properly recorded. Your Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you had marked, signed and returned a proxy card.
By Mail:
You may mark, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided.
If I am a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, how do I vote?
If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares
held in street name. The organization holding your account is considered the shareholder of record for purposes of voting at the 2019 Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to instruct that organization on how to vote
the shares held in your account. Notice of electronic availability of proxy materials, including voting instructions, should be forwarded to you by that organization. If you request printed copies of these proxy materials by mail, you will receive a
voting instruction form.
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Ferro Corporation 2019 Proxy Statement
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