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UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, DC  20549
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
(Amendment No. 1)*
 
Ferro Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
315405100
(Cusip Number)
 
December 31, 2013
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
o           Rule 13d-1(b)
x           Rule 13d-1(c)
o           Rule 13d-1(d)
 
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 
(Continued on following pages)
Page 1 of 11 Pages
 
 
 
 

13G
  CUSIP No. 315405100
  

1
  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
  Lonestar Partners, L.P.
2
  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                                                                                                      (a) [     ]
                                                                                                                                                      (b) [ X ]**
**        The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 0 Shares, which is 0.0% of the class of securities.  The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3
  SEC USE ONLY
 
4
  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
  Delaware
NUMBER OF
 
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
 
EACH
 
REPORTING  
PERSON WITH
5
  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
  -0-
6
  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
  0
7
  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  -0-
8
  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  0
9
  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
  0
10
  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
  CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                                                                                                                      [     ]
 
11
  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
  0.0%
12
  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
 
  PN

Page 2 of 11 Pages
 
 
 
 

13G
  CUSIP No. 315405100
  

1
  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
  Cottonwood Capital GP LLC
2
  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                                                                                                      (a) [     ]
                                                                                                                                                      (b) [ X ]**
**    The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 0 Shares, which is 0.0% of the class of securities.  The reporting person on this cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3
  SEC USE ONLY
 
4
  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
  Delaware
NUMBER OF
 
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
 
EACH
 
REPORTING  
PERSON WITH
5
  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
  -0-
6
  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
  0
7
  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  -0-
8
  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  0
9
  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
  0
10
  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
  CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                                                                                                                      [     ]
 
11
  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
  0.0%
12
  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
 
  OO

Page 3 of 11 Pages
 
 
 
 

13G
  CUSIP No. 315405100
  

1
  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
  Lonestar Capital Management LLC
2
  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                                                                                                      (a) [     ]
                                                                                                                                                      (b) [ X ]**
**    The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 0 Shares, which is 0.0% of the class of securities.  The reporting person on this cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3
  SEC USE ONLY
 
4
  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
  Delaware
NUMBER OF
 
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
 
EACH
 
REPORTING  
PERSON WITH
5
  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
  -0-
6
  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
  0
7
  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  -0-
8
  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  0
9
  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
  0
10
  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
  CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                                                                                                                      [     ]
 
11
  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
  0.0%
12
  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
 
  IA, OO
 
 
Page 4 of 11 Pages
 
 
 
 

 
13G
  CUSIP No. 315405100
  

1
  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
  Peter Levinson [See Item 2]
2
  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                                                                                                      (a) [     ]
                                                                                                                                                      (b) [ X ]**
**    The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 0 Shares, which is 0.0% of the class of securities.  The reporting person on this cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by him on this cover page.
3
  SEC USE ONLY
 
4
  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
  United States
NUMBER OF
 
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
 
EACH
 
REPORTING  
PERSON WITH
5
  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
  -0-
6
  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
  0
7
  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  -0-
8
  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  0
9
  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
  0
10
  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
  CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                                                                                                                      [     ]
 
11
  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
  0.0%
12
  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
 
  IN

Page 5 of 11 Pages
 
 
 
 

13G
  CUSIP No. 315405100
  

1
  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
  Jerome L. Simon
2
  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                                                                                                      (a) [     ]
                                                                                                                                                      (b) [ X ]**
**    The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 0 Shares, which is 0.0% of the class of securities.  The reporting person on this cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by him on this cover page.
3
  SEC USE ONLY
 
4
  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
  United States
NUMBER OF
 
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
 
EACH
 
REPORTING  
PERSON WITH
5
  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
  -0-
6
  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
  0
7
  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  -0-
8
  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  0
9
  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
  0
10
  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
  CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                                                                                                                      [     ]
 
11
  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
  0.0%
12
  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
 
  IN

Page 6 of 11 Pages
 
 
 
 

13G
  CUSIP No. 315405100
  

1
  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
  Yedi Wong
2
  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                                                                                                      (a) [     ]
                                                                                                                                                      (b) [ X ]**
**   The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 0 Shares, which is 0.0% of the class of securities.  The reporting person on this cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by him on this cover page.
3
  SEC USE ONLY
 
4
  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
  United States
NUMBER OF
 
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
 
EACH
 
REPORTING  
PERSON WITH
5
  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
  -0-
6
  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
  0
7
  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  -0-
8
  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  0
9
  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
  0
10
  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
  CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                                                                                                                      [     ]
 
11
  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
  0.0%
12
  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
 
  IN
 
Page 7 of 11 Pages
 
 
 
 

 
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G amends and restates in its entirety the Schedule 13G initially filed on January 11, 2013 (together with all prior and current amendments thereto, this “Schedule 13G”).
 
Item 1. Issuer
 
    (a)   Name of Issuer
 
Ferro Corporation (the “Company”)
 
(b)  Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
 
6060 Parkland Boulevard
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
 
Item 2. Identity And Background
 
Title Of Class Of Securities And CUSIP Number (Item 2(d) and (e))
 
    This statement relates to shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Shares”), of the Company. The CUSIP number of the Shares is 315405100.
 
Name Of Persons Filing, Address Of Principal Business Office And Citizenship (Item 2(a), (b) and (c))
 
This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, all of whom together are referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons.”

 
(i)
Lonestar Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Lonestar”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

 
(ii)
Cottonwood Capital GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Cottonwood”), the general partner of Lonestar, with respect to the Shares held by Lonestar:

 
(iii)
Lonestar Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LCM”), the investment adviser to Lonestar, with respect to the Shares held by Lonestar;

 
(iv)
Peter Levinson (“Levinson”), a United States citizen, who at the time of the initial Schedule 13G filing was a member of Cottonwood and the managing director of LCM, with respect to the Shares held by Lonestar;

 
(v)
Jerome L. Simon (“Simon”), a United States citizen, a member of Cottonwood and the managing member of LCM, with respect to the Shares held by Lonestar; and
 

Page 8 of 11 Pages
 
 
 
 
 
(vi)
Yedi Wong (“Wong”), a United States citizen, a member of Cottonwood and the chief financial officer of LCM, with respect to the Shares held by Lonestar.
 
    This Schedule 13G reports that effective October 9, 2013, Levinson resigned as a member of Cottonwood and as managing director of LCM. Accordingly, as of that date, Levinson may no longer be deemed a beneficial owner of any Shares beneficially owned by such entities.
 
    The citizenship of each of the Reporting Persons is set forth above.  The address of the principal business office of the Reporting Persons is One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1105, San Francisco, California  94111.
 
Item 3. If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant To Sections 240.13d-1(b), Or 13d-2(b) Or (c), Check  Whether The Person Filing Is An Entity Specified In (a) - (k):
   
Not Applicable.
 
If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant To Section 240.13d-1(c), Check This Box.  [X]
 
Item 4. Ownership
 
    The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) and set forth in Rows 5 through 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.
 
    The Shares reported hereby for Lonestar are owned directly by Lonestar. Cottonwood, as the general partner of Lonestar, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of all such Shares owned by Lonestar.  LCM, as the investment adviser to Lonestar, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of all such Shares owned by Lonestar.  Each of Simon and Wong, as a member of Cottonwood and the managing member and chief financial officer, respectively, of LCM, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of all such Shares owned by Lonestar.  Each of Cottonwood, LCM, Simon and Wong hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any such Shares.
 
Item 5. Ownership Of Five Percent Or Less Of A Class
 
    If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the deemed beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ X ].
 
Item 6. Ownership Of More Than Five Percent On Behalf Of Another Person
 
    Not Applicable.
 
Item 7. Identification And Classification Of The Subsidiary Which Acquired The Security Being Reported On By The Parent Holding Company
 
    Not Applicable.
 
Page 9 of 11 Pages
 
 
 
 
Item 8. Identification And Classification Of Members Of The Group
 
    The Reporting Persons are filing this Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c). Consistent with Item 2 of the cover page for each Reporting Person above, the Reporting Persons neither disclaim nor affirm the existence of a group among them.
 
Item 9. Notice Of Dissolution Of Group
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 10. Certification
 
    By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.

 
Page 10 of 11 Pages
 
 
 
 
 
                       SIGNATURES


After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
 
Dated:  February 14, 2014


LONESTAR PARTNERS, L.P.

By:           Cottonwood Capital GP LLC,
its General Partner


By:  /s/ Yedi Wong                                                                                                                       
Name:  Yedi Wong
Title:    Member


COTTONWOOD CAPITAL GP LLC


By:   /s/ Yedi Wong                                                                                                                      
Name:  Yedi Wong
Title:    Member


LONESTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC


By: /s/ Yedi Wong                                                                                                               
Name:  Yedi Wong
Title:    Chief Financial Officer



/s/ Yedi Wong                                                        
Yedi Wong, individually and as attorney-in-fact for each of Jerome L. Simon and Peter Levinson


The Power of Attorney executed by each of Jerome L. Simon and Peter Levinson authorizing Yedi Wong to sign and file this Schedule 13G on his behalf, which was filed with the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2009 by such Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Stock of Imperial Sugar Company, is hereby incorporated by reference.