SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 13)
FERRO CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock Par Value $1.00 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
315405100
(CUSIP Number)
James E. McKee, Gabelli Funds, Inc.,
One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1434, (914) 921-5294
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
March 10, 1999
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [ ].
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Gabelli Funds, LLC I.D. No. 13-4044523
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO-Funds of investment company clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) _____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: 957,500 (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None (Item 5)
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: 957,500 (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
957,500 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
2.70%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! <PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
GAMCO Investors, Inc. I.D. No. 13-4044521
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO-Funds of investment advisory clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: 2,116,948 (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: 2,148,948 (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,148,948 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ____
/___/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
6.06%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! <PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Gabelli Funds, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3056041
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) _____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None (Item 5)
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! <PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Gabelli Asset Managment Inc. I.D. No. 13-4007862
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) _____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ____
/_X_/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! <PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Marc J. Gabelli
________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!<PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Mario J. Gabelli I.D. No. ###-##-####
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!<PAGE>
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Amendment No. 13 to Schedule 13D on the Common
Stock of Ferro Corporation (the "Issuer") is being filed on
behalf of the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D, as amended
(the "Schedule 13D") which was originally filed on August 28,
1990. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used
herein but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set
forth in the Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background
This statement is being filed by Mario J. Gabelli
("Mario Gabelli"), Marc J. Gabelli ("Marc Gabelli") and various
entities which either one directly or indirectly controls or for
which either one acts as chief investment officer. These
entities, except for Lynch Corporation ("Lynch"), Spinnaker
Industries, Incorporated ("Spinnaker"), Western New Mexico
Telephone Company ("Western New Mexico"), Entoleter, Inc.
("Entoleter"), Lynch Telecommunications Corporation ("Lynch
Telecom"), Lynch Telephone Corporation ("Lynch Telephone") and
Inter-Community Telephone Company ("Inter-Community")
(collectively, "Lynch and its affiliates"), engage in various
aspects of the securities business, primarily as investment
adviser to various institutional and individual clients, includ-
ing registered investment companies and pension plans, as
broker/dealer and as general partner of various private invest-
ment partnerships. Certain of these entities may also make
investments for their own accounts.
The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own
beneficially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a
particular issuer. Although several of the foregoing persons are
treated as institutional investors for purposes of reporting
their beneficial ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the
holdings of those who do not qualify as institutional investors
may exceed the 1% threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13G
or implementation of their investment philosophy may from time to
time require action which could be viewed as not completely
passive. In order to avoid any question as to whether their
beneficial ownership is being reported on the proper form and in
order to provide greater investment flexibility and administra-
tive uniformity, these persons have decided to file their benefi-
cial ownership reports on the more detailed Schedule 13D form
rather than on the short-form Schedule 13G and thereby to provide
more expansive disclosure than may be necessary.
(a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one
or more of the following persons: Gabelli Funds, Inc. ("GFI"),
Gabelli Asset Management Inc. ("GAMI") , Gabelli Funds, LLC
("Gabelli Funds"), GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO"), Gabelli
Securities, Inc. ("GSI"), Gabelli & Company, Inc. ("Gabelli &
Company"), Gabelli Performance Partnership L.P. ("GPP"), GLI,
Inc. ("GLI"), Gabelli Associates Fund ("Gabelli Associates"),
Gabelli Associates Limited ("GAL"), Gabelli & Company, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan"), Gabelli International Limited
("GIL"), Gabelli International II Limited ("GIL II"), Gabelli
International Gold Fund Limited ("GIGFL"), ALCE Partners, L.P.
("ALCE"), Gabelli Multimedia Partners, L.P. ("Multimedia
Partners"), MJG Associates, Inc. ("MJG Assocciates"), Gemini
Capital Management Ltd. ("Gemini"), Gabelli Fund, LDC ("LDC"),
Gabelli Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation"), Mario Gabelli, Marc
Gabelli, Lynch, Spinnaker, Western New Mexico, Entoleter, Lynch
Telecom, Lynch Telephone and Inter-Community. Those of the
foregoing persons signing this Schedule 13D are hereafter
referred to as the "Reporting Persons".
GFI makes investments for its own account and is the
parent company of GAMI. GAMI, a public company listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, is the parent company for a variety of
companies engaged in the Securities business, each of which is
named below.
GAMCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAMI, is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940, as amended ("Advisers Act"). GAMCO is an investment
manager providing discretionary managed account services for
employee benefit plans, private investors, endowments, founda-
tions and others.
GSI, a majority-owned subsidiary of GAMI, acts as a
general partner or investment manager to limited partnerships and
offshore investment companies and as a part of its business
regularly purchases and sells securities for its own account. It
is the immediate parent of Gabelli & Company.
Gabelli & Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI, is
a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended ("l934 Act"), which as a part of its business
regularly purchases and sells securities for its own account.
GLI, wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI, is a corporation
which currently has no active operations.
Gabelli Associates is a New York limited partnership
whose primary business purpose is risk arbitrage investments.
GSI and Mario Gabelli are the general partners of Gabelli As-
sociates.
GAL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is
risk arbitrage investments. Shares of GAL's common stock are
offered to persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the
United States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S.
investors. GSI is the investment manager of GAL.
Gabelli Funds, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAMI, is a
limited liability company. Gabelli Funds is an investment adviser
registered under the Advisers Act which presently provides
discretionary advisory services to The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.,
The Gabelli Asset Fund, The Gabelli Growth Fund, The Gabelli
Convertible Securities Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Value Fund Inc.,
The Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund, The Gabelli Equity Income
Fund, The Gabelli ABC Fund, The Gabelli Global Telecommunications
Fund, Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Global Multimedia
Trust Inc., The Gabelli Global Convertible Securities Fund,
Gabelli Capital Asset Fund, Gabelli International Growth Fund,
Inc., The Gabelli Global Interactive Couch Potato Fund and The
Gabelli Global Opportunity Fund (collectively, the "Funds"),
which are registered investment companies.
Gabelli Advisers, Inc. ("Gabelli Advisers"), a
subsidiary of GAMI, is an investment adviser which provides
discretionary advisory services to The Gabelli Westwood Mighty
Mitessm Fund.
The Plan, a qualified employee profit sharing plan,
covers substantially all employees of GAMI and its affiliates.
GPP is a limited partnership whose primary business
purpose is investing in securities. MJG Associates is the
general partner of GPP, and Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager
for GPP.
GIL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is
investing in a portfolio of equity securities and securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities in order
to achieve its investment objective of significant long-term
growth of capital. Shares of GIL's common stock are offered to
persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the United
States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S. investors.
MJG Associates is the Investment Manager of GIL. Mario Gabelli
is a portfolio manager for GIL and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of GIL.
GIL II is a corporation whose business purpose is
investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities and
securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securit-
ies in order to achieve its investment objective of significant
long-term growth of capital. Shares of GIL II's common stock are
offered to persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the
United States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S.
investors. MJG Associates is the Investment Manager of GIL II.
Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of GIL II.
ALCE is an investment limited partnership that seeks long-
term capital appreciation primarily through investments in public
and private equity securities. GSI is a general partner of ALCE.
Multimedia Partners is an investment limited partnership
whose objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation by
investing primarily in public and private multimedia communi-
cations companies. GSI is a general partner of Multimedia
Partners.
LDC is a corporation whose business purpose is investing
primarily in a portfolio of equity securities and securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities in order
to achieve its investment objective of significant long-term
growth of capital. Interests are offered to insurance companies
which do not conduct any business in the United States and which
are licensed where they do business. MJG Associates is the
Investment Manager of LDC. Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager
for LDC.
MJG Associates provides advisory services to private
investment partnerships and offshore funds. Mario Gabelli is
the sole shareholder, director and employee of MJG Associates.
Gemini is a corporation whose primary business purpose is
to provide advisory services to offshore funds. Marc Gabelli is
the President and Chief Investment Officer of Gemini.
The Foundation is a private foundation. Mario Gabelli is
the President, a Trustee and the Investment Manager of the
Foundation.
Lynch is a diversified public company traded on the
American Stock Exchange. Its subsidiaries are engaged in
communications, services, and manufactured products. Spinnaker,
a subsidiary of Lynch, is also a public company and its stock is
traded on the NASDAQ National Market. Spinnaker is a diversified
manufacturing firm with major subsidiaries in specialty adhesive-
backed materials business. Another of Lynch's subsidiaries,
Western New Mexico, provides telephone services in a service area
in Southwestern New Mexico. Inter-Community, which is also a
subsidiary of Lynch, provides local telephone services in an area
40 miles west of Fargo, North Dakota. Lynch and Spinnaker
actively pursue new business ventures and acquisitions. Lynch
and its affiliates make investments in marketable securities to
preserve capital and maintain liquidity for financing their
business activities and acquisitions (not in the case of Western
New Mexico) and are not engaged in the business of investing,
reinvesting, or trading in securities. Mario Gabelli is Chairman
of Lynch and beneficially owns approximately 23% of the shares of
common stock of Lynch.
Mario Gabelli is the majority stockholder and Chairman
of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of GFI and
GAMI, and the Chief Investment Officer for each of the Reporting
Persons which are entities other than Gemini. GFI is the
majority shareholder of GAMI. GAMI, in turn, is the sole
stockholder of GAMCO. GAMI is also the majority stockholder of
GSI and the largest shareholder of Gabelli Advisers. Gabelli &
Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI. GLI is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI. Marc Gabelli is the majority
stockholder of Gemini.
The Reporting Persons do not admit that they constitute
a group.
GFI, GAMI, GAMCO, Gabelli & Company and GLI are New
York corporations and GSI and Gabelli Advisers are Delaware
corporations, each having its principal business office at One
Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. Gabelli Funds is a New
York limited liability company having its principal business
office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. GPP is a New
York limited partnership having its principal business office at
401 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye, New York 10580. MJG Associates is
a Connecticut corporation having its principal business office at
401 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye, New York 10580. Gabelli Associates
is a New York limited partnership having its principal business
office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. Alce and
Multimedia Partners are Delaware limited partnerships each having
its principal business office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New
York 10580. GAL and GIL are corporations organized under the laws
of the British Virgin Islands, each having its principal business
office at c/o MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited, British American
Centre, Dr. Roy's Drive-Phase 3, George Town, Grand Cayman,
British West Indies. GIL II is a corporation organized under the
laws of the British Virgin Islands having its principal business
office at c/o Coutts & Company (Cayman) Limited, West Bay Road,
Grand Cayman, British West Indies. Gemini is a Bermuda
corporation having its principal business office at c/o Appleby,
Spurling & Kempe, Cedar House, 41 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton HM12,
Bermuda. LDC is a corporation organized under the laws of the
British Virgin Islands having its pricipal business office at c/o
Tremont (Bermuda) Limited, Tremont House, 4 Park Road, Hamilton
HM II, Bermuda. The Foundation is a private foundation having its
principal offices at 165 West Liberty Street, Reno, Nevada 89501.
Lynch is an Indiana corporation having its principal business
office at 401 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580. Spinnaker is
a Delaware corporation having its principal business office at
251 Welton Street, Hamden, CT 06511.
For information required by instruction C to Schedule
13D with respect to the executive officers and directors of the
foregoing entities and other related persons (collectively,
"Covered Persons"), reference is made to Schedule I annexed
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) and (e) - On December 8, 1994, the SEC instituted
and simultaneously accepted offers for the settlement of an
administrative proceeding against Gabelli & Company and GAMCO.
The order instituting the proceeding included a finding, which
Gabelli & Company and GAMCO neither admitted nor denied, that
they failed to implement and maintain policies and procedures
reasonably designed to prevent the misuse of material, nonpublic
information by not specifically addressing the special
circumstances that arose from their affiliation with Lynch
Corporation, a public company. To resolve this matter, Gabelli &
Company and GAMCO agreed to cease and desist from violating
Section 15(f) of the 1934 Act and Section 204A of the Advisers
Act, respectively. They further agreed to each pay a civil
penalty in the amount of $50,000, and to retain, and adopt the
recommendations of, an independant consultant regarding their
Section 15(f) and Section 204A policies and procedures.
(f) - Reference is made to Schedule I hereto.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Item 3 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part,
as follows:
All Reporting Persons used an aggregate of approximate-
ly $6,462,772 to purchase the Securities reported as beneficially
owned in Item 5 below. GAMCO and GFI used approximately
$3,587,898 and $2,874,874, respectively, of funds that were
provided through the accounts of certain of their investment
advisory clients (and, in the case of some of such accounts at
GAMCO, may be through borrowings from client margin accounts) in
order to purchase the Securities for such clients.
Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
Item 5 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part,
as follows:
(a) The aggregate number and percentage of Securities
to which this Schedule 13D relates is 3,106,448 shares, repre-
senting 8.77% of the 35,439,420 shares outstanding as reported
in the Issuer's most recently filed Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 1998. The Reporting Persons beneficially own
those Securities as follows:
Shares of % of
Common Class of
Name Stock Common
Gabelli Funds:
As Principal 0 0.00%
As Agent 957,500 2.70%
GAMCO:
As Principal 0 0.00%
As Agent 2,148,948 6.06%
Marc Gabelli 0 0.00%
Mario Gabelli 0 0.00%
Mario Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial ownership of
the Securities beneficially owned by each of the foregoing
persons. GFI and GAMI are deemed to have beneficial ownership of
the Securities beneficially owned by each of the foregoing
persons other than Mario Gabelli and Marc Gabelli.
(b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons
has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to
dispose or to direct the disposition of the Securities reported
for it, either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its
investment clients or its partners, as the case may be, except
that (i) GAMCO does not have authority to vote 32,000 of the
reported shares, (ii) Gabelli Funds has sole dispositive and
voting power with respect to the 957,500 shares of the Issuer
held by the the Funds, so long as the aggregate voting interest
of all joint filers does not exceed 25% of their total voting
interest in the Issuer and in that event, the Proxy Voting
Committee of each of the Funds shall respectively vote that
Fund's shares, and (iii) at any time, the Proxy Voting Committee
of each such Fund may take and exercise in its sole discretion
the entire voting power with respect to the shares held by such
Fund under special circumstances such as regulatory
considerations, and (iv) the power of Mario Gabelli, Marc
Gabelli, GAMI and GFI is indirect with respect to Securities
beneficially owned directly by other Reporting Persons.
(c) Information with respect to all transactions in the
Securities which were effected during the past sixty days or
since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D, whichever is less
by each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons is set forth
on Schedule II annexed hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my know-
ledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: March 16, 1999
GABELLI FUNDS, INC.
By:____________________________
James E. McKee
General Counsel
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
By:_________________________
James E. McKee
General Counsel
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC
By:__________________________
James E. McKee
Secretary
GABELLI ASSET MANGEMENT INC.
By:___________________________
James E. McKee
General Counsel
MARC J. GABELLI
By:______________________________
James E. McKee
Attorney-in-Fact
MARIO J. GABELLI
By:__________________________
James E. McKee
Attorney-in-Fact
Schedule I
Information with Respect to Executive
Officers and Directors of the Undersigned
Schedule I to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as
follows:
The following sets forth as to each of the executive offi-
cers and directors of the undersigned: his name; his business address;
and his present principal occupation or employment and the name,
principal business and address of any corporation or other
organization in which such employment is conducted. Unless otherwise
specified, the principal employer of each such individual is Gabelli
Funds, Inc., Gabelli Asset Management Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC,
Gabelli & Company, Inc., or GAMCO Investors, Inc., the business
address of each of which is One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580,
and each such individual identified below is a citizen of the United
States. To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the last five
years, no such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and no such
person was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or ad-
ministrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he
was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject
to, federal or state securities law or finding any violation with
respect to such laws except as reported in Item 2(d) of this Schedule
13D.
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Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli*
Richard B. Black President and Director of
Oak Technology, Inc.;
Chairman ECRM; Director
of The Morgan Group, Inc.;
General Partner of KBA Part-
ners, Parker Plaza
400 Kelby Street,
Fort Lee, NJ 07029
Charles C. Baum Chairman, Director and Chief
Executive Officer of The Morgan
Group, Inc.; Secretary & Treasurer
United Holdings
2545 Wilkens Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21223
Dr. Eamon M. Kelly Professor
Payson Center for International
Development Technology Transfer
Tulane University
300 Hebert Hall
6823 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Marc J. Gabelli Managing Director
Matthew R. Gabelli Vice President-Trading
Gabelli & Company
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Investment
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Executive Vice President-Finance
and Adminstration
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
James E. McKee Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
_____________________
* Mr. Gabelli is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Investment Officer of Gabelli Funds, Inc., Gabelli Asset Management Inc.
and GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Director/Trustee of all registered investment
companies advised by Gabelli Funds, Inc.; Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Lynch Corporation; Director of East/West Communications, Inc.<PAGE>
Gabelli Asset Management Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above
Richard B. Black See above
Charles C. Baum See above
Dr. Eamon M. Kelly See above
Karl Otto Pohl (1) Sal Oppenheim Jr. & Cie
Bockenheimer Landstrasse 20
D-6000 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Germany
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Investment
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Executive Vice President-Finance
and Adminstration
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
James E. McKee Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli
Douglas R. Jamieson
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr.
Regina M. Pitaro
F. William Scholz, II
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Investment Officer
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr. Chairman
Douglas R. Jamieson Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
James E. McKee Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Peter D. Goldstein Deputy General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary
Gabelli Funds, LLC
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chief Investment Officer
Bruce N. Alpert Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Gus Coutsouros Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
James E. McKee Secretary
Gabelli Advisers, Inc.
Directors:
Bruce N. Alpert
John D. Gabelli
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr.
Officers:
Bruce N. Alpert Chief Operating Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
James E. McKee Secretary
Gabelli Securities, Inc.
Directors:
Robert W. Blake President of W.R. Blake
& Sons, Inc.
196-20 Northern Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11358
Douglas G. DeVivo General Partner of ALCE
Partners, L.P.
One First Street, Suite 16
Los Altos, CA 94022
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr. See above
Officers:
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President-Finance
James E. McKee Secretary
Gabelli & Company, Inc.
Directors:
James G. Webster, III Chairman
Stephen G. Bondi See above
Donald C. Jenkins Director of Research
Officers:
James G. Webster, III Chairman
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
Bruce N. Alpert Vice President-Mutual Funds
Walter K. Walsh Compliance Officer
James E. McKee Secretary
GLI, Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman and Chief Investment
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
Gabelli Associates Limited
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Roger Hanson (2) MeesPierson (Cayman)
Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British
WestIndies
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chief Investment Officer
Kevin Bromley (2) Vice President, Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Sandra Wright (2) Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Gabelli International Limited
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Roger Hanson (2) MeesPierson (Cayman)
Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Officers:
Kevin Bromley (2) Vice President, Treasurer, and
Assistant Secretary
MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Sandra Wright (2) Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Secretary
MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Gemini Capitial Management Ltd.
Directors:
Marc J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Stephen G. Bondi See Above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Michael A. Salatto Controller, Gabelli Securities,
Inc.
Michael J. Burns (3) Appleby, Spurling & Kempe
Cedar House
41 Cedar Avenue
Hamilton, HM12
Bermuda
Douglas Molyneux (3) Appleby, Spurling & Kempe
Cedar House
41 Cedar Avenue
Hamilton, HM12
Bermuda
Gabelli Fund, LDC
Directors:
Johann S. Wong (4) c/o Tremont (Bermuda)
Limited
Tremont House
4 Park Road
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
Peter D. Anderson (5) Givens Hall Bank & Trust
Genesis Building
P.O. Box 2097
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
BWI3459498141
Karl Otto Pohl See above
Anthonie C. van Ekris See below
Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
Directors:
Paul J. Evanson President
Florida Light & Power Co.
P.O Box 14000
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, Fl 33408
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
E. Val Cerutti Business Consultant
Cerutti Consultants
227 McLain Street
Mount Kisco, NY 10540
Ralph R. Papitto Chairman of the Board
AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
50 Kennedy Plaza
Suite 1250
Providence, RI 02903
Salvatore Muoio Principal
S. Muoio & Co., LLC
Suite 1425
655 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
John C. Ferrara Business Consultant
c/o Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Ave
Rye, NY 10580
David C. Mitchell Business Consultant
c/o Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Ave
Rye, NY 10580
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Robert E. Dolan Chief Financial Officer
Carmine Ceraolo Assistant Controller
Robert A. Hurwich Vice President-Administration,
Secretary and General Counsel
Spinnaker Industries, Inc.
600 N. Pearl Street
Suite 2160
Dallas, TX 75201
Directors:
Joseph P. Rhein 5003 Central Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
Richard J. Boyle The Boyle Group, Inc.
6110 Blue Circle Drive
Suite 250
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Ned N. Fleming, III Boyle, Fleming,
& Co., Inc.
600 N. Pearl Street
Suite 2160
Dallas, TX 75201
Robert E. Dolan See above Lynch Corporation
Anthonie C. van Ekris Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Balmac International, Inc.
61 Broadway
Suite 1900
New York, NY 10006
Frank E. Grzelecki President
Saugatuck
1 Canterbury Green
Stamford, CT 06901
Officers:
Ned N. Fleming, III President and Chief Operating
Officer
Richard J. Boyle Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Robert A. Hurwich Secretary
Mark A. Matteson Vice President, Corporate
Development
Craig Jennings Vice President, Finance and
Treasurer
Entoleter, Inc.
251 Welton Street
Hamden, CT 06517
Directors:
Ned N. Fleming, III See above-Spinnaker
Mark A. Matteson See above-Spinnaker
Robert P. Wentzel See above Entoleter
James Fleming 230 Saugatuck Avenue, Unit 8
Westport, CT 06880
Officers:
Robert P. Wentzel President
Mark R. Matteson Vice President
Charles DeMarino Controller & Secretary
Western New Mexico Telephone Company
314 Yankee Street
Silver City, NM 88062
Directors:
Jack W. Keen Chairman and President
Dr. Brian E. Gordon Vice President
Mary Beth Baxter Secretary & Treasurer
John Clay Keen Route 6
Box 270
Greenville, TX 75401
Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation
Carmine Ceraolo See above-Lynch Corporation
Mary J. Carroll See above-Lynch Corporation
Eugene P. Connell See above-Lynch Corporation
Michael F. Mangan See below-Lynch Telecommunications
Corporation
Officers:
Jack W. Keen Chairman and President
Dr. Brian E. Gordon Vice President
Charles M. Baxter Sr. Vice President-Operations
Mary Beth Baxter Secretary & Treasurer
Robert A. Hurwich Assistant Treasurer
Inter-Community Telephone Company
P.O. Box A
Nome, ND 58062
Directors:
Mary J. Carroll See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation
Eugene P. Connell See above-Lynch Corporation
Harry B. Snyder P.O. Box 131
Buffalo, ND 58011
Robert Snyder 200 Broadway South
Buffalo, ND 58011
Keith S. Andersen See above-Inter-Community Telephone
Company
Robert Reff See above-Inter-Community Telephone
Company
Michael F. Mangan See below-Lynch Telecommunications
Corporation
Jack Bently 1210 E. Washington Ave
Gilbert, AZ 85234
Officers:
Robert Snyder President
Keith S. Andersen Secretary
Harry B. Snyder Treasurer
Robert A. Hurwich Assistant Secretary
Lynch Telecommunications Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
Directors:
Richard A. Kiesling 2801 International Lane
Suite 207
Madison, WI 53740
Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Corporation
Jack W. Keen See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert A. Snyder See above-Inter-Community
Telephone Company
Michael F. Mangan See above-Lynch Corporation
Officers:
Robert A. Hurwich Secretary
Michael F. Mangan Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Robert E. Dolan President, Controller, Assistant
Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary
Lynch Telephone Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
Directors:
Robert E. Dolan Controller
Jack W. Keen President
Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation
Michael F. Mangan See above-Lynch Telecommunications
Corporation
Officers:
Jack W. Keen President
Robert A. Hurwich Secretary
Mary Beth Baxter Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Robert E. Dolan Vice President and Controller
(1) Citizen of Germany
(2) Citizen of the Cayman Islands
(3) Citizen of Bermuda
(4) Citizen Bermuda and Canada
(5) Citizen of the UK
SCHEDULE II
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)
SHARES PURCHASED AVERAGE
DATE SOLD(-) PRICE(2)
COMMON STOCK-FERRO CORP
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC
THE GABELLI VALUE FUND,INC.
3/10/99 21,300 24.0491
3/04/99 3,700 21.5500
2/17/99 2,000 21.4563
2/17/99 3,000 20.6646
1/27/99 20,000 22.7831
THE GABELLI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
1/27/99 1,500 22.3000
1/25/99 13,500 22.2074
THE GABELLI EQUITY TRUST,INC.
1/26/99 6,000 22.7919
THE GABELLI ASSET FUND
1/26/99 25,000 22.7919
THE GABELLI CAPITAL ASSET FUND
2/23/99 5,000 20.8500
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
3/10/99 3,800 24.3750
3/10/99 9,500 24.0263
3/10/99 3,000 24.0000
3/09/99 5,000 22.5625
3/09/99 5,000 22.5000
3/08/99 4,700 22.1237
3/05/99 10,000 22.1713
3/04/99 2,000 21.6875
3/04/99 4,800 21.6250
3/02/99 5,000 21.4313
2/26/99 2,000 21.0000
2/26/99 6,200 21.0363
2/25/99 1,700 20.5000
2/24/99 800 20.2500
2/24/99 9,500 20.4184
2/24/99 7,500 20.4375
2/23/99 5,000 20.7438
2/23/99 13,750 20.6250
2/23/99 13,450 20.7240
2/23/99 10,000 20.6875
2/23/99 750- 20.6250
2/22/99 10,000 20.6875
SCHEDULE II
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)
SHARES PURCHASED AVERAGE
DATE SOLD(-) PRICE(2)
COMMON STOCK-FERRO CORP
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
2/22/99 5,825 20.7444
2/22/99 750 20.6250
2/16/99 600- 21.5000
2/12/99 1,050- 22.1875
2/04/99 1,125- 22.5000
2/04/99 2,000 22.8750
2/03/99 2,000 21.7750
1/26/99 2,500 22.7500
1/19/99 1,500- 23.5000
1/13/99 2,800 24.0000
(1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED
ON THE NYSE.
(2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.
