Ferro Schedules Fourth Quarter 2003 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Eastern Time. Participants from Ferro will include Chairman and CEO, Hector R. Ortino, Corporate Vice President and CFO, Tom Gannon, and Corporate Treasurer, John Atkinson. If you wish to participate in the call, dial (888) 820-8951 if calling from the United States or Canada, and dial (773) 756-4624 if calling from outside North America. Reference the pass code, FOE, and the conference leader, John Atkinson. Please call the assigned number approximately 10 minutes before the conference call is planned to begin.

A replay of the call will be available from 12 noon Eastern Time on February 5 until 11 p.m. Eastern Time on February 8. To access the replay, dial (888) 568-0541 if calling from the United States or Canada, and dial (402) 998-1507 if calling from outside North America. The replay will also be available on the Company's Web site at http://www.ferro.com/ , beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on February 5.