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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2010
Registration No. 333-167069
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Amendment No. 1 to
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
LIBBEY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   34-1559357
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
300 Madison Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 43604
(419) 325-2100

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant’s principal executive offices)
John F. Meier
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Libbey Inc.
300 Madison Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 43604
(419) 325-2100

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
 
Copies To:
Christopher D. Lueking, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5800
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 876-7700
 
     Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
     
 
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. o
     If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box þ
     If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
     If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
     If this form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
     If this form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large Accelerated Filer o   Accelerated Filer o   Non-Accelerated Filer þ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company o
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                                         
 
                  Proposed Maximum     Proposed Maximum        
  Title of Each Class of     Amount to be     Offering Price Per     Aggregate Offering     Amount of  
  Securities to be Registered (1)     registered (1) (2)     Unit (1) (2)     Price (1) (2)     Registration Fee (3)  
 
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Depositary Shares
Debt Securities
Warrants to Purchase Debt Securities, Common
Stock, Preferred Stock or Depositary Shares
Rights to Purchase Common Stock or Preferred Stock
Securities Purchase Contracts
Securities Purchase Units
    $ 150,000,000             $ 150,000,000       $ 10,695    
 
 
(1)   Pursuant to Form S-3 General Instruction II.D, the amount registered by class does not need to be specified.
 
(2)   An unspecified number of the securities of each identified class of securities is being registered for possible issuance from time to time at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities or that are issued in units or represented by depositary shares.
 
(3)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act. In accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the registrant has offset against the $10,695 filing fee due in connection with the initial filing of this registration statement $10,695 of unused filing fee under the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-151657) filed on June 13, 2008, which registration statement was subsequently withdrawn on May 25, 2010. The registration fee was previously paid by offset as described above.
     The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 11, 2010
PROSPECTUS
$150,000,000
(LIBBEY LOGO)
Libbey Inc.
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Depositary Shares
Debt Securities
Warrants to Purchase Debt Securities, Common Stock, Preferred Stock or Depositary Shares
Rights to Purchase Common Stock or Preferred Stock
Securities Purchase Contracts
Securities Purchase Units
 
     We may offer and sell the securities from time to time in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer.
     Each time we sell securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the amounts, prices and terms of the securities. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement before you invest in any of our securities.
     We may offer and sell the following securities:
    debt securities;
 
    common stock;
 
    preferred stock;
 
    warrants to purchase debt securities, common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares;
 
    rights to purchase common stock or preferred stock;
 
    securities purchase contracts;
 
    securities purchase units; and
 
    depositary shares.
     The securities may be offered directly by us, through agents designated from time to time by us or to or through underwriters or dealers. If any agents, dealers or underwriters are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. We provide more information about how we may sell our securities in the section titled “Plan of Distribution” on page 21. No securities may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities.
     Our common stock is listed for trading on the NYSE Amex under the symbol “LBY.” On June 10, 2010, the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE Amex was $13.60 per share.
     Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” on page 3.
     Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
The date of this prospectus is                , 2010

 


 

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 EX-23.1
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
     This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this process, we may sell debt securities; common stock; preferred stock; warrants to purchase debt securities, common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares; rights to purchase common stock or preferred stock; securities purchase contracts; securities purchase units; and depositary shares. This prospectus only provides you with a general description of the securities that we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the terms of the securities. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read both this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us, together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
     You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any applicable supplement to this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us is accurate only as of the date on their respective covers. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
     This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus or in documents incorporated herein by reference. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the section entitled “Risk Factors,” before making an investment decision. Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this prospectus to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Libbey” and “the company” refer to Libbey Inc., its predecessors and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
The Company
     Based in Toledo, Ohio, Libbey operates glass tableware manufacturing plants in the United States, Mexico, China, Portugal and the Netherlands. Our product portfolio consists of an extensive line of high quality, machine-made glass tableware, including casual glass beverageware, in addition to ceramic dinnerware, metalware, and plasticware. We sell our products to foodservice, retail, industrial and business-to-business customers in over 100 countries, with our core North American market accounting for approximately 76% of our sales. We are the largest manufacturer and marketer of casual glass beverageware in North America for the foodservice and retail channels. Additionally, we manufacture casual glass beverageware in Europe and have a growing presence in Asia. We have a robust portfolio of glass tableware brands, with Libbey® and Crisa® enjoying leading market positions and strong recognition in North America and Royal Leerdam® and Crisal Glass® enjoying strong recognition among customers within their respective key trade channels in Europe. In addition, in North America we market a range of products across complementary foodservice categories under the Syracuse® China, World® Tableware and Traex® brands.
     Our principal executive offices are located at 300 Madison Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43604, and our telephone number at that address is (419) 325-2100. Our website can be found at www.libbey.com. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through our website is not part of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.
     We have numerous trademarks, patents and copyrights in the United States and in certain foreign countries. All trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners.

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RISK FACTORS
     Investment in any securities offered pursuant to this prospectus involves risks. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the specific risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement and under the caption “Risk Factors” in any of our filings with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, which are incorporated herein by reference. Each of the risks described in these headings could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, and could result in a complete loss of your investment. For more information, see “Where You Can Find More Information.”
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
     This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, including the information we incorporate by reference, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. You can identify most forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are risks and uncertainties inherent in our business, including but not limited to, general economic, business and financing conditions, labor relations, governmental action, competitor pricing activity, expense volatility and other risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in any accompanying prospectus supplement, and in our most recent annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC and in other documents incorporated herein by reference, as well as any amendments thereto reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC.
     Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of the relevant document. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
USE OF PROCEEDS
     We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered by us under this prospectus for general corporate purposes, including repaying, redeeming or repurchasing debt, acquisitions, share repurchases, capital expenditures and working capital. When a particular series of securities is offered, the prospectus supplement relating to that series will set forth our intended use for the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the securities. Pending the application of the net proceeds, we may invest the proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing instruments or other investment-grade securities
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                                         
                                            Three Months Ended  
    Year Ended December 31,     March 31,  
    2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     2009     2010  
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
    (1)     (2)     1.1       (3)     (4)     (5)     6.5  
 
(1)   Due to our loss in 2005, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. We would have needed to generate additional earnings of $21.9 million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
 
(2)   Due to our loss in 2006, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. We would have needed to generate additional earnings of $32.2 million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
 
(3)   Due to our loss in 2008, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. We would have needed to generate additional earnings of $74.1 million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
 
(4)   Due to our loss in 2009, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. We would have needed to generate additional earnings of $26.0 million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
 
(5)   Due to our loss for the three months ended March 31, 2009, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. We would have needed to generate additional earnings of $29.3 million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
     These computations include us and our consolidated subsidiaries. For purposes of determining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings are defined as earnings before income taxes, noncontrolling interest, income from investees and extraordinary items, plus fixed charges and distributed income from investees less interest capitalized. Fixed charges include interest expense on all indebtedness, interest capitalized and one fifth of rental expense on operating leases representing a portion of rental expense deemed attributable to interest.

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DILUTION
     We will set forth in a prospectus supplement the following information regarding any material dilution of the equity interests of investors purchasing securities in an offering under this prospectus:
    the net tangible book value per share of our equity securities before and after the offering;
 
    the amount of the increase in such net tangible book value per share attributable to the cash payments made by purchases in the offering; and
 
    the amount of the immediate dilution from the public offering price which will be absorbed by such purchasers.

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
     This section describes the general terms and provisions of our debt securities. When we offer to sell a particular series of debt securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a supplement to this prospectus. We will also indicate in the prospectus supplement whether the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to a particular series of debt securities. To the extent the information contained in the prospectus supplement differs from this summary description, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement.
     The debt securities will be issued under an indenture between a trustee and us. We have summarized the general features of the debt securities to be governed by the indenture. The summary is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of indenture filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The form of indenture may be amended prior to the execution and issuance of any debt securities thereunder. We encourage you to read the indenture and you should read the indenture for provisions that may be important to you. Capitalized terms used in the summary have the meanings specified in the indenture.
General
     The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors, or a committee thereof, and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a resolution of our board of directors, in an officers’ certificate or by a supplemental indenture. The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series, including any pricing supplement or term sheet.
     We may issue an unlimited amount of debt securities under the indenture that may be in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a premium or at a discount. We will set forth in a prospectus supplement, including any pricing supplement or term sheet, relating to any series of debt securities being offered, the aggregate principal amount and the following terms of the debt securities, if applicable:
    the title of the debt securities;
 
    the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) at which we will sell the debt securities;
 
    any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;
 
    the date or dates on which we will pay the principal on the debt securities;
 
    the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or the method used to determine the rate or rates (including any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the debt securities will bear interest, the date or dates from which interest will accrue, the date or dates on which interest will commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date;
 
    the place or places where principal of, and premium and interest on, the debt securities will be payable;
 
    the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt securities;
 
    any obligation we have to redeem or purchase the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of debt securities;
 
    the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will repurchase debt securities at the option of the holders of debt securities and other detailed terms and provisions of these repurchase obligations;
 
    the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000;
 
    whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of certificated debt securities or global debt securities;

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    the portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount;
 
    the currency of denomination of the debt securities;
 
    the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal of, and premium and interest on, the debt securities will be made;
 
    if payments of principal of, and premium or interest on, the debt securities will be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the debt securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to these payments will be determined;
 
    the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of, and premium or interest on, the debt securities will be determined, if these amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies other than that in which the debt securities are denominated or designated to be payable or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index;
 
    any provisions relating to any security provided for the debt securities;
 
    any addition to or change in the events of default described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities and any change in the acceleration provisions described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities;
 
    any addition to or change in the covenants described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities;
 
    any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to the debt securities; and
 
    any other terms of the debt securities, which may modify, delete, supplement or add to any provision of the indenture as it applies to that series.
     In addition, the indenture does not limit our ability to issue convertible or subordinated debt securities. Any conversion or subordination provisions of a particular series of debt securities will be set forth in the resolution of our board of directors, the officers’ certificate or supplemental indenture related to that series of debt securities and will be described in the relevant prospectus supplement. Such terms may include provisions for conversion, either mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option, in which case the number of shares of common stock or other securities to be received by the holders of debt securities would be calculated as of a time and in the manner stated in the prospectus supplement.
     We may issue debt securities that provide for an amount less than their stated principal amount to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of their maturity pursuant to the terms of the indenture. We will provide you with information on the U.S. federal income tax considerations and other special considerations applicable to any of these debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.
     If we denominate the purchase price of any of the debt securities in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, or if the principal of, and premium and interest on, any series of debt securities is payable in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, we will provide you with information on the restrictions, elections, U.S. federal income tax considerations, specific terms and other information with respect to that issue of debt securities and such foreign currency or currencies or foreign currency unit or units in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Transfer and Exchange
     Each debt security will be represented by either one or more global securities registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, as Depositary, or a nominee (we will refer to any debt security represented by a global debt security as a “book-entry debt security”), or a certificate issued in definitive registered form (we will refer to any debt security represented by a certificated security as a “certificated debt security”) as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as set forth under the heading “Global Securities” below, book-entry securities will not be issuable in certificated form.

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     You may transfer or exchange certificated debt securities at any office we maintain for this purpose in accordance with the terms of the indenture. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of certificated debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or exchange.
     You may effect the transfer of certificated debt securities and the right to receive the principal of, and any premium and interest on, certificated debt securities only by surrendering the certificate representing those certificated debt securities and either reissuance by us or the trustee of the certificate to the new holder or the issuance by us or the trustee of a new certificate to the new holder.
No Protection in the Event of a Change of Control
     Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not contain any provisions which may afford holders of the debt securities protection in the event we have a change in control or in the event of a highly leveraged transaction (whether or not such transaction results in a change in control), which could adversely affect holders of debt securities.
Covenants
     We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement any restrictive covenants applicable to any issue of debt securities.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
     We may not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets to, any person, which we refer to as a successor person, unless:
    we are the surviving corporation or the successor person (if other than Libbey) expressly assumes our obligations on the debt securities and under the indenture;
 
    immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an event of default, shall have occurred and be continuing under the indenture; and
 
    certain other conditions are met.
    Notwithstanding the above, any subsidiary of Libbey may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties to Libbey or another subsidiary of Libbey.
Events of Default
    Event of default means, with respect to any series of debt securities, any of the following:
    default in the payment of any interest upon any debt security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of that default for a period of 30 days (unless the entire amount of the payment is deposited by us with the trustee or with a paying agent prior to the expiration of the 30-day period);
 
    default in the payment of principal of or premium on any debt security of that series when due and payable;
 
    default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty by us in the indenture (other than a covenant or warranty that has been included in the indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than that series), which default continues uncured for a period of 90 days after we receive written notice from the trustee or we and the trustee receive written notice from the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series as provided in the indenture;
 
    certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Libbey; and
 
    any other event of default provided with respect to debt securities of that series that is described in the applicable prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus.

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     No event of default with respect to a particular series of debt securities (except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) necessarily constitutes an event of default with respect to any other series of debt securities. The occurrence of an event of default may constitute an event of default under our bank credit agreements in existence from time to time. In addition, the occurrence of certain events of default or an acceleration under the indenture may constitute an event of default under certain of our other indebtedness outstanding from time to time.
     If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may, by a notice in writing to us (and to the trustee if given by the holders), declare to be due and payable immediately the principal (or, if the debt securities of that series are discount securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all debt securities of that series. In the case of an event of default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal (or such specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding debt securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder of outstanding debt securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to debt securities of any series has been made, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may rescind and annul the acceleration if all events of default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal and interest, if any, with respect to debt securities of that series, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture. We refer you to the prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that are discount securities for the particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal amount of such discount securities upon the occurrence of an event of default.
     The indenture provides that the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of any holder of outstanding debt securities unless the trustee receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. Subject to certain rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of that series.
     No holder of any debt security of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy under the indenture, unless:
    that holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to debt securities of that series; and
 
    the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee, and the trustee has not received from the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction inconsistent with that request and has failed to institute the proceeding within 60 days.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holder of any debt security will have an absolute and unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of, and any premium and interest on, that debt security on or after the due dates expressed in that debt security and to institute suit for the enforcement of payment.
     If any securities are outstanding under the indenture, the indenture requires us, within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year, to furnish to the trustee a statement as to compliance with the indenture. The indenture provides that the trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any series of any default or event of default (except in payment on any debt securities of that series) with respect to debt securities of that series if it in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interest of the holders of those debt securities.
Modification and Waiver
     We may modify and amend the indenture with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the modifications and amendments. We may not make any modification or amendment without the consent of each holder of each affected debt security then outstanding if that amendment will:
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    reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default interest) on any debt security;
    reduce the principal of or premium on or change the fixed maturity of any debt security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation with respect to any series of debt securities;
 
    reduce the principal amount of discount securities payable upon acceleration of maturity;
 
    waive a default in the payment of the principal of, or premium or interest on, any debt security (except a rescission of acceleration of the debt securities of any series by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of that series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
 
    make the principal of, or premium or interest on, any debt security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt security;
 
    make any change to certain provisions of the indenture relating to, among other things, the right of holders of debt securities to receive payment of the principal of, and premium and interest on, those debt securities and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment and to waivers or amendments; or
 
    waive a redemption payment with respect to any debt security.
     Except for certain specified provisions, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series waive our compliance with provisions of the indenture. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of such series waive any past default under the indenture with respect to that series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any debt security of that series; provided, however, that the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from the acceleration.
Defeasance of Debt Securities and Certain Covenants in Certain Circumstances
     Legal Defeasance. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, we may be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of any series (except for certain obligations to register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of such series, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of such series, and to maintain paying agencies and certain provisions relating to the treatment of funds held by paying agents). We will be so discharged upon the deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. dollars, foreign government obligations, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities.
     This discharge may occur only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred.
     Defeasance of Certain Covenants. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, upon compliance with certain conditions:
    we may omit to comply with the covenant described under the heading “Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets” and certain other covenants set forth in the indenture, as well as any additional covenants which may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement; and

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    any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a default or an event of default with respect to the debt securities of that series, or covenant defeasance.
     The conditions include:
    depositing with the trustee money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. dollars, foreign government obligations, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities; and
 
    delivering to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and related covenant defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit and related covenant defeasance had not occurred.
     Covenant Defeasance and Events of Default. In the event we exercise our option to effect covenant defeasance with respect to any series of debt securities and the debt securities of that series are declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any event of default, the amount of money and/or U.S. government obligations or foreign government obligations on deposit with the trustee will be sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities of that series at the time of their stated maturity but may not be sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities of that series at the time of the acceleration resulting from the event of default. In such a case, we would remain liable for those payments.
     “Foreign government obligations” means, with respect to debt securities of any series that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars:
    direct obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency for the payment of which obligations its full faith and credit is pledged which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof; or
 
    obligations of a person controlled or supervised by or acting as an agency or instrumentality of that government the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by that government which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.
Governing Law
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
     The following summary of the rights of our capital stock is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, copies of which are filed as exhibits to our registration statement on Form S-3, of which this prospectus forms a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”
     Our authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, $0.01 par value per share.
Common Stock
     As of March 31, 2010, we had:
    16,162,306 shares of common stock outstanding; and
 
    an aggregate of 176,271 shares of our common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to future grants under our 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan. As of April 30, 2010, an aggregate of 181,271 shares of our common stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to future grants under our 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Our shareholders approved our Amended and Restated Libbey Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which reserved an additional 1,460,000 shares of our common stock for issuance pursuant to future grants, on May 6, 2010.
     Voting Rights
     Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. Holders of our common stock are not entitled to cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors, which means that the holders of a majority of the shares voted can elect all of the directors then standing for election.
     Dividends
     Subject to limitations under Delaware law and preferences that may apply to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends or other distributions, if any, as may be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor.
     Liquidation
     In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock.
     Rights and Preferences
     Our common stock has no preemptive, conversion or other rights to subscribe for additional securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.
     Fully Paid and Non-Assessable
     All outstanding shares of our common stock are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Preferred Stock
     As of March 31, 2010, 2010, we had no shares of preferred stock outstanding.
     Our board of directors is authorized, subject to the limits imposed by the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, to fix or alter the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions, if any), the redemption price or prices, the liquidation preferences, any other designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of any wholly unissued series

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of preferred stock, and the number of shares constituting any such unissued series and the designation thereof, or any of them; and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
     The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
NYSE Amex
     Our common stock is listed for trading on the NYSE Amex under the symbol “LBY.”
Delaware Takeover Statute
     We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. This statute regulating corporate takeovers prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
    prior to the date of the transaction, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
 
    the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding (a) shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and (b) shares owned by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
 
    on or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.
     Section 203 defines a business combination to include:
    any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;
 
    any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition involving the interested stockholder of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation;
 
    subject to exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; or
 
    the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.
     In general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by the entity or person.
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaw Provisions
     Provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws may have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discourage a third party from attempting to acquire, control of our company by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise. These provisions may also make the removal of incumbent officers and directors more difficult. These provisions are intended to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with us. These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. These provisions may make it more difficult for stockholders to take specific corporate actions and could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of Libbey. The amendment of

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any of these anti-takeover provisions would require approval by holders of at least 80% of our outstanding common stock entitled to vote on such amendment.
     In particular, our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for the following:
     Removal of Directors, Vacancies
     Directors may be removed without cause; however, directors may be removed only by (a) a majority vote of the directors then in office or (b) the affirmative vote of the stockholders holding at least 80% of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors. Vacancies on our board of directors may be filled only by our board of directors.
     No Cumulative Voting
     Delaware law provides that stockholders are not entitled to the right to cumulative votes in the election of directors unless our certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our certificate of incorporation does not expressly provide for cumulative voting.
     No Written Consent of Stockholders
     Any action to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting and may not be effected by written consent.
     Special Meetings of Stockholders
     Special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the board of directors, or a majority of the members of the board of directors, or by a committee of the board of directors that has been duly designated by the board of directors and whose power and authority, as provided in a resolution of the board of directors or in the bylaws of the corporation, include the power to call such meetings.
     Amendment
     The approval of not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote is required to amend the provisions of our Amended and Restated Bylaws by stockholder action. However, to amend the provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation that are described above in this section, the approval of not less than 80% of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote is required. These provisions make it more difficult to circumvent the anti-takeover provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated Bylaws.
     Issuance of Designated Preferred Stock
     Our board of directors is authorized to issue, without further action by the stockholders, up to 5,000,000 shares of designated preferred stock with rights and preferences, including voting rights, designated from time to time by the board of directors. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock enables our board of directors to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise.
     Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Executive Officers and Directors
     Delaware law authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties. Our certificate of incorporation includes a provision that eliminates, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the personal liability of a director to our company or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Subject to certain limitations, our bylaws provide that we must indemnify our directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
     The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable.
     There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
     This section describes the general terms of the warrants that we may offer and sell by this prospectus. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement will contain the material terms and conditions for each warrant. The accompanying prospectus supplement may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the warrants as described in this prospectus.
General
     We may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock or common stock or depositary shares. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any securities and may be attached to or separate from those securities. The warrants will be issued under warrant agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all of which will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants we are offering. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not have any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants.
Debt Warrants
     We may issue warrants for the purchase of our debt securities. As explained below, each debt warrant will entitle its holder to purchase debt securities at an exercise price set forth in, or to be determinable as set forth in, the related prospectus supplement. Debt warrants may be issued separately or together with debt securities.
     The debt warrants are to be issued under debt warrant agreements to be entered into between us, and one or more banks or trust companies, as debt warrant agent, as will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt warrants being offered by the prospectus supplement and this prospectus.
     The particular terms of each issue of debt warrants, the debt warrant agreement relating to the debt warrants and the debt warrant certificates representing debt warrants will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, as applicable:
    the title of the debt warrants;
 
    the initial offering price;
 
    the title, aggregate principal amount and terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants;
 
    the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;
 
    the title and terms of any related debt securities with which the debt warrants are issued and the number of the debt warrants issued with each debt security;
 
    the date, if any, on and after which the debt warrants and the related debt securities will be separately transferable;
 
    the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of each debt warrant and the price at which that principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon exercise of each debt warrant;
 
    if applicable, the minimum or maximum number of warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
 
    the date on which the right to exercise the debt warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
 
    if applicable, a discussion of U.S. federal income tax, accounting or other considerations applicable to the debt warrants;
 
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    anti-dilution provisions of the debt warrants, if any;
 
    redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the debt warrants;
 
    any additional terms of the debt warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the debt warrants; and
 
    the exercise price.
     Debt warrant certificates will be exchangeable for new debt warrant certificates of different denominations and, if in registered form, may be presented for registration of transfer, and debt warrants may be exercised at the corporate trust office of the debt warrant agent or any other office indicated in the related prospectus supplement. Before the exercise of debt warrants, holders of debt warrants will not be entitled to payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants, or to enforce any of the covenants in the indenture.
Equity Warrants
     We may issue warrants for the purchase of our equity securities, such as our preferred stock or common stock. As explained below, each equity warrant will entitle its holder to purchase equity securities at an exercise price set forth in, or to be determinable as set forth in, the related prospectus supplement. Equity warrants may be issued separately or together with equity securities.
     The equity warrants are to be issued under equity warrant agreements to be entered into between us and one or more banks or trust companies, as equity warrant agent, as will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the equity warrants being offered by the prospectus supplement and this prospectus.
     The particular terms of each issue of equity warrants, the equity warrant agreement relating to the equity warrants and the equity warrant certificates representing equity warrants will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, as applicable:
    the title of the equity warrants;
 
    the initial offering price;
 
    the aggregate number of equity warrants and the aggregate number of shares of the equity security purchasable upon exercise of the equity warrants;
 
    the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;
 
    if applicable, the designation and terms of the equity securities with which the equity warrants are issued, and the number of equity warrants issued with each equity security;
 
    the date, if any, on and after which the equity warrants and the related equity security will be separately transferable;
 
    if applicable, the minimum or maximum number of the equity warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
 
    the date on which the right to exercise the equity warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
 
    if applicable, a discussion of U.S. federal income tax, accounting or other considerations applicable to the equity warrants;
 
    anti-dilution provisions of the equity warrants, if any;
 
    redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the equity warrants;
 
    any additional terms of the equity warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the equity warrants; and
 
    the exercise price.
     Holders of equity warrants will not be entitled, solely by virtue of being holders, to vote, to consent, to receive dividends, to receive notice as shareholders with respect to any meeting of shareholders for the election of directors or any other matter, or to exercise any rights whatsoever as a holder of the equity securities purchasable upon exercise of the equity warrants.

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DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS
     This section describes the general terms of the rights that we may offer and sell by this prospectus. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement will contain the material terms and conditions for each right. The accompanying prospectus supplement may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the rights as described in this prospectus.
     The particular terms of each issue of rights, the rights agreement relating to the rights and the rights certificates representing rights will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, as applicable:
    the title of the rights;
 
    the date of determining the stockholders entitled to the rights distribution;
 
    the title, aggregate number of shares of common stock or preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of the rights;
 
    the exercise price;
 
    the aggregate number of rights issued;
 
    the date, if any, on and after which the rights will be separately transferable;
 
    the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the right will expire; and
 
    any other terms of the rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the distribution, exchange and exercise of the rights.
Exercise of Rights
     Each right will entitle the holder of rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of shares of common stock or preferred stock at the exercise price provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will be void.
     Holders may exercise rights as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Upon receipt of payment and the rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the rights agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the shares of common stock or preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of the rights. If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby underwriting arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND SECURITIES PURCHASE UNITS
     This section describes the general terms of the securities purchase contracts and securities purchase units that we may offer and sell by this prospectus. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement will contain the material terms and conditions for each securities purchase contract and securities purchase unit. The accompanying prospectus supplement may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the securities purchase contracts and securities purchase units as described in this prospectus.
Stock Purchase Contract and Stock Purchase Units
     We may issue stock purchase contracts, representing contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and obligating us to sell to the holders, a specified number of shares of common stock or preferred stock at a future date or dates, or a variable number of shares of common stock or preferred stock for a stated amount of consideration. The price per share and the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock may be fixed at the time the stock purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts. Any such formula may include anti-dilution provisions to adjust the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock issuable pursuant to the stock purchase contracts upon certain events.
     The stock purchase contracts may be issued separately or as part of units consisting of a stock purchase contract and, as security for the holder’s obligations to purchase the shares under the stock purchase contracts, either (a) our debt securities, (b) our debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities, or (c) preferred securities of a trust. The stock purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the stock purchase units or vice versa, and such payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The stock purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations in a specified manner, and in certain circumstances, we may deliver newly issued prepaid stock purchase contracts upon release to a holder of any collateral securing such holder’s obligations under the original stock purchase contract.
Debt Purchase Contracts and Debt Purchase Units
     We may issue debt purchase contracts, representing contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and obligating us to sell to the holders, a specified principal amount of debt securities at a future date or dates. The purchase price and the interest rate may be fixed at the time the debt purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the debt purchase contracts.
     The debt purchase contracts may be issued separately or as part of units consisting of a debt purchase contract and, as security for the holder’s obligations to purchase the securities under the debt purchase contracts, either (a) our senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities, (b) our debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities, or (c) preferred securities of a trust. The debt purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the debt purchase units or vice versa, and such payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The debt purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations in a specified manner, and in certain circumstances, we may deliver newly issued prepaid debt purchase contracts upon release to a holder of any collateral securing such holder’s obligations under the original debt purchase contract.
     The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the general terms of any purchase contracts or purchase units and, if applicable, prepaid purchase contracts. The description in the prospectus supplement will not purport to be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to (a) the purchase contracts, (b) the collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements, if applicable, relating to such purchase contracts or purchase units and (c) if applicable, the prepaid purchase contracts and the document pursuant to which such prepaid purchase contracts will be issued. Material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the purchase contracts and the purchase units will also be discussed in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
     This section describes the general terms of the depositary shares we may offer and sell by this prospectus. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement will contain the material terms and conditions for the depositary shares. The accompanying prospectus supplement may add, update, or change the terms and conditions of the depositary shares as described in this prospectus.
General
     We may, at our option, elect to offer fractional or multiple shares of preferred stock, rather than single shares of preferred stock (to be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of preferred stock). In the event we elect to do so, depositary receipts evidencing depositary shares will be issued to the public.
     The shares of any class or series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares will be deposited under a deposit agreement among us, a depositary selected by us, and the holders of the depositary receipts. The depositary will be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each owner of a depositary share will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a share of preferred stock represented by such depositary share, to all the rights and preferences of the shares of preferred stock represented by the depositary share, including dividend, voting, redemption and liquidation rights.
     The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the deposit agreement. Depositary receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional shares of the related class or series of preferred shares in accordance with the terms of the offering described in the related prospectus supplement.

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GLOBAL SECURITIES
Book-Entry, Delivery and Form
     Unless we indicate differently in a supplemental prospectus, the securities initially will be issued in book-entry form and represented by one or more global notes or global securities (collectively, “global securities”). The global securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, as depositary (“DTC”), and registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC. Unless and until it is exchanged for individual certificates evidencing securities under the limited circumstances described below, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary to its nominee or by the nominee to the depositary, or by the depositary or its nominee to a successor depositary or to a nominee of the successor depositary.
     DTC has advised us that it is:
    a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law;
 
    a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law;
 
    a member of the Federal Reserve System;
 
    a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and
 
    a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
     DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among its participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. “Direct participants” in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, including underwriters, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others, which we sometimes refer to as “indirect participants,” that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly. The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.
     Purchases of securities under the DTC system must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the securities on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of the actual purchaser of a security, which we sometimes refer to as a “beneficial owner,” is in turn recorded on the direct and indirect participants’ records. Beneficial owners of securities will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases. However, beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of their transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct or indirect participants through which they purchased securities. Transfers of ownership interests in global securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the global securities, except under the limited circumstances described below.
     To facilitate subsequent transfers, all global securities deposited by direct participants with DTC will be registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other nominee will not change the beneficial ownership of the securities. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the securities. DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts the securities are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants are responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
     So long as the securities are in book-entry form, you will receive payments and may transfer securities only through the facilities of the depositary and its direct and indirect participants. We will maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, where notices and demands in respect of the securities and the indenture may be delivered to us and where certificated securities may be surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or exchange.
     Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants and by direct participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any legal requirements in effect from time to time.

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     Redemption notices will be sent to DTC. If less than all of the securities of a particular series are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant in the securities of such series to be redeemed.
     Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (or such other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to the securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC will mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns the consenting or voting rights of Cede & Co. to those direct participants to whose accounts the securities of such series are credited on the record date, identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy.
     So long as securities are in book-entry form, we will make payments on those securities to the depositary or its nominee, as the registered owner of such securities, by wire transfer of immediately available funds. If securities are issued in definitive certificated form under the limited circumstances described below, we will have the option of paying interest by check mailed to the addresses of the persons entitled to payment or by wire transfer to bank accounts in the United States designated in writing to the applicable trustee at least 15 days before the applicable payment date by the persons entitled to payment.
     Redemption proceeds, distributions and dividend payments on the securities will be made to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit direct participants’ accounts upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from us on the payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC records. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the account of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.” Those payments will be the responsibility of participants and not of DTC or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds, distributions and dividend payments to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC, is our responsibility, disbursement of payments to direct participants is the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of payments to the beneficial owners is the responsibility of direct and indirect participants.
     Except under the limited circumstances described below, purchasers of securities will not be entitled to have securities registered in their names and will not receive physical delivery of securities. Accordingly, each beneficial owner must rely on the procedures of DTC and its participants to exercise any rights under the securities and the indenture.
     The laws of some jurisdictions may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Those laws may impair the ability to transfer or pledge beneficial interests in securities.
     DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository with respect to the securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to us. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depository is not obtained, securities certificates are required to be printed and delivered.
     As noted above, beneficial owners of a particular series of securities generally will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in those securities. However, if:
    DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a depositary for the global security or securities representing such series of securities or if DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act at a time when it is required to be registered and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days of the notification to us or of our becoming aware of DTC’s ceasing to be so registered, as the case may be;
 
    we determine, in our sole discretion, not to have such securities represented by one or more global securities; or
 
    an Event of Default under the indenture has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities,
     we will prepare and deliver certificates for such securities in exchange for beneficial interests in the global securities. Any beneficial interest in a global security that is exchangeable under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence will be exchangeable for securities in definitive certificated form registered in the names that the depositary directs. It is expected that these directions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from its participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the global securities.
     We have obtained the information in this section and elsewhere in this prospectus concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry system from sources that are believed to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the offered securities from time to time by one or more of the following methods, without limitation:
(a)   through agents;
 
(b)   through underwriters or dealers;
 
(c)   directly to one or more purchasers; or
 
(d)   through a combination of any of these methods of sale.
     We may offer securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or through underwriters without an underwriting syndicate. If underwriters are used for the sale of securities, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account. The underwriters may resell the securities in one or more transactions, including in negotiated transactions at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. In connection with any such underwritten sale of securities, underwriters may receive compensation from us in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell securities to or through dealers, and the dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Such compensation may be in excess of customary discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriting compensation will not exceed 8% for any offering under this Registration Statement.
     If we use an underwriter or underwriters in the sale of particular securities, we will execute an underwriting agreement with those underwriters at the time of sale of those securities. To the extent required by law, the names of the underwriters will be set forth in the prospectus supplement used by the underwriters to sell those securities. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of securities, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to customary conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities offered if any of the securities are purchased.
     In effecting sales, brokers or dealers engaged by us may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Broker-dealers may receive discounts, concessions or commissions from us (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. Such compensation may be in excess of customary discounts, concessions or commissions. If dealers are utilized in the sale of securities, the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in a prospectus supplement, if required.
     We may also sell securities from time to time through agents. We will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of such shares and will list commissions payable to these agents in a prospectus supplement, if required. These agents will be acting on a best efforts basis to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment, unless we state otherwise in any required prospectus supplement.
     We may sell securities directly to purchasers. In this case, we and they may not engage underwriters or agents in the offer and sale of such shares.
     We may enter agreements under which underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of securities may be entitled to indemnification by us against various liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribution with respect to payments which the underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make.
     If underwriters or dealers are used in the sale, until the distribution of the securities is completed, rules of the SEC may limit the ability of any underwriters to bid for and purchase the securities. As an exception to these rules, representatives of any underwriters are permitted to engage in transactions that stabilize the price of the securities. These transactions may consist of bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the securities. If the underwriters create a short position in the securities in connection with the offering (that is, if they sell more securities than are set forth on the cover page of the prospectus supplement) the representatives of the underwriters may reduce that short position by purchasing securities in the open market.
     We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the securities. In addition, we make no representation that the representatives of any underwriters will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

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LEGAL MATTERS
     The validity of the securities offered by this prospectus has been passed upon for us by Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, Illinois.
EXPERTS
     The consolidated financial statements of Libbey Inc. appearing in Libbey Inc.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009 (including the schedule appearing therein), and the effectiveness of Libbey Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
     We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, proxy statements and other information we file at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. You may also access certain filed documents at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
     This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act. Pursuant to the SEC rules, this prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information in such registration statement. You may read or obtain a copy of the registration statement, including exhibits, from the SEC in the manner described above.
     The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents instead of having to repeat this information in this prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act between the date of this prospectus and the termination of the offering. We are not, however, incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof, whether specifically listed below or filed in the future, that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including any information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or certain exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K:
    our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed on March 15, 2010;
 
    our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2010, filed on May 10, 2010;
 
    our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2010, April 23, 2010, May 11, 2010 and June 10, 2010 (Acc-no: 950123-10-057106); and
 
    the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on December 31, 2009, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating the description.
     Any statement incorporated herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
     You may request a free copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by writing to us or telephoning us at the address and telephone number set forth below.
Libbey Inc.
Attn: Corporate Secretary
300 Madison Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 43604
(419) 325-2100
     You may also access all of the documents above and incorporated by reference into this prospectus free of charge at our website www.libbey.com. The reference to our website does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on such website.

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(LIBBEY LOGO)
LIBBEY INC.
Debt Securities
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Warrants to Purchase Debt Securities, Common Stock, Preferred Stock
or Depositary Shares
Rights to Purchase Common Stock or Preferred Stock
Securities Purchase Contracts
Securities Purchase Units
Depositary Shares
 
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14.   Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
     The following table sets forth our best estimate as to our anticipated costs and expenses expected to be paid by us in connection with a distribution of securities registered hereby. All amounts are estimates except for the SEC registration fee:
         
SEC registration fee
  $ 10,695  
Printing and engraving expenses
    30,000 *
Legal fees and expenses
    120,000 *
Accounting fees and expenses
    45,000 *
Transfer Agent fees and expenses
    15,000 *
Miscellaneous
    1,000 *
Total
  $ 221,695 *
 
*   Estimates.
ITEM 15.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
     Delaware law authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties. Our certificate of incorporation includes a provision that eliminates, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the personal liability of a director to our company or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Subject to certain limitations, our bylaws provides that we must indemnify our directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
     The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore, unenforceable.
     There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.
ITEM 16.   Exhibits.
     (a) A list of exhibits filed with this registration statement on Form S-3 is set forth on the Exhibit Index and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 17.   Undertakings.
     We hereby undertake:
          1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
     (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

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     (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
     (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
     Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by us pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
     2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
     3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
     4. That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
     (i) each prospectus filed by us pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
     (ii) each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or a prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
     5. That, for the purpose of determining our liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, we undertake that in a primary offering of our securities pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, we will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
     (i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of ours relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
     (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of us or used or referred to by us;
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     (iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by us to the purchaser.
     We hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of our annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
      We hereby undertake to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.
     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by one of our directors, officers or controlling persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (“Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)2 of the Act.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Libbey Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Toledo, State of Ohio, on June 11, 2010.
         
 
LIBBEY INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ John F. Meier    
    John F. Meier   
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
/s/ John F. Meier
 
John F. Meier
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
 (Principal Executive Officer)
  June 11, 2010
 
       
*
 
Richard I. Reynolds
  Executive Vice President, Chief
  Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer)
  June 11, 2010
 
       
*
 
Scott M. Sellick
  Chief Accounting Officer
 (Principal Accounting Officer)
  June 11, 2010
 
       
*
 
William A. Foley
  Director    June 11, 2010
 
       
*
 
Peter C. McC. Howell
  Director    June 11, 2010
 
       
*
 
Carol B. Moerdyk
  Director    June 11, 2010

 


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Signature   Title   Date
 
*
 
Terence P. Stewart
  Director    June 11, 2010
 
       
*
 
Carlos V. Duno
  Director    June 11, 2010
 
       
*
 
Deborah G. Miller
  Director    June 11, 2010
 
       
*
 
Jean-René Gougelet
  Director    June 11, 2010
 
       
*
 
John C. Orr
  Director    June 11, 2010
         
     
*By   /s/ John F Meier      
  As Attorney-in-Fact     
       
 

 


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
     
1.1**
  Form of Underwriting Agreement.
 
   
3.1*
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Libbey Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Libbey Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1993 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
3.2*
  Amended and Restated By-Laws of Libbey Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Libbey Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1993, as amended as set forth in Libbey Inc.’s Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2005, both of which filings are incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
4.1*
  Form of stock certificate for the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (filed as an exhibit to Libbey Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1993 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
4.2*
  Form of stock certificate for the preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (filed as an exhibit to Libbey Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1993 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
4.3*
  Form of Indenture.
 
   
4.4**
  Form of Note.
 
   
4.5**
  Form of Warrant Agreement.
 
   
4.6**
  Form of Warrant Certificate (to be included in Exhibit 4.5).
 
   
4.7**
  Form of Deposit Agreement.
 
   
4.8**
  Form of Depositary Receipt (to be included in Exhibit 4.7).
 
   
4.9**
  Form of Purchase Contract.
 
   
4.10**
  Form of Purchase Unit.
 
   
4.11**
  Form of Rights Agreement.
 
   
5.1*
  Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.
 
   
12.1*
  Statement Regarding the Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
 
   
23.2*
  Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
 
   
24.1*
  Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of original filing).
 
   
25.1***
  Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1.
 
*   Previously filed.
 
**   To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a current report of the registrant on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
***   To be incorporated by reference to a subsequent filing in accordance with Section 305 (b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.