UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported) | April 30, 2026 |
CORNING INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-3247 (Commission File Number) | 16-0393470 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, New York (Address of principal executive offices) | 14831 (Zip Code) |
(607) 974-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| 3.875% Notes due 2026 | GLW26 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 4.125% Notes due 2031 | GLW31 | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 ((§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Corning Incorporated (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 30, 2026. Of the 859,014,837 shares outstanding and entitled to vote (as of the March 2, 2026 record date), 744,962,130 shares were represented at the meeting, or an 86.72% quorum. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1. Election of Directors. Elected the following 10 individuals to the Board to serve as directors until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2027 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| Ami Badani | 648,303,262 | 1,812,118 | 979,380 | 93,867,370 |
| Leslie A. Brun | 646,325,596 | 3,904,263 | 864,901 | 93,867,370 |
| Stephanie A. Burns | 618,835,781 | 31,430,035 | 828,944 | 93,867,370 |
| Pamela J. Craig | 643,180,027 | 6,968,595 | 946,138 | 93,867,370 |
| Robert F. Cummings, Jr. | 626,172,716 | 24,001,312 | 920,732 | 93,867,370 |
| Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. | 632,412,768 | 17,441,172 | 1,240,820 | 93,867,370 |
| Thomas D. French | 646,839,232 | 3,352,403 | 903,125 | 93,867,370 |
| Daniel P. Huttenlocher | 643,436,920 | 6,756,069 | 901,771 | 93,867,370 |
| Kevin J. Martin | 629,310,099 | 20,885,469 | 899,192 | 93,867,370 |
| Wendell P. Weeks | 622,342,463 | 25,702,099 | 3,050,198 | 93,867,370 |
Proposal 2. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers (Say on Pay): Approved, on an advisory basis (non-binding), the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in our 2026 proxy statement.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 610,434,132 | 38,800,367 | 1,860,261 | 93,867,370 |
Proposal 3. Ratification of the Appointment Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2026.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 713,266,444 | 30,785,993 | 909,693 | - |
Proposal 4. Shareholder Proposal Requesting Adoption of An Independent Chair Policy: The shareholder proposal asking the Board of Directors to adopt a policy to require that the Chair of the Board be an independent director who has not previously served as an executive officer of the Company was not approved.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 117,552,061 | 527,957,300 | 5,585,399 | 93,867,370 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CORNING INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Melissa J. Gambol | |
| Name: | Melissa J. Gambol | |
| Title: | Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |
Date: May 4, 2026