8-K

 

 

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)    May 3, 2019 (May 2, 2019)

 

 

CORNING INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York
  1-3247   16-0393470
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, New York 14831

(Address of principal executive offices, and zip code)

(607) 974-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

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.  ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock   GLW   New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

 

 

 

 


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of Corning Incorporated (the “Company”) was held in Corning, New York, on May 2, 2019, to vote on the proposals described below. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All nominees for director listed below were elected. The term of office for each director will be until the next annual meeting or until their successors shall be elected and qualified.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors. The following Directors were elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast:

 

Name    Votes For      %        Votes Against      %        Abstain       

Broker

Non-Votes

 

 

 

Donald W. Blair

     540,228,124        99.6          2,150,296        0.4          1,042,560          143,630,454  

Leslie A. Brun

     530,766,230        97.9          11,626,593        2.1          1,028,157          143,630,454  

Stephanie A. Burns

     540,241,018        99.6          2,213,385        0.4          966,577          143,630,454  

John A. Canning, Jr.

     537,587,221        99.1          4,753,737        0.9          1,080,022          143,630,454  

Richard T. Clark

     537,731,187        99.1          4,640,785        0.9          1,049,008          143,630,454  

Robert F. Cummings, Jr.

     531,935,713        98.1          10,416,532        1.9          1,068,735          143,630,454  

Deborah A. Henretta

     537,357,459        99.1          5,076,446        0.9          987,075          143,630,454  

Daniel P. Huttenlocher

     540,164,325        99.6          2,161,770        0.4          1,094,885          143,630,454  

Kurt M. Landgraf

     530,838,296        97.9          11,448,793        2.1          1,133,891          143,630,454  

Kevin J. Martin

     538,079,017        99.2          4,235,164        0.8          1,106,799          143,630,454  

Deborah D. Rieman

     525,416,306        96.9          17,020,214        3.1          984,460          143,630,454  

Hansel E. Tookes II

     520,774,868        96.0          21,568,676        4.0          1,077,436          143,630,454  

Wendell P. Weeks

     515,181,689        95.1          26,339,864        4.9          1,899,427          143,630,454  

Mark S. Wrighton

     539,243,098        99.4          3,123,638        0.6          1,054,244          143,630,454  

In addition, the stockholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as described below:

Proposal 2. Advisory Vote to Approve the Company’s Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”):

 

Votes For   %   Votes Against    %    Abstain   

Broker

Non-Votes

 

508,186,447   94.1   32,052,148    5.9    3,182,385    143,630,454

Proposal 3. Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ended December 31, 2019:

 

Votes For   %   Votes Against    %    Abstain   

Broker

Non-Votes

 

662,332,840   96.6   23,048,185    3.4    1,670,409    0

Proposal 4. Approval of the 2019 Equity Plan for Non-Employee Directors:

 

Votes For   %   Votes Against    %    Abstain   

Broker

Non-Votes

 

517,088,530   95.7   23,280,636    4.3    3,051,814    143,630,454


SIGNATURE

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.

 

Date: May 3, 2019    

CORNING INCORPORATED

   

By:

 

/s/ Linda E. Jolly

     

Linda E. Jolly

     

Vice President and Corporate Secretary