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
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Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported) |
April 26, 2018 |
CORNING INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York |
1-3247 |
16-0393470 |
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One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, New York |
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14831 |
(607) 974-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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Emerging growth company |
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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 26, 2018. The shareholders elected all of the Company's nominees for director; approved the named executives' compensation; and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2018.
1. Election of Directors. The following Directors were elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast:
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Name |
Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Donald W. Blair |
579,129,657 |
99.73% |
1,577,351 |
0.27% |
1,113,985 |
154,746,785 |
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Stephanie A Burns |
579,029,958 |
99.70% |
1,729,216 |
0.30% |
1,061,819 |
154,746,785 |
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John A. Canning, Jr. |
577,460,204 |
99.44% |
3,250,818 |
0.56% |
1,109,971 |
154,746,785 |
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Richard T. Clark |
577,411,373 |
99.43% |
3,309,126 |
0.57% |
1,100,494 |
154,746,785 |
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Robert F. Cummings, Jr. |
570,974,378 |
98.32% |
9,730,781 |
1.68% |
1,115,834 |
154,746,785 |
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Deborah A. Henretta |
578,838,700 |
99.67% |
1,923,160 |
0.33% |
1,059,133 |
154,746,785 |
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Daniel P. Huttenlocher |
578,806,008 |
99.70% |
1,758,531 |
0.30% |
1,256,454 |
154,746,785 |
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Kurt M. Landgraf |
563,179,916 |
96.98% |
17,508,197 |
3.02% |
1,132,880 |
154,746,785 |
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Kevin J. Martin |
577,900,674 |
99.52% |
2,787,124 |
0.48% |
1,133,195 |
154,746,785 |
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Deborah D. Rieman |
561,780,699 |
96.73% |
19,013,591 |
3.27% |
1,026,703 |
154,746,785 |
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Hansel E. Tookes II |
558,893,550 |
96.24% |
21,820,651 |
3.76% |
1,106,792 |
154,746,785 |
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Wendell P. Weeks |
550,021,580 |
94.84% |
29,900,343 |
5.16% |
1,899,070 |
154,746,785 |
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Mark S. Wrighton |
578,585,617 |
99.64% |
2,107,950 |
0.36% |
1,127,426 |
154,746,785 |
2. Advisory Vote to Approve the Company’s Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”):
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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523,112,501 |
90.47% |
55,102,725 |
9.53% |
3,605,767 |
154,746,785 |
3. Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ended December 31, 2018:
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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712,942,973 |
97.00% |
22,043,633 |
3.00% |
1,581,172 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: April 27, 2018 |
CORNING INCORPORATED |
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By: |
/s/ Linda E. Jolly |
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Linda E. Jolly |
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Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
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