Form 8-K

8-K — CORNING INC /NY

Accession: 0001206774-26-000265

Filed: 2026-05-04

Period: 2026-04-30

CIK: 0000024741

SIC: 3357 (DRAWING AND INSULATING NONFERROUS WIRE)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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

Common Stock, $0.50 par value per share

GLW

New York Stock Exchange

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).

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. ☐

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:

☐

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))

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

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