Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 28, 2022 _________________ CORNING INCORPORATED (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) _________________       New York       1-3247       16-0393470 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)       One Riverfront Plaza , Corning , New York 14831 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 607 ) 974-9000 (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: ☐       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)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:     Trading Name of each exchange Title of each class       Symbol(s)       on which registered           Common Stock, $.50 par value per share GLW New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) 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. ☐     Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Corning Incorporated (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 28, 2022. Of the 845,646,081 shares outstanding and entitled to vote (as of the February 28, 2022, record date), 725,726,860 shares were represented at the meeting, or an 85.81% quorum. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are as follows: Proposal 1. Election of Directors. Elected the following 15 individuals to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company to serve as directors until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2023 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified: Broker Name       Votes For       Votes Against       Abstain       Non-Votes Donald W. Blair 629,449,997 4,730,174 943,139 90,603,550 Leslie A. Brun 621,142,395 13,095,420 885,495 90,603,550 Stephanie A. Burns 627,674,431 6,646,660 802,219 90,603,550 Richard T. Clark 610,939,166 23,259,567 924,577 90,603,550 Pamela J. Craig 626,787,776 7,469,058 866,476 90,603,550 Robert F. Cummings, Jr. 615,655,520 18,537,173 930,617 90,603,550 Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. 612,239,637 21,968,459 915,214 90,603,550 Deborah A. Henretta 628,821,757 5,451,567 849,986 90,603,550 Daniel P. Huttenlocher 630,939,860 3,203,984 979,466 90,603,550 Kurt M. Landgraf 602,991,125 31,167,356 964,829 90,603,550 Kevin J. Martin 621,512,992 12,669,824 940,494 90,603,550 Deborah D. Rieman 598,245,994 36,042,484 834,832 90,603,550 Hansel E. Tookes II 579,351,824 44,588,855 11,182,631 90,603,550 Wendell P. Weeks 609,948,159 24,011,785 1,163,366 90,603,550 Mark S. Wrighton 626,306,050 7,845,820 971,440 90,603,550 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 2022 proxy statement. Broker Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes 566,740,759 65,980,212 2,402,339 90,603,550 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, 2022. Broker Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Votes 696,937,031 27,875,781 914,048 -         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/ Linda E. Jolly   Name:   Linda E. Jolly   Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary Date: April 29, 2022