Shareholder Vote

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 27, 2023 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 (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.     ☐     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 27, 2023. Of the 847,231,784 shares outstanding and entitled to vote (as of the February 28, 2023 record date), 739,767,945 shares were represented at the meeting, or an 87.31% quorum. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders 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 Shareholders in 2024 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified: Name Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Donald W. Blair 639,421,260 6,432,667 1,056,749 92,857,269 Leslie A. Brun 632,079,934 13,931,734 899,008 92,857,269 Stephanie A. Burns 631,136,700 14,871,743 902,233 92,857,269 Richard T. Clark 616,991,740 28,872,987 1,045,949 92,857,269 Pamela J. Craig 637,131,553 8,756,206 1,022,917 92,857,269 Robert F. Cummings, Jr. 619,134,442 26,721,013 1,055,221 92,857,269 Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. 621,282,406 24,526,843 1,101,427 92,857,269 Deborah A. Henretta 638,372,217 7,601,879 936,580 92,857,269 Daniel P. Huttenlocher 640,976,014 4,935,594 999,068 92,857,269 Kurt M. Landgraf 614,289,877 31,531,769 1,089,030 92,857,269 Kevin J. Martin 620,481,049 25,366,953 1,062,674 92,857,269 Deborah D. Rieman 617,062,913 28,843,921 1,003,842 92,857,269 Hansel E. Tookes II 589,278,033 56,547,276 1,085,367 92,857,269 Wendell P. Weeks 615,196,718 29,830,368 1,883,590 92,857,269 Mark S. Wrighton 631,385,687 14,435,018 1,089,971 92,857,269 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 2023 proxy statement. Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 586,183,420 57,733,935 2,993,321 92,857,269 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, 2023. Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 714,366,325 24,301,251 1,100,369 - Proposal 4. Advisory Vote on the Frequency with Which We Hold the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:   Votes For Every Year % Votes For Every Two Years % Votes For Every Three Years % Abstain Broker Non-Votes 630,428,367 97.65 1,327,851 .20 13,837,804 2.14 1,316,654 -     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: May 1, 2023