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 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