8K for 2018 Meeting Results

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 26, 2018





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)



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))

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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:



 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

Donald W. Blair

579,129,657 

99.73%

1,577,351 

0.27%

1,113,985

154,746,785 

Stephanie A  Burns

579,029,958 

99.70%

1,729,216 

0.30%

1,061,819

154,746,785 

John A. Canning, Jr.

577,460,204 

99.44%

3,250,818 

0.56%

1,109,971

154,746,785 

Richard T. Clark

577,411,373 

99.43%

3,309,126 

0.57%

1,100,494

154,746,785 

Robert F. Cummings, Jr.

570,974,378 

98.32%

9,730,781 

1.68%

1,115,834

154,746,785 

Deborah A. Henretta

578,838,700 

99.67%

1,923,160 

0.33%

1,059,133

154,746,785 

Daniel P. Huttenlocher

578,806,008 

99.70%

1,758,531 

0.30%

1,256,454

154,746,785 

Kurt M. Landgraf

563,179,916 

96.98%

17,508,197 

3.02%

1,132,880

154,746,785 

Kevin J. Martin

577,900,674 

99.52%

2,787,124 

0.48%

1,133,195

154,746,785 

Deborah D. Rieman

561,780,699 

96.73%

19,013,591 

3.27%

1,026,703

154,746,785 

Hansel E. Tookes II

558,893,550 

96.24%

21,820,651 

3.76%

1,106,792

154,746,785 

Wendell P. Weeks

550,021,580 

94.84%

29,900,343 

5.16%

1,899,070

154,746,785 

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”):





 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

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:

 



 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

712,942,973

97.00%

22,043,633

3.00%

1,581,172

0



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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.

 









 

 

Date:  April 27, 2018

CORNING INCORPORATED

 

 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Linda E. Jolly

 

 

Linda E. Jolly

 

 

Vice President and Corporate Secretary 

 

 

 





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