CORNING INCORPORATED (NYSE:GLW) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On July18, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Corning Incorporated (“Corning”), acting upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Mr.LeslieA. Brun to the Board, effective immediately. Mr.Brun, age 65, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sarr Group, LLC. Mr.Brun will serve on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Mr.Brun will receive the same compensation as other non-employee Corning directors as described in Corning’s 2018 Proxy Statement under “Director Compensation.” There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.Brun and any other person to which he was selected to serve as a director. Mr.Brun has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The press release issued by the Company on July18, 2018 announcing the appointment of Mr.Brun to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.02 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report:
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| 99.1 | Corning press release dated July18, 2018 |
CORNING INC /NY ExhibitEX-99.1 2 d542513dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 News Release FOR RELEASE JULY 18,…To view the full exhibit click here
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Corning Incorporated (Corning) is engaged in the manufacture of specialty glass and ceramics. The Company operates in five segments: Display Technologies, which manufactures glass substrates; Optical Communications, which is engaged in providing optical solutions; Environmental Technologies, which manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products; Specialty Materials, which manufactures products that provide over 150 material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals, and Life Sciences segment, which is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of scientific laboratory products. The Display Technologies segment develops, manufactures and supplies glass substrates using a fusion manufacturing process. It manufactures and processes products at approximately 90 plants in approximately 20 countries. Corning offers its products under the trademarks, including Corning, Celcor, ClearCurve, DuraTrap, Eagle XG, Epic, Gorilla, HPFS, Pyrex, Steuben, Falcon, SMF-28e and Willow.