CORNING INCORPORATED (NYSE:GLW) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

CORNING INCORPORATED (NYSE:GLW) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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 27, 2017. The shareholders elected all of
the Company’s nominees for director; approved the named
executives’ compensation; approved an annual advisory vote on
the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation;
ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the
Company’s independent auditor for 2017; and re-approved the
material terms of the performance goals under the Company’s 2012
Long-Term Incentive Plan.
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
657,588,107
99.76%
1,595,747
0.24%
1,060,520
153,557,341
Stephanie A. Burns
657,232,459
99.69%
2,061,457
0.31%
950,458
153,557,341
John A. Canning, Jr.
648,301,426
98.35%
10,856,193
1.65%
1,086,755
153,557,341
Richard T. Clark
655,864,275
99.50%
3,306,224
0.50%
1,073,875
153,557,341
Robert F. Cummings, Jr.
636,429,836
96.54%
22,783,978
3.46%
1,030,560
153,557,341
Deborah A. Henretta
653,415,884
99.12%
5,824,473
0.88%
1,004,017
153,557,341
Daniel P. Huttenlocher
657,102,541
99.69%
2,040,069
0.31%
1,101,764
153,557,341
Kurt M. Landgraf
638,574,051
96.88%
20,572,201
3.12%
1,098,122
153,557,341
Kevin J. Martin
656,776,687
99.64%
2,384,725
0.36%
1,082,962
153,557,341
Deborah D. Rieman
633,681,939
96.14%
25,455,378
3.86%
1,107,057
153,557,341
Hansel E. Tookes II
625,031,991
94.84%
34,035,971
5.16%
1,176,412
153,557,341
Wendell P. Weeks
609,741,811
93.03%
45,693,076
6.97%
4,809,487
153,557,341
Mark S. Wrighton
649,144,005
98.48%
10,030,830
1.52%
1,069,539
153,557,341
2. Advisory Vote to Approve the Company’s Executive
Compensation (“Say on Pay”):
Votes For
%
Votes Against
%
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
603,668,155
91.89%
53,257,913
8.11%
3,318,306
153,557,341
3. 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
587,086,742
89.18%
2,591,544
0.39%
68,659,708
10.43%
1,906,380
153,557,341
4. Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
for the Year Ended December 31, 2017:
Votes For
%
Votes Against
%
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
789,975,086
97.25%
22,310,341
2.75%
1,516,288
2017 Corning Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.
5. Re-approval of the Material Terms of the Performance Goals
Under the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan as Required by
Section 162(m) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code:
Votes For
%
Votes Against
%
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
625,862,119
95.17%
31,794,659
4.83%
2,587,596
153,557,341


About CORNING INCORPORATED (NYSE:GLW)

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.

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