--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001206774-24-000544" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "GLW" cik: "0000024741" company_name: "CORNING INC /NY" filed_at: "2024-05-06T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-02T22:29:57.630633+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Corning board retirees Clark and Blair; Burns named Lead Independent Director ## Summary - Richard T. Clark retired after 12 years as director and 11 years as Lead Independent Director pursuant to mandatory retirement policy. - Stephanie A. Burns appointed Lead Independent Director effective May 2, 2024; she has served on the board since 2012. - Donald W. Blair retired after 10 years as a director following the 2024 Annual Meeting. - Shareholders elected all 14 director nominees at the May 2, 2024 annual meeting, with quorum of 87.71%. - Say-on-pay proposal passed with 580.6M votes for (87.6% of votes cast); PwC ratified as auditors for 2024. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001206774-24-000544 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: GLW - cik: 0000024741 - company_name: CORNING INC /NY - filed_at: 2024-05-06T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000120677424000544/0001206774-24-000544-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000120677424000544/glw4332161-8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-24-000544 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-24-000544.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-24-000544.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Stephanie A. Burns was appointed as Lead Independent Director at CORNING INC /NY. - Action: appointed - Role: Lead Independent Director source text: The Company’s independent directors appointed Stephanie A. Burns as Lead Independent Director, effective May 2, 2024. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000120677424000544/0001206774-24-000544-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CORNING INC /NY shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2024-05-02 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-02 source text: 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, 2024. Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 720,462,828 28,681,733 1,142,282 - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000120677424000544/0001206774-24-000544-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CORNING INC /NY shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-02 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-02 source text: Proposal 1. Election of Directors. Elected the following 14 individuals to the Board to serve as directors until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2025 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified: Name Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Leslie A. Brun 645,609,885 16,522,827 1,085,829 87,068,302 Stephanie A. Burns 640,103,510 22,050,461 1,064,570 87,068,302 Pamela J. Craig 650,179,230 11,992,055 1,047,256 87,068,302 Robert F. Cummings, Jr. 626,630,096 35,485,270 1,103,175 87,068,302 Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. 631,406,276 30,676,735 1,135,530 87,068,302 Thomas D. French 656,634,048 5,391,268 1,193,225 87,068,302 Deborah A. Henretta 645,814,426 16,221,851 1,182,264 87,068,302 Daniel P. Huttenlocher 655,241,864 6,816,206 1,160,471 87,068,302 Kurt M. Landgraf 627,172,587 34,893,134 1,152,820 87,068,302 Kevin J. Martin 629,658,180 32,388,636 1,171,725 87,068,302 Deborah D. Rieman 622,399,299 39,756,534 1,062,708 87,068,302 Hansel E. Tookes II 562,137,912 99, evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000120677424000544/0001206774-24-000544-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CORNING INC /NY shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers (Say on Pay) at the 2024-05-02 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-02 source text: 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 2024 proxy statement. Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 580,645,392 79,823,314 2,749,835 87,068,302 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000120677424000544/0001206774-24-000544-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.