8-K
filed May 4, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker GLW
CIK 0000024741
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Corning shareholders elect all 10 director nominees, approve say on pay, ratify PwC
CORNING INC /NY
- All 10 director nominees elected with strong majorities; Wendell P. Weeks received 622M votes for, 25.7M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 610M for, 38.8M against (93.9M broker non-votes).
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor passed with 713M for, 30.8M against.
- Shareholder proposal for independent chair policy defeated: 528M against vs 118M for.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CORNING INC /NY shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-04-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-30
Exact text from the filing
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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CORNING INC /NY shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers (Say on Pay) at the 2026-04-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-30
Exact text from the filing
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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CORNING INC /NY shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal Requesting Adoption of An Independent Chair Policy at the 2026-04-30 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-30
Exact text from the filing
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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CORNING INC /NY shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-04-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-30
Exact text from the filing
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 -
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