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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 3, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Corning Incorporated (“Corning”), acting upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Mr. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. to the Board, effective April 1, 2021. Mr. Ferguson is President and CEO of TIAA-CREF and is the former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. Mr. Ferguson has announced he will retire from TIAA effective March 31, 2021. Mr. Ferguson will serve on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
Mr. Ferguson will receive the same compensation as other non-employee Corning directors as described in Corning’s most recent Proxy Statement under “Director Compensation.” There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ferguson and any other person pursuant to which he was selected to serve as a director. Mr. Ferguson has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The press release issued by the Company on February 3, 2021 announcing the appointment of Mr. Ferguson to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein
| Item 9.01 | 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 February 3, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CORNING INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Linda E. Jolly | |
| Name: | Linda E. Jolly | |
| Title: | Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |
Date: February 3, 2021
