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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 13, 2012 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Corning Incorporated </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-0393470</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, New York</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">607-974-9000</FONT></FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Former name or former address, if changed since last report </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A Press Release of Corning Incorporated (the &#147;Company&#148;) dated November 13, 2013 (the &#147;Press Release&#148;) relating to the pricing of the Notes
(defined below) is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information in the attached Press Release is furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;7.01 and shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and is not incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any
general incorporation language in such filing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01 Other Events. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Corning Incorporated Notes Offering. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November 13,
2013, the Company agreed to sell $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.70% Notes due 2023 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement (the &#147;Underwriting Agreement&#148;) and Pricing Agreement (the &#147;Pricing
Agreement&#148;), each dated November 13, 2013, and each between the Company and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The public offering price of the Notes was
99.777% of the principal amount of the Notes. The Company expects to receive net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses, of approximately $247 million. The Company intends to use
the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes were offered and sold under the Company&#146;s registration statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-178248)</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on December&nbsp;1,
2011 under the Securities Act. The Company has filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement, dated November 13, 2013, together with the accompanying prospectus, dated December&nbsp;1, 2011, relating to the offer and sale of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The closing of the sale of the Notes is scheduled to occur on November 18, 2013. The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the &#147;Indenture&#148;)
dated as of November&nbsp;8, 2000, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, and an Officers&#146; Certificate of the
Company to be delivered pursuant to Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The above description of the Underwriting Agreement, the Pricing Agreement,
the Indenture, the Officers&#146; Certificate and the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, the Pricing Agreement, the Indenture, the form of Officers&#146; Certificate and the forms of the Notes. Each of the
Underwriting Agreement, the Pricing Agreement, the form of Officers&#146; Certificate and the form of the Note is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> The Indenture was filed as an Exhibit
to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;15, 2001. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Exhibits </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated November 13,
2013, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (excluding the annexes and schedules thereto). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.2 Pricing Agreement dated November 13, 2013, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the
several underwriters named therein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.1 Form of Officers&#146; Certificate of the Company to be delivered pursuant to Sections 201 and 301 of the
Indenture dated as of November 8, 2000, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, relating to the Notes (excluding exhibits
thereto). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.2 Form of the Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.1 Opinion of Linda E.
Jolly, Corporate Secretary and counsel of the Company regarding the legality of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">23.1 Consent of Linda E. Jolly (included in Exhibit 5.1) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">99.1 Press Release dated November 13, 2013, issued by the Company relating to the Notes. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/ Linda E. Jolly</I></P></TD></TR>
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Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 13, 2012
Corning Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
1-3247
16-0393470
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, New York
14831
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
607-974-9000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A Press Release of Corning Incorporated (the "Company") dated November 13, 2013 (the "Press Release") relating to the pricing of the Notes
(defined below) is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information in the attached Press Release is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and is not incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any
general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Corning Incorporated Notes Offering.
On November 13,
2013, the Company agreed to sell $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.70% Notes due 2023 (the "Notes") pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") and Pricing Agreement (the "Pricing
Agreement"), each dated November 13, 2013, and each between the Company and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The public offering price of the Notes was
99.777% of the principal amount of the Notes. The Company expects to receive net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses, of approximately $247 million. The Company intends to use
the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.
The Notes were offered and sold under the Company's registration statement on Form
S-3
(Registration
No. 333-178248)
(the "Registration Statement"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on December 1,
2011 under the Securities Act. The Company has filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement, dated November 13, 2013, together with the accompanying prospectus, dated December 1, 2011, relating to the offer and sale of the Notes.
The closing of the sale of the Notes is scheduled to occur on November 18, 2013. The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the "Indenture")
dated as of November 8, 2000, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, and an Officers' Certificate of the
Company to be delivered pursuant to Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture.
The above description of the Underwriting Agreement, the Pricing Agreement,
the Indenture, the Officers' Certificate and the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, the Pricing Agreement, the Indenture, the form of Officers' Certificate and the forms of the Notes. Each of the
Underwriting Agreement, the Pricing Agreement, the form of Officers' Certificate and the form of the Note is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
The Indenture was filed as an Exhibit
to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3
filed with the SEC on March 15, 2001.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated November 13,
2013, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (excluding the annexes and schedules thereto).
1.2 Pricing Agreement dated November 13, 2013, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the
several underwriters named therein.
4.1 Form of Officers' Certificate of the Company to be delivered pursuant to Sections 201 and 301 of the
Indenture dated as of November 8, 2000, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, relating to the Notes (excluding exhibits
thereto).
4.2 Form of the Note.
5.1 Opinion of Linda E.
Jolly, Corporate Secretary and counsel of the Company regarding the legality of the Notes.
23.1 Consent of Linda E. Jolly (included in Exhibit 5.1)
99.1 Press Release dated November 13, 2013, issued by the Company relating to the Notes.
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
November 18, 2013
By:
/s/ Linda E. Jolly
Name:
Linda E. Jolly
Title:
Corporate Secretary