UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
CORNING INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. |
On February 2, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Corning Incorporated (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s By-Laws, effective February 2, 2022 (the “Amended and Restated By-Laws”). The following is a summary of the amendments to the Amended and Restated By-Laws:
| ● | Article II, Sections 2.1, 2.4 and 2.9 were amended to expressly allow for virtual meetings of the Company’s shareholders by means of remote electronic communications at the Board’s discretion. |
The foregoing summary of the amendments to the Amended and Restated By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and Restated By-Laws filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Report.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Corning Incorporated, effective as of February 2, 2022 | |
| 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, 2022 | |||