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 30, 2010

Corning Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	1-3247	16-0393470
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	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
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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:

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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.

The Corning Incorporated ("Company") press release dated November 30, 2010 regarding the election of Glenn F. Tilton to the Board of Directors is furnished as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference. The Corning Board Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee had recommended and nominated Mr. Tilton as a director candidate. The Corning Board at its November 30, 2010 meeting concluded that he had no related party transactions with the Company under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, he qualified as independent, and named him to the Audit Committee and to the Corporate Relations Committee.

On December 1, 2010, Mr. Peter F. Volanakis retired from the Company's Board of Directors, after ten years as a director. On July 30, 2010, the Company filed a Form 8-K on the announcement that Mr. Volanakis would retire from the Board of Directors and Finance and Executive Committees on December 1, 2010. Mr. Volanakis will retire as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company on or before December 31, 2010, following 28 years of distinguished service.

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
December 1, 2010	By:	/s/ Vincent P. Hatton
		Name: Vincent P. Hatton
		Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Press Release

EX-99

Exhibit 99

News Release

FOR RELEASE –– NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Glenn F. Tilton named to Corning board of directors

CORNING, N.Y. — Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today appointed Glenn F. Tilton, chairman of the board of directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc., (NYSE:UAL), and immediate past chairman, president, and chief executive officer of UAL Corporation, to Corning’s board of directors, effective immediately. UAL Corporation is the parent company of United Airlines, where Tilton served as chairman and chief executive officer.

Tilton, who qualifies as an independent director, will also serve on the Corning board’s audit and corporate relations committees.

Tilton will hold office until Corning’s annual meeting of shareholders on April 28, 2011, at which time he will stand for re-election to a one-year term. His appointment brings the number of Corning directors to 15. The size of the board has ranged from 13 to 18 directors since 1990.

Tilton, 62, brings four decades of experience with global markets and multinational industries to Corning’s board. At UAL he led the company through a $23 billion restructuring, returned the airline to profitability, and successfully completed a merger between United and Continental Airlines.

Before joining UAL, Tilton spent more than 30 years with Texaco, Inc., progressing through leadership roles in marketing, corporate planning, and operations. He was named chairman and CEO of Texaco in 2001. After its merger with Chevron, he became vice chairman of ChevronTexaco.

He is also chairman of the Air Transport Association, the industry trade organization representing the leading U.S. airlines. Tilton serves on the boards of both United Continental Holdings and Abbott Laboratories.

Earlier this year, he was named by President Obama to the Presidential Export Council and by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee.

About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.

Media Relations Contact:	Investor Relations Contact:
Daniel F. Collins (607) 974-4197 collinsdf@corning.com	Kenneth C. Sofio (607) 974-7705 sofiokc@corning.com

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