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): | March 14, 2011 |
Corning Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 1-3247 | 16-0393470 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, New York | 14831 | |
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| 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
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Corning Incorporated (the "Company") has confirmed that there were no injuries or damages at the Company’s facilities in Japan as a result of Friday’s earthquake. The earthquake occurred on March 11 at 3:14 p.m. local time. The Company has glass-making facilities in Shizuoka and Sakai City, Japan. Currently, the Company’s glass-making operations in Japan are running normally. To date, the Company has not experienced any power outages, nor has it received notification of any power allocations. The Company continues to monitor the status of its customers and suppliers in Japan.
This information 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.
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 | ||||
| March 14, 2011 | By: |
/s/ Vincent P. Hatton
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| Name: Vincent P. Hatton | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||