CORNING, N.Y., – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that its cash tender offer relating to an aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 of debentures expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Monday, November 26. According to information provided by D.F. King & Co., Inc., the depositary for the tender offer, $74,736,000 in aggregate principal amount of debentures subject to the cash tender offer were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn before the expiration date.

Corning expects to make payment for all debentures accepted for purchase, including payment of accrued but unpaid interest on the purchased debentures, in same-day funds on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as dealer manager for the tender offer. D.F. King & Co., Inc. served as depositary and information agent for the tender offer. The Colbent Corporation served as certificated notes depositary for debentures tendered by physical delivery.

About Corning Incorporated

Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 160 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.