Corning Prices $250 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes

CORNING, N.Y., – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that it has priced $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes at a coupon of 1.45%. The notes will mature on November 15, 2017. Subject to customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close on October 31, 2012. A portion of the net proceeds of the offering will be used to fund the purchase of the debt securities subject to the tender offer and the redemptions announced by the company today, and any excess net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as joint book-running managers and underwriters for the offering. The offering of the notes is being made only by means of a prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained by contacting: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Telephone: (800) 831-9146; or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10179, Attn: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, (212) 834-4533. An electronic copy of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus will also be available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at https://www.sec.gov.

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.

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