Corning Incorporated filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Corning Incorporated (“Corning” or the “Company”) entered into a new $1,500,000,000 Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of July 28, 2025, among the Company, the lenders parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for such lenders, which replaces the Company’s existing $1,500,000,000 Credit Agreement dated June 6, 2022 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”).
Under the Credit Agreement, borrowings are available in dollars, sterling, yen and euros to Corning and any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Corning in a maximum amount outstanding at any one time of $1,500,000,000 (the “Commitment Amount”). The Commitment Amount may be increased over the term by up to $500,000,000 subject to existing or new lenders committing to fund such increase.
The rate of interest payable under the Credit Agreement, at Corning’s option, is equal to Term SOFR (or the Adjusted EURIBO Rate with respect to euro denominated advances, the Adjusted TIBO Rate in the case of yen denominated advances or the Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA Rate in the case of sterling denominated advances), or, with the Company’s consent, an alternate rate of interest should any of the foregoing rates cease to be available, plus a margin ranging from 0.690% to 1.125% or a base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.000% to 0.125%. The actual margin is adjustable based upon the debt ratings issued from time to time with respect to Corning’s unsecured debt by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings. For this purpose, the “base rate” is the highest of the rate quoted by The Wall Street Journal from time to time as its prime rate, the New York Federal Reserve Bank rate plus 0.5% or the one-month Term SOFR plus 1.0%. Corning is also obligated to pay quarterly facilities fees on the aggregate commitments under the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement is scheduled to terminate on July 28, 2030 (the “Termination Date”). The Termination Date may be extended by up to two additional one-year periods on any anniversary of the Credit Agreement’s closing date on Corning’s request and subject to the consent of the lenders. The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants that Corning must comply with, including (a) periodic financial reporting requirements, (b) maintaining a ratio of consolidated debt for borrowed money to consolidated total capital of no greater than 0.60 to 1.00, (c) limitation on liens, (d) limitation on the incurrence of subsidiary indebtedness, and (e) limitation on mergers, as well as other customary covenants. Loans to subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement will be unconditionally guaranteed by Corning.
The Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default with corresponding grace periods, including failure to pay any principal or interest when due, failure to perform or observe covenants, bankruptcy or insolvency events and change of control. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the obligations of the lenders to make advances may be terminated and the Company’s obligation to repay advances may be accelerated.
At the time of the Credit Agreement was executed, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and there are no amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement.
From time to time, certain of the lenders under the Credit Agreement and their affiliates provide customary commercial and investment banking services to the Company.
The foregoing description of the material terms of the Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
As described in Item 1.01 of this report, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02, the Credit Agreement replaces the Existing Credit Agreement.
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information included in Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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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.
Dated: July 30, 2025
| CORNING INCORPORATED | |||
| By: |
/s/ Melissa J. Gambol |
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| Melissa J. Gambol | |||
| Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |||