FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006
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OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________to____________
Commission file number 1-3247
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CORNING INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 16-0393470
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, New York 14831
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 607-974-9000
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large accelerated filer X Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes No X
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
1,557,553,059 shares of Corning's Common Stock, $0.50 Par Value, were
outstanding as of May 3, 2006.
INDEX
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the
three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 3
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) at March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the
three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations 32
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 46
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 46
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings 48
Item 1A. Risk Factors 52
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 53
Item 6. Exhibits 54
Signatures 55
CORNING INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts)
Three months
ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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Net sales $ 1,262 $ 1,050
Cost of sales 689 621
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Gross margin 573 429
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses 223 184
Research, development and engineering expenses 124 98
Amortization of purchased intangibles 3 5
Restructuring, impairment and other charges (Note 3) 6 19
Asbestos settlement (Note 4) 185 (12)
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Operating income 32 135
Interest income 24 10
Interest expense (20) (35)
Other income (expense), net 20 (9)
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Income before income taxes 56 101
Benefit (provision) for income taxes (Note 6) 2 (19)
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Income before minority interests and equity earnings 58 82
Minority interests (1) (1)
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies, net of impairments (Note 8) 200 169
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Net income $ 257 $ 250
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Basic earnings per common share (Note 7) $ 0.17 $ 0.18
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Diluted earnings per common share (Note 7) $ 0.16 $ 0.17
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
CORNING INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts)
March 31, December 31,
2006 2005
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,262 $ 1,342
Short-term investments, at fair value 1,216 1,092
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Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments 2,478 2,434
Trade accounts receivable, net of doubtful accounts and allowances - $29 and $24 696 629
Inventories (Note 9) 616 570
Deferred income taxes (Note 6) 65 44
Other current assets 189 183
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Total current assets 4,044 3,860
Investments (Note 10) 1,929 1,729
Property, net of accumulated depreciation - $3,755 and $3,632 4,816 4,675
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net (Note 11) 336 338
Deferred income taxes (Note 6) 50 10
Other assets 582 595
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Total Assets $ 11,757 $ 11,207
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 5) $ 23 $ 18
Accounts payable 661 690
Other accrued liabilities (Notes 4 and 12) 1,699 1,662
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Total current liabilities 2,383 2,370
Long-term debt (Note 5) 1,788 1,789
Postretirement benefits other than pensions 593 593
Other liabilities (Notes 4 and 12) 907 925
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Total liabilities 5,671 5,677
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)
Minority interests 46 43
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock - Par value $100.00 per share; Shares authorized: 10 million
Common stock - Par value $0.50 per share; Shares authorized: 3.8 billion;
Shares issued: 1,564 million and 1,552 million 786 776
Additional paid-in capital 11,808 11,548
Accumulated deficit (6,591) (6,847)
Treasury stock, at cost; Shares held: 17 million (181) (168)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 16) 218 178
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Total shareholders' equity 6,040 5,487
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $ 11,757 $ 11,207
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
CORNING INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited; in millions)
Three months ended
March 31,
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2006 2005
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income $ 257 $ 250
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 141 120
Amortization of purchased intangibles 3 5
Asbestos settlement 185 (12)
Restructuring, impairment and other charges 6 19
Stock compensation charges 32 6
Undistributed earnings of affiliated companies (70) (26)
Deferred taxes (62) 3
Restructuring payments (4) (9)
Customer deposits (8) 20
Employee benefit payments less than expense 15 16
Changes in certain working capital items:
Trade accounts receivable (65) (54)
Inventories (46) (39)
Other current assets (8) (16)
Accounts payable and other current liabilities, net of restructuring payments (195) (151)
Other, net 10
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Net cash provided by operating activities 181 142
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures (280) (323)
Net increase in long-term investments and other long-term assets (77)
Short-term investments - acquisitions (858) (314)
Short-term investments - liquidations 735 486
Other, net 2
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Net cash used in investing activities (480) (149)
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt (4) (192)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net 48
Retirements of long-term debt (2)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net 6 12
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options 219 9
Other, net (2) (5)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 219 (130)
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Effect of exchange rates on cash (25)
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (80) (162)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,342 1,009
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 1,262 $ 847
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Certain amounts for 2005 were reclassified to conform to 2006 classifications.
CORNING INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
In these notes, the terms "Corning," "Company," "we," "us," or "our" mean
Corning Incorporated and subsidiary companies.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information. Certain
information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted or condensed. These interim
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Corning's
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005 (2005 Form 10-K/A).
The unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which,
in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results
of operations, financial position and cash flows for the interim periods
presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results
for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results which may be
expected for any other interim period or for the full year.
Certain amounts for 2005 were reclassified to conform with 2006 classifications.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
The determination of the functional currency for Corning's foreign subsidiaries
is made based on the appropriate economic and management indicators. For most
foreign operations, the local currencies are generally considered to be the
functional currencies. Prior to 2005, non-U.S. operations which did not use the
local currency as the functional currency used the U.S. dollar. Effective
January 1, 2005, our Taiwan subsidiary changed its functional currency from the
new Taiwan dollar (its local currency) to the Japanese yen due to the increased
significance of Japanese yen based transactions of that subsidiary. As a result
of this change in functional currency, exchange rate gains and losses are
recognized on transactions in currencies other than the Japanese yen and
included in income for the period in which the exchange rates changed.
For foreign subsidiary functional currency financial statements, balance sheet
accounts are translated at current exchange rates, and statements of operations
accounts are translated at average exchange rates for the year. Translation
gains and losses are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders' equity. The effects of remeasuring
non-functional currency assets and liabilities into the functional currency are
included in current earnings.
Variable Interest Entities
Corning leases certain transportation equipment from a Trust that qualifies as a
variable interest entity under FIN 46R, Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities, an Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Revised (FIN
46R). The sole purpose of this entity is leasing transportation equipment to
Corning. Since Corning is the primary beneficiary of this entity, the financial
statements of the entity are included in Corning's consolidated financial
statements. The entity's assets are primarily comprised of fixed assets which
are collateral for the entity's borrowings. These assets, amounting to
approximately $29.3 million and $29.5 million as of March 31, 2006 and December
31, 2005, respectively, are classified as long-term assets in the consolidated
balance sheet.
Corning leases certain transportation equipment from two additional Trusts that
qualify as variable interest entities under FIN 46R. The sole purpose of the
entities is leasing transportation equipment to Corning. Corning has been
involved with these entities as lessee since the inception of the Trusts. Lease
revenue generated by these Trusts was $1.2 million and $1.2 million for the
quarters ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Corning's maximum exposure
to loss as a result of its involvement with the Trusts is estimated at
approximately $16.0 million at March 31, 2006.
Stock-Based Compensation
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004),
"Share-Based Payment" (SFAS 123(R)), which replaces SFAS No. 123, "Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation" (SFAS 123), and supercedes Accounting Principles
Board Opinion (APB) No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" (APB 25).
SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of
employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements at fair
value. Corning implemented the provisions of SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006
following the "prospective adoption" transition method and accordingly began
expensing share-based payments in the first quarter of 2006. Prior periods will
not be restated.
Corning grants restricted shares and stock options that are subject to specific
vesting conditions (e.g., three-year graded vesting). The awards specify that
the employee will continue to vest in the award after retirement without
providing any additional service. Corning accounts for this type of arrangement
by recognizing compensation cost over the nominal vesting period and, if the
employee retires before the end of the vesting period, recognizing any remaining
unrecognized compensation cost at the date of retirement (the "nominal vesting
period approach").
SFAS 123(R) specifies that an award is vested when the employee's retention of
the award is no longer contingent on providing subsequent service (the
"non-substantive vesting period approach"). That would be the case for Corning
awards that vest when employees retire and are granted to retirement eligible
employees. Effective January 1, 2006, related compensation cost must be
recognized immediately for awards granted to retirement eligible employees or
over the period from the grant date to the date retirement eligibility is
achieved, if that is expected to occur during the nominal vesting period.
We continue to follow the nominal vesting period approach for any new
share-based awards granted prior to adopting SFAS 123(R) and will continue to
for the remaining portion of unvested outstanding awards after adopting SFAS
123(R). Effective with the adoption of SFAS 123(R), on January 1, 2006, we now
apply the non-substantive vesting period approach to new grants that have
retirement eligibility provisions.
Refer to Note 15 (Share-based Compensation) to the Consolidated Financial
Statements for additional information.
New Accounting Standards
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, "Accounting Changes and Error
Corrections" (SFAS 154), which replaces APB Opinion No. 20, "Accounting
Changes," (APB 20) and SFAS No. 3, "Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim
Financial Statements." SFAS 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for
and reporting of a change in accounting principle. Upon the adoption of SFAS 154
beginning January 1, 2006, Corning has applied the standard's guidance to
changes in accounting methods as required. The adoption of SFAS 154 was not
material to Corning's consolidated results of operations and financial
condition.
In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, "Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140" (SFAS
155). SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued
after January 1, 2007, and amends SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities," and SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers
and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. This
Statement resolves issues addressed in Statement 133 Implementation Issue No.
D1, "Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized
Financial Assets." Corning does not expect the adoption of SFAS 155 to have a
material impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial
condition.
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, "Accounting for Servicing of
Financial Assets--an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140" (SFAS 156). This
Statement amends SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of
Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities," with respect to the
accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities.
Corning adopted SFAS No. 156 on January 1, 2006. The impact of adopting SFAS 156
was not material to Corning's consolidated results of operations and financial
condition.
2. Restatement of Prior Period Financial Statements
This Note should be read in conjunction with Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10K/A for the year
ended December 31, 2005 filed May 9, 2006.
The Company's management and its audit committee concluded, on April 21, 2006,
that the Company would restate previously issued consolidated financial
statements to properly account for the asbestos settlement charges and liability
and for its investment in and equity earnings of Pittsburgh Corning Europe (PCE)
from March 31, 2003, through December 31, 2005. The Company also changed the
classification of accretion on a portion of the liability to be paid in cash
from interest expense to asbestos settlement charge for the same time period.
On March 28, 2003, we announced that we had reached agreement with the
representatives of asbestos claimants for the settlement of all current and
future asbestos claims against Corning and Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (PCC),
which might arise from PCC products or operations. The proposed settlement, if
the plan is approved and becomes effective, will require Corning to relinquish
its equity interest in PCC, contribute its equity interest in Pittsburgh Corning
Europe N.V. (PCE), a Belgian corporation, and contribute 25 million shares of
Corning common stock. Corning also agreed to make cash payments with a value of
$131 million, in March 2003, over six years from the effective date of the
settlement and to assign certain insurance policy proceeds from its primary
insurance and a portion of its excess insurance at the time of the settlement.
Between March 31, 2003, and December 31, 2005, the following accounting errors
occurred:
.. Corning's asbestos settlement charges and the related liability for the
asbestos settlement did not reflect the estimated fair value at initial
recognition or subsequent changes in fair value, of certain components of
the proposed settlement offer. As a result, asbestos settlement charges for
the years 2005, 2004, and 2003 were understated by $13 million, $24
million, and $117 million, respectively, and for the quarter ended March
31, 2005 were understated $6 million.
.. Corning incorrectly suspended recording equity earnings of PCE between
March 31, 2003, and December 31, 2005. As a result, equity in earnings of
affiliated companies for the years 2005, 2004, and 2003 was understated by
$13 million, $11 million, and $7 million, respectively, and for the quarter
ended March 31, 2005 was understated $2 million.
.. Accretion on the cash portion of the asbestos settlement offer was
incorrectly recorded as interest expense resulting in both an overstatement
of interest expense and an understatement of asbestos settlement expense
for the years 2005, 2004, and 2003, by $8 million, $8 million, and $5
million, respectively, and for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 was
understated $2 million.
In the restated financial statements, the higher asbestos settlement charges
have been tax-effected in 2003 and the first half of 2004. As Corning provided a
valuation allowance on most of its deferred tax assets in the third quarter of
2004, that quarter reflects an increase in the valuation allowance of $55
million for the deferred tax assets related to the higher asbestos settlement
charges.
The cumulative effect of these adjustments to Corning's balance sheet as of
December 31, 2005, resulted in an increase in investments in affiliate companies
of $32 million, an increase to other accrued liabilities of $154 million, an
increase to accumulated deficit of $123 million, and an increase to accumulated
other comprehensive income of $1 million.
The Company has filed an amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 2005, and amended quarterly reports on Form 10-Q/A for quarters
ended September 30, 2005, June 30, 2005, and March 31, 2005 to restate its
historical financial statements for the periods affected.
The impacts of the restatement adjustments on the consolidated financial
statements for the comparative periods presented in this filing are summarized
below (in millions):
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Summary of Restatement Impact
(Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts)
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For the three months ended
March 31, 2005
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Previously
Reported Adjustments As Restated
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Operating expenses:
Asbestos settlement $ 16 $ (4) $ 12
Operating income (loss) 139 (4) 135
Interest expense 37 (2) 35
Income (loss) from before income taxes 103 (2) 101
Provision for income taxes (19) (19)
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Income (loss) before minority interests and equity earnings 84 (2) 82
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies, net of impairments 166 3 169
Net Income $ 249 $ 1 $ 250
Basic earnings per common share $ 0.18 $ 0.18
Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.17 $ 0.17
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
Summary of Restatement Impact
(Unaudited; in millions)
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As of December 31, 2005
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Previously
Reported Adjustments As Restated
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Investments $ 1,697 $ 32 $ 1,729
Total Assets $ 11,175 $ 32 $ 11,207
Other accrued liabilities $ 1,508 $ 154 $ 1,662
Total current liabilities $ 2,216 $ 154 $ 2,370
Total liabilities $ 5,523 $ 154 $ 5,677
Accumulated deficit $ (6,724) $ (123) $ (6,847)
Accumulated other comprehensive income $ 177 $ 1 $ 178
Total shareholders' equity $ 5,609 $ (122) $ 5,487
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $ 11,175 $ 32 $ 11,207
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Summary of Restatement Impact
(Unaudited; in millions)
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For the three months ended
March 31, 2005
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Previously
Reported Adjustments As Restated
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss) $ 249 $ 1 $ 250
Adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Asbestos settlement charge (16) 4 (12)
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies
(in excess of) less than dividends received (23) (3) (26)
Deferred tax (benefit) provision 3 3
Other, net 34 (2) 32
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $ 142 $ 0 $ 142
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3. Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges
2006 Actions
The following table details the charges, credits and balances of the
restructuring reserves as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 (in
millions):
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Remaining
Revisions Net Cash reserve at
January 1, to existing charges/ payments March 31,
2006 plans (reversals) in 2006 2006
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Restructuring charges:
Employee related costs $ 36 $ 7 $ 7 $ (2) $ 41
Other charges 49 (1) (1) (2) 46
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Total restructuring charges $ 85 $ 6 $ 6 $ (4) $ 87
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Total restructuring, impairment and other
charges $ 6 $ 6
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2005 Actions
In the first quarter of 2005, we recorded a $19 million impairment charge for an
other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of our investment in Avanex
Corporation (Avanex).
The following table illustrates the charges, credits and balances of the
restructuring reserves as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2005 (in
millions):
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Three months Remaining
ended March Net Cash reserve at
January 1, 31, 2005 charges/ payments March 31,
2005 charge (reversals) in 2005 2005
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Restructuring:
Employee related costs $ 18 $ 5 $ 13
Other charges 77 4 73
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Total restructuring charges $ 95 $ 9 $ 86
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Impairment of assets:
Impairment of available-for-sale
securities $ 19 $ 19
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Total impairment charges $ 19 $ 19
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Total restructuring, impairment and
other charges $ 19 $ 19
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Cash payments for employee related costs will be substantially complete by the
end of 2007, while payments for other charges will be substantially complete by
the end of 2010.
4. Commitments and Contingencies
Asbestos Settlement
On March 28, 2003, we announced that we had reached agreement with the
representatives of asbestos claimants for the settlement of all current and
future asbestos claims against us and Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (PCC),
which might arise from PCC products or operations. The proposed settlement, if
the plan is approved and becomes effective, will require Corning to relinquish
its equity interest in PCC, contribute its equity interest in Pittsburgh Corning
Europe N.V. (PCE), a Belgian corporation, and contribute 25 million shares of
Corning common stock. Corning also agreed to make cash payments with a value of
$131 million, in March 2003, over six years from the effective date of the
settlement and to assign certain insurance policy proceeds from its primary
insurance and a portion of its excess insurance at the time of the settlement.
The PCC Plan received a favorable vote from creditors in March 2004. Hearings to
consider objections to the PCC Plan were held in the Bankruptcy Court in May
2004. The parties filed post-hearing briefs and made oral arguments to the
Bankruptcy Court in November 2004. The Bankruptcy Court allowed an additional
round of briefing to address current case law developments and heard additional
oral arguments on March 16, 2005. In mid-April 2005, the proponents of the PCC
Plan requested that the court rule on the pending objections. On February 28,
2006, the Bankruptcy Court requested the proponents to amend and refile the PCC
Plan. In late April 2006, the Bankruptcy Court allowed another round of briefing
on the objections leading to additional oral arguments expected to be scheduled
in July 2006. If the Bankruptcy Court does not approve the PCC Plan in its
current form, changes to the Plan are probable as it is likely that the Court
will allow the proponents time to propose amendments. The outcome of these
proceedings is uncertain, and confirmation of the current Plan or any amended
Plan is subject to a number of contingencies. However, apart from the quarterly
mark-to-market adjustment in the value of the 25 million shares of Corning
stock, management believes that the likelihood of a material adverse impact to
Corning's financial statements is remote.
As discussed in Note 2 (Restatement of Prior Period Financial Statements) we
have restated prior period financial statements to correct the accounting
related to the asbestos settlement.
In the first quarter of 2006, we recorded asbestos settlement expense of $185
million, including $182 million reflecting the increase in the value of
Corning's common stock from December 31, 2005 to March 31, 2006, and $3 million
to adjust the estimated fair value of the other components of the proposed
asbestos settlement.
In the first quarter of 2005, we recorded a credit of $12 million, including $16
million for the decrease in the value of Corning's common stock from December
31, 2004 to March 31, 2005, and a $4 million charge to adjust the estimated fair
value of the other components of the proposed asbestos settlement.
If the book value of the assets to be contributed to the asbestos settlement
remains lower than their carrying value, as recorded in the asbestos settlement
liability, a gain would be recognized at the time of settlement.
Since March 28, 2003, we have recorded total net charges of $1,003 million to
reflect the initial settlement liability and subsequent adjustments for the
change in the fair value of the components of the liability.
The fair value of the liability expected to be settled by contribution of our
investment in PCE, the fair value of 25 million shares of our common stock and
assigned insurance proceeds (in aggregate totaling $848 million at March 31,
2006) is recorded in other accrued liabilities in our consolidated balance
sheets. As the timing of this obligation's settlement will depend on future
judicial rulings (i.e., controlled by a third party and not Corning), this
portion of the PCC liability is considered a "due on demand" obligation.
Accordingly, this portion of the obligation has been classified as a current
liability, even though it is possible that the contribution could be made beyond
one year. The remaining portion of the settlement liability (totaling $155
million at March 31, 2006), representing the net present value of the cash
payments, is recorded in the other liabilities component in our consolidated
balance sheets.
Other Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of our business, we do not routinely provide significant
third-party guarantees. When provided, these guarantees have various terms, and
none of these guarantees are individually significant. Generally, third party
guarantees provided by Corning are limited to certain financial guarantees
including stand-by letters of credit and performance bonds, and the incurrence
of contingent liabilities in the form of purchase price adjustment related to
attainment of milestones.
We have also agreed to provide a credit facility to Dow Corning Corporation (Dow
Corning) as discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in our
2005 Form 10-K/A. The funding of the Dow Corning $150 million credit facility is
subject to events connected to the Dow Corning Bankruptcy Plan.
As of March 31, 2006, contingent guarantees at notional value totaled $341
million, compared with $339 million at December 31, 2005. We also were
contingently liable for purchase obligations of $174 million and $219 million,
at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. We believe a significant
majority of these guarantees and contingent liabilities will expire without
being funded.
Corning is a defendant in various lawsuits, including environmental,
product-related suits, the Dow Corning and PCC matters discussed in Note 7 to
the consolidated financial statements in our 2005 Form 10-K/A, and is subject to
various claims which arise in the normal course of business. In the opinion of
management, the likelihood that the ultimate disposition of these matters will
have a material adverse effect on Corning's consolidated financial position,
liquidity or results of operations, is remote.
We have been named by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Superfund
Act, or by state governments under similar state laws, as a potentially
responsible party for 11 active hazardous waste sites. Under the Superfund Act,
all parties who may have contributed any waste to a hazardous waste site,
identified by such Agency, are jointly and severally liable for the cost of
cleanup unless the Agency agrees otherwise. It is our policy to accrue for the
estimated liability related to Superfund sites and other environmental
liabilities related to property owned and operated by us based on expert
analysis and continual monitoring by both internal and external consultants. We
have accrued approximately $13 million (undiscounted) for the estimated
liability for environmental cleanup and related litigation at December 31, 2005.
Based upon the information developed to date, we believe that the accrued amount
is a reasonable estimate of our liability and that the risk of an additional
loss in an amount materially higher than that accrued is remote.
In August 2005, Corning was named as a fourth party defendant in a class action
claiming an unspecified amount of damages and asserting various personal injury
and property damage claims against a number of corporate defendants which
allegedly arise from the release of solvents from the operations of several
manufacturers at the Ellsworth Industrial Park, located in the state of
Illinois, into soil and ground water. In March 2006, Corning was named as an
additional party defendant in two actions, claiming an unspecified amount of
damages and asserting personal injury and wrongful death against a number of
corporate defendants as a result of alleged ground water contamination by
releases of hazardous substances from the same manufacturing operations. The
sole basis of liability against Corning in all of these cases is the claim of
several corporate defendants that Corning is the successor to Harper-Wyman
Company. Corning has denied these allegations and management intends to
vigorously contest all claims against Corning. Corning is currently assessing
its potential liability and, as such, an estimate of any possible loss or range
of loss cannot be made at this time.
5. Debt
In the first quarter of 2005, we completed the following debt transactions:
.. We obtained a loan of approximately $48 million, bearing interest at 2.1%,
from a Japanese bank. This loan is part of a 10-year loan agreement entered
into in 2004 to fund certain capital expansion activities in Japan.
.. We redeemed $100 million of our outstanding 3.50% convertible debentures,
due November 1, 2008. The bondholders affected by this redemption elected
to convert $98 million of their debentures into Corning common stock at a
conversion ratio of 103.3592 shares per $1,000 debenture, with the
remaining $2 million repaid in cash. Separately, bondholders elected to
convert approximately $6 million of outstanding debentures into Corning
common stock. In total, we issued 11 million shares upon the conversion of
the debentures, resulting in an increase to equity of $105 million.
.. We repaid a total of $192 million of notes in accordance with their stated
repayment schedule. This was primarily comprised of our 5.625% Euro notes.
6. Income Taxes
Our (benefit) provision for income taxes and the related tax rates follow (in
millions):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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(Benefit) provision for income taxes $ (2) $ 19
Effective tax rate (3.6%) 18.8%
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For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the tax benefit reflected the
following items:
.. The impact of our inability to record tax benefits on net operating losses
generated in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions;
.. The release of a valuation allowance on a portion of our German trade tax
benefits; and
.. The benefit of tax holidays and investment credits in Taiwan and tax
holidays in China.
As more fully described in Note 7 (Income Taxes) to the consolidated financial
statements of the 2005 Form 10-K/A, most of Corning's deferred tax assets,
primarily in the U.S. and Germany, were fully reserved at December 31, 2005. For
the three months ended March 31, 2006, we released a valuation allowance of $38
million on a portion of our German tax benefits due to achieving an appropriate
level of profitability in certain of our German operations leading us to
conclude that it is more likely than not that tax benefits are realizable.
Otherwise, we expect to maintain a valuation allowance on future tax benefits
until an appropriate level of profitability is sustained or we are able to
develop tax planning strategies that enable us to conclude that it is more
likely than not that our deferred tax assets are realizable. Until then, our tax
provision will generally include only the net tax expense attributable to
certain foreign operations.
Certain foreign subsidiaries in China and Taiwan are operating under tax holiday
arrangements. The nature and extent of such arrangements vary, and the benefits
of such arrangements phase out in various years (2007 through 2010) according to
the specific terms and schedules of the relevant taxing jurisdictions. The
impact of the tax holidays on our effective tax rate is a reduction in the rate
of 38% and 7% for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
7. Earnings Per Common Share
The reconciliation of the amounts used in the basic and diluted earnings per
common share computations follows (in millions, except per share amounts):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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Weighted- Per Share Weighted- Per Share
Income Average Shares Amount Income Average Shares Amount
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Basic earnings per common share $ 257 1,541 $ 0.17 $ 250 1,411 $ 0.18
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Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options 51 31
7% mandatory convertible preferred stock 32
3.50% convertible debentures 2 29
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Diluted earnings per common share $ 257 1,592 $ 0.16 $ 252 1,503 $ 0.17
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The following potential common shares were excluded from the calculation of
diluted earnings per common share due to their anti-dilutive effect or, in the
case of stock options, because their exercise price was greater than the average
market price for the periods presented (in millions):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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Potential common shares excluded from the
calculation of diluted earnings per
common share:
4.875% convertible notes 6
Zero coupon convertible debentures 3
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Total 9
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Stock options excluded from the calculation
of diluted earnings per share because
the exercise price was greater than the
average market price of the common shares 27 63
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8. Significant Customer
For the three months ended March 31, 2006, AU Optronics Corporation (AUO), a
customer of our Display Technologies segment, represented 10% of the company's
consolidated net sales. On April 7, 2006, AUO announced that it had signed an
agreement to merge Quanta Display Inc. (QDI), another customer of Corning's
Display Technologies segment, with and into AUO. The consolidation date of the
merger is targeted for October 1, 2006. For the three months ended March 31,
2006, sales to QDI represented 4% of Corning's consolidated revenues. There were
no customers in the first quarter of 2005 that represented 10% or more of
consolidated sales.
9. Inventories
Inventories comprise the following (in millions):
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March 31, 2006 December 31, 2005
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Finished goods $ 120 $ 135
Work in process 226 198
Raw materials and accessories 144 124
Supplies and packing materials 126 113
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Total inventories $ 616 $ 570
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10. Investments
Investments comprise the following (in millions):
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Ownership March 31, December 31,
Interest 2006 2005
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Affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method
Samsung Corning Precision Glass Co., Ltd. 50% $ 985 $ 859
Dow Corning Corporation 50% 546 473
Samsung Corning Co., Ltd. 50% 217 231
All other 25%-51% (a) 177 162
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1,925 1,725
Other investments 4 4
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Total $ 1,929 $ 1,729
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(a) Amounts reflect Corning's direct ownership interests in the respective
affiliated companies. Corning does not control any such entities. In the
cases where Corning owns over 50% of the voting stock of another entity
accounted for by the equity method, Corning does not have control because
the other equity owner has significant participatory rights.
Related party information for these investments in affiliates follows (in
millions):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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Related Party Transactions:
Corning sales to affiliates $ 12 $ 28
Corning purchases from affiliates $ 21 $ 12
Dividends received from affiliates $ 129 $ 134
Royalty income from affiliates $ 25 $ 17
Corning transfers of assets,
at cost, to affiliates $ 13 $ 20
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March 31, December 31,
2006 2005
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Related Party Amounts:
Balances due from affiliates $ 6 $ 34
Balances due to affiliates $ 14 $ 45
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We have contractual agreements with several of our equity investees which
include sales, purchasing, licensing and technology agreements.
Summarized results of operations for our three significant investments accounted
for by the equity method follow:
Samsung Corning Precision Glass Co., Ltd. (Samsung Corning Precision)
Samsung Corning Precision is a South Korea-based manufacturer of liquid crystal
display glass for flat panel displays. Samsung Corning Precision's results of
operations follow (in millions):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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Statement of Operations
Net sales $ 495 $ 317
Gross profit $ 362 $ 237
Net income $ 285 $ 165
Corning's equity in earnings of
Samsung Corning Precision $ 140 $ 80
Related Party Transactions:
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Corning sales to Samsung Corning Precision $ 10 $ 27
Corning purchases from Samsung Corning Precision $ 17 $ 8
Dividends received from Samsung Corning Precision $ 126 $ 108
Royalty income from Samsung Corning Precision $ 19 $ 13
Corning transfers of machinery and equipment to
Samsung Corning Precision at cost (a) $ 13 $ 20
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(a) Corning purchases machinery and equipment on behalf of Samsung Corning
Precision to support its capital expansion initiatives. The machinery and
equipment are transferred to Samsung Corning Precision at our cost basis,
resulting in no revenue or gain being recognized on the transaction.
As of March 31, 2006, balances due from Samsung Corning Precision were $12
million. No amounts were due to Samsung Corning Precision as of March 31, 2006.
As of December 31, 2005, balances due to and from Samsung Corning Precision were
$41 million and $18 million, respectively.
As of December 31, 2005, Samsung Corning Precision and Samsung Corning Co., Ltd.
were two of approximately 30 co-defendants in a lawsuit filed by Seoul Guarantee
Insurance Co. and 14 other creditors. Refer to Samsung Corning Co., Ltd. section
of this note for additional information.
In February 2006, Corning made a capital contribution to Samsung Corning
Precision in the amount of 75 billion Korean won (approximately $77 million
USD). Our ownership percentage was not affected by this capital contribution.
Dow Corning Corporation (Dow Corning)
Dow Corning is a U.S. based manufacturer of silicone products. Dow Corning's
results of operations follow (in millions):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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Statement of Operations:
Net sales $ 1,027 $ 983
Gross profit $ 352 $ 346
Net income $ 138 $ 136
Corning's equity in earnings of Dow Corning $ 69 $ 68
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Related Party Transactions:
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Corning purchases from Dow Corning $ 3 $ 3
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Balances due to and from Dow Corning were each $1 million as of March 31, 2006
and each $1 million as of December 31, 2005.
Corning and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow Chemical) each own 50% of the common
stock of Dow Corning. In May 1995, Dow Corning filed for bankruptcy protection
to address pending and claimed liabilities arising from many thousand breast
implant product lawsuits. On June 1, 2004, Dow Corning emerged from Chapter 11
with a Plan of Reorganization (the Plan) which provided for the settlement or
other resolution of implant claims. The Plan also includes releases for Corning
and Dow Chemical as shareholders in exchange for contributions to the Plan.
Under the terms of the Plan, Dow Corning has established and is funding a
Settlement Trust and a Litigation Facility to provide a means for tort claimants
to settle or litigate their claims. Inclusion of insurance, Dow Corning has paid
approximately $1.6 billion to the Settlement Trust. As of March 31, 2006, Dow
Corning had recorded a reserve for breast implant litigation of $1.8 billion and
anticipates insurance receivables of $242 million. Certain commercial creditors
have appealed from the denial of their claim for approximately $80 million for
interest at default rates and enforcement costs. This appeal was argued in July
2005 and awaits decision. In addition, Dow Corning is vigorously resisting
claims by the U.S Internal Revenue Service asserting tax deficiencies of $65
million relating to its 1995 and 1996 federal income tax returns and $117
million with respect to its 1997, 1998 and 1999 returns. Dow Corning expects
that these IRS claims will be resolved for substantially less than the
deficiencies claimed. There are a number of other claims in the bankruptcy
proceedings against Dow Corning awaiting resolution by the U.S. District Court,
and it is reasonably possible that Dow Corning may record bankruptcy-related
charges in the future. There are no remaining tort claims against Corning, other
than those that will be channeled by the Plan into facilities established by the
Plan or otherwise defended by the Litigation Facility.
In 1995, Corning fully impaired its investment in Dow Corning after it filed for
bankruptcy protection. Corning did not recognize net equity earnings from the
second quarter of 1995 through the end of 2002. Corning began recognizing equity
earnings in the first quarter of 2003 when management concluded that Dow
Corning's emergence from bankruptcy was probable. Corning considers the
difference between the carrying value of its investment in Dow Corning and its
50% share of Dow Corning's equity to be permanent. This difference is $249
million.
As part of their contributions to the Plan, Corning and Dow Chemical have each
agreed to provide a ten-year credit facility to Dow Corning of up to $150
million ($300 million in the aggregate), subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan.
Corning received $45 million in dividends from Dow Corning in 2005.
Other - Samsung Corning Co., Ltd. (Samsung Corning)
Samsung Corning is a South Korea-based manufacturer of glass panels and funnels
for cathode ray tube (CRT) television and display monitors.
Samsung Corning's results of operations follow (in millions):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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Statement of Operations:
Net sales $ 185 $ 230
Gross profit $ 8 $ 47
Net (loss) income $ (2) $ 12
Corning's equity in (losses)
earnings of Samsung Corning $ (22) $ 9
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Related Party Transactions:
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Dividends received from Samsung Corning 22
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During the first quarter of 2006, Corning reduced its investment in Samsung
Corning by $21 million due to an impairment of long-lived assets incurred by
Samsung Corning. This impairment charge also reduced Corning's equity earnings
from Samsung Corning by $21 million.
In the third quarter of 2005, Samsung Corning incurred impairment and other
charges of $212 million as a result of a decline in the projected operating
results for its CRT glass business. The charge, which included certain
manufacturing assets and severance and exit costs, reduced Corning's equity
earnings by $106 million in the third quarter. None of the charges is expected
to result in cash expenditures by Corning.
In 2003 and 2005, Samsung Corning recorded significant fixed asset and other
impairment charges. In the first quarter of 2006 an additional impairment charge
of $21 million was recognized. As the conventional television glass market will
be negatively impacted by strong growth in the LCD glass market, it is
reasonably possible that Samsung Corning may incur additional restructuring or
impairment charges or operating losses in the foreseeable future. Samsung
Corning is currently investing in several developing businesses which Samsung
Corning management believes will offset the decline in conventional television
glass market over time. Should these new businesses not achieve expected
results, additional operating losses, asset impairments and restructuring
charges are likely to occur or Samsung Corning's long-term financial viability
may come into question. These events could result in Corning incurring an
impairment of its investment in Samsung Corning. Corning management believes it
is more likely than not that an impairment of our investment will occur in the
foreseeable future. Corning's investment in Samsung Corning was $217 million at
March 31, 2006.
As of December 31, 2005, Samsung Corning Precision and Samsung Corning were two
of approximately 30 co-defendants in a lawsuit filed by Seoul Guarantee
Insurance Co. and 14 other creditors (SGI and Creditors) for alleged breach of
an agreement that approximately thirty affiliates of the Samsung group entered
into with SGI and Creditors in September 1999. The lawsuit is pending in the
courts of Korea. According to the agreement, the Samsung affiliates agreed to
sell 3.5 million shares of Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (SLI) by December
31, 2000, which were transferred to SGI and Creditors in connection with the
petition for court receivership of Samsung Motor Inc. In the lawsuit, SGI and
Creditors allege that, in the event that the proceeds of sale of the SLI shares
is less than 2.45 trillion Korean won (approximately $2.42 billion), the Samsung
affiliates allegedly agreed to compensate SGI and Creditors for the shortfall,
by other means, including Samsung affiliates' purchase of equity or subordinated
debentures to be issued by SGI and Creditors. Any excess proceeds are to be
distributed to the Samsung affiliates. As of March 31, 2005, the shares of
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. have not been sold. The suit asks for damages
of approximately $4.68 billion plus penalty interest. Samsung Corning Precision
and Samsung Corning combined guarantees should represent no more than 3.1% of
the Samsung affiliates' total financial obligation. Although noting that the
outcome of these matters is uncertain, Samsung Corning Precision and Samsung
Corning have stated that these matters are not likely to result in a material
ultimate loss to their financial statements. No claim in these matters has been
asserted against Corning.
11. Goodwill and Other Intangibles Assets
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March
31, 2006 follow (in millions):
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Telecom- Display
munications Technologies Other (1) Total
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Balance at January 1, 2006 $ 118 $ 9 $ 150 $ 277
Foreign currency translation and other
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Balance at March 31, 2006 $ 118 $ 9 $ 150 $ 277
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(1) This balance relates to our Specialty Materials operating segment.
Other intangible assets follow (in millions):
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March 31, 2006 December 31, 2005
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Accumulated Accumulated
Gross Amortization Net Gross Amortization Net
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Amortized intangible assets:
Patents and trademarks $ 143 $ 91 $ 52 $ 143 $ 88 $ 55
Non-competition agreements 112 112 111 111
Other 4 4 4 1 3
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Total amortized intangible assets 259 203 56 258 200 58
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Unamortized intangible assets:
Intangible pension assets 3 3 3 3
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Total $ 262 $ 203 $ 59 $ 261 $ 200 $ 61
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Amortized intangible assets are primarily related to the Telecommunications
segment.
Estimated amortization expense related to these intangible assets is $13 million
in the year 2006, $12 million in 2007, $11 million in 2008, and insignificant
thereafter.
12. Customer Deposits
In 2005 and 2004, several of Corning's customers entered into long-term purchase
and supply agreements in which Corning's Display Technologies segment will
supply large-size glass substrates to these customers over periods of up to six
years. As part of the agreements, these customers agreed to make advance cash
deposits to Corning for a portion of the contracted glass to be purchased. In
the first quarter of 2006, we received a total of $13 million of deposits
against orders.
Upon receipt of the cash deposits made by customers, we record a customer
deposit liability. This liability is reduced at the time of future product sales
over the life of the agreements. As product is shipped to a customer, Corning
recognizes revenue at the selling price and issues credit memoranda for an
agreed amount of the customer deposit liability. The credit memoranda are
applied against customer receivables resulting from the sale of product, thus
reducing operating cash flows in later periods as these credits are applied for
cash deposits received in earlier periods.
Customer deposits have been or will be received in the following periods (in
millions):
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Three months ended Remainder Estimated 2007
2004 2005 March 31, 2006 of 2006 and Beyond Total
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Customer deposits received $204 $457 $13 $160 $105 $939
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The majority of customer deposits will be received through 2006. In 2005, we
began issuing credit memoranda which totaled $29 million for the fiscal year
2005 and $21 million for the first quarter of 2006. These credits are not
included in the above amounts.
Customer deposit liabilities were $584 million and $595 million at March 31,
2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, of which $184 million and $40 million,
respectively, were recorded in the current portion of other accrued liabilities
in our consolidated balance sheets.
In the event customers do not make all customer deposit installment payments or
elect not to purchase the agreed upon quantities of product, subject to specific
conditions outlined in the agreements, Corning may retain certain amounts of the
customer deposits. If Corning does not deliver agreed upon product quantities,
subject to specific conditions outlined in the agreements, Corning may be
required to return certain amounts of customer deposits.
13. Employee Retirement Plans
The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost for
Corning's defined benefit pension and postretirement health care and life
insurance plans (in millions):
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Pension benefits Postretirement benefits
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Three months Three months
ended March 31, ended March 31,
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2006 2005 2006 2005
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Service cost $ 19 $ 16 $ 3 $ 2
Interest cost 33 45 12 12
Expected return on plan assets (41) (52)
Amortization of net loss 9 1 3 1
Amortization of prior service cost 2 10 (1) (2)
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Total expense $ 22 $ 20 $ 17 $ 13
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Corning and certain of its domestic subsidiaries also offer postretirement plans
that provide health care and life insurance benefits for retirees and eligible
dependents. Certain employees may become eligible for such postretirement
benefits upon reaching retirement age. Prior to January 1, 2003, our principal
retiree medical plans required retiree contributions each year equal to the
excess of medical cost increases over general inflation rates. In response to
rising health care costs, effective January 1, 2003, we changed our cost-sharing
approach for retiree medical coverage. For current retirees (including surviving
spouses) and active employees eligible for the salaried retiree medical program,
we are placing a "cap" on the amount we will contribute toward retiree medical
coverage in the future. The cap will equal 120% of our 2005 contributions toward
retiree medical benefits. Once our contributions toward salaried retiree medical
costs reach this cap, impacted retirees will have to pay the excess amount in
addition to their regular contributions for coverage.
14. Hedging Activities
We operate and conduct business in many foreign countries and as a result are
exposed to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. Our exposure to
exchange rate effects includes:
.. exchange rate movements on financial instruments and transactions
denominated in foreign currencies which impact earnings, and
.. exchange rate movements upon conversion of net assets in foreign
subsidiaries for which the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar,
which impact our net equity.
Our most significant foreign currency exposures relate to Japan, Korea, Taiwan
and western European countries. We selectively enter into foreign exchange
forward and option contracts with durations generally 15 months or less to hedge
our exposure to exchange rate risk on foreign source income and purchases. The
objective of these contracts is to neutralize the impact of exchange rate
movements on our operating results.
We engage in foreign currency hedging activities to reduce the risk that changes
in exchange rates will adversely affect the eventual net cash flows resulting
from the sale of products to foreign customers and purchases from foreign
suppliers. The hedge contracts reduce the exposure to fluctuations in exchange
rate movements because the gains and losses associated with foreign currency
balances and transactions are generally offset with gains and losses of the
hedge contracts. Because the impact of movements in foreign exchange rates on
the value of hedge contracts offsets the related impact on the underlying items
being hedged, these financial instruments help alleviate the risk that might
otherwise result from currency exchange rate fluctuations.
The following table summarizes the notional amounts and respective fair values
of Corning's derivative financial instruments, which mature at varying dates, at
March 31, 2006 (in millions):
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Notional Amount Fair Value
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Foreign exchange forward contracts $ 1,241 $ 19
Foreign exchange option contracts $ 385 $ 8
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The forward and option contracts we use in managing our foreign currency
exposures contain an element of risk in that the counterparties may be unable to
meet the terms of the agreements. However, we minimize this risk by limiting the
counterparties to a diverse group of highly-rated major domestic and
international financial institutions with which we have other financial
relationships. We are exposed to potential losses in the event of
non-performance by these counterparties; however, we do not expect to record any
losses as a result of counterparty default. We do not require and are not
required to place collateral for these financial instruments.
In the second quarter of 2005, Corning began using derivative instruments
(forwards) to limit the exposure to foreign currency fluctuations associated
with certain monetary assets and liabilities. These derivative instruments are
not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes and, as such, are
referred to as undesignated hedges. Changes in the fair value of undesignated
hedges are recorded in current period earnings in the other income, net
component, along with the foreign currency gains and losses arising from the
underlying monetary assets or liabilities, in the consolidated statement of
operations. At March 31, 2006, the notional amount of the undesignated
derivatives was $527 million.
Cash Flow Hedges
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Corning has cash flow hedges that relate to foreign exchange forward and option
contracts. The critical terms of each cash flow hedge are identical to the
critical terms of the hedged item. Therefore, Corning utilizes the critical
terms test under SFAS 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities" (SFAS 133), and the presumption is that there is no hedge
ineffectiveness as long as the critical terms of the hedge and the hedged item
do not change. During the first quarter of 2006, the critical terms of the hedge
and the hedged item did not change. We did not have any gain or loss from hedge
ineffectiveness. We did not exclude any components of a hedge's gain or loss
from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
Corning defers net gains and losses from cash flow hedges into accumulated other
comprehensive income on the consolidated balance sheet, until such time as the
hedged item impacts earnings. At that time Corning reclassifies net gains and
losses from cash flow hedges into the same line item of the consolidated
statement of operations as where the effects of the hedged item are recorded,
typically sales, cost of sales, or royalty income. Amounts are reclassified from
accumulated other comprehensive income when the underlying hedged item impacts
earnings. At March 31, 2006, the amount of net gains expected to be reclassified
into earnings within the next 12 months is $21 million.
Fair Value Hedges
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Corning records net gains and losses from fair value hedges into the same line
item of the consolidated statement of operations as where the effects of the
hedged item are recorded. There were no outstanding fair value hedges as of
March 31, 2006, or December 31, 2005.
Net Investment in Foreign Operations
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We have issued foreign currency denominated debt that has been designated as a
hedge of the net investment in a foreign operation. The effective portion of the
changes in fair value of the debt is reflected as a component of other
accumulated comprehensive income (loss) as part of the foreign currency
translation adjustment. Net losses included in the cumulative translation
adjustment at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were $111 million and $107
million, respectively.
15. Share-based Compensation
Stock Compensation Plans
Corning's share-based compensation programs include the following: incentive
stock options, time-based restricted stock, performance-based restricted stock
and the Worldwide Employee Stock Purchase Plan (WESPP). At March 31, 2006, our
stock compensation programs were in accordance with the 2005 Employee Equity
Participation Program and the 2003 Equity Plan for Non-Employee Directors
Program. Any ungranted shares from prior years will be available for grant in
the current year. Any remaining shares available for grant, but not yet granted,
will be carried over and used in the following year. At March 31, 2006, there
were 106 million shares available for grant.
On January 1, 2006 the Company adopted SFAS 123(R). SFAS 123(R) requires the
measurement and recognition of compensation cost for all share-based payment
awards made to employees and directors, including grants of employee stock
options and employee stock purchases related to the WESPP, based on estimated
fair values. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company accounted for
share-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method
in accordance with APB 25 as allowed under SFAS 123. Under the intrinsic value
method, no share-based compensation cost related to stock options had been
recognized in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations, because the
exercise price was at least equal to the market value of the common stock on the
grant date. As a result, the recognition of share-based compensation cost was
generally limited to the expense attributed to restricted stock awards, and
stock option modifications. SFAS 123(R) is a revision of SFAS 123 and supercedes
APB 25.
The Company elected to use the modified prospective transition method upon
adoption of SFAS 123(R), which requires the application of the accounting
standard as of January 1, 2006, the first day of the Company's fiscal year 2006.
In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company's
Consolidated Financial Statements for prior periods have not been restated to
reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS 123(R).
For share-based payment grants beginning December 1, 2005, the Company estimated
the fair value of such grants using a lattice-based option valuation model.
Prior to December 1, 2005, the Company estimated the fair value of share-based
payment awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Prior to January 1,
2006, these fair values were utilized in developing the Company's pro forma
disclosure information required under SFAS 123.
Under SFAS 123(R), for share-based payment awards granted subsequent to January
1, 2006, the fair value of awards are expected to ultimately vest is recognized
as expense over the requisite service periods. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures
to be estimated at the time of the grant in order to estimate the amount of
share-based payment awards that will ultimately vest. Forfeiture rates are based
on historical rates. The estimated forfeiture rate will be adjusted if actual
forfeitures differ from its original estimates. The effect of any change in
estimated forfeitures would be recognized through a cumulative catch-up
adjustment that would be included in compensation cost in the period of the
change in estimate. For share-based payment awards granted prior to January 1,
2006, the Company will recognize the remaining unvested SFAS 123 pro forma
expense according to their remaining vesting conditions.
Share-based compensation cost recognized under SFAS 123(R) for the three months
ended March 31, 2006 was $32 million, and included (i) employee stock options,
(ii) time-based restricted stock, (iii) performance-based restricted stock and
(iv) the WESPP. Compensation cost was included in operating activities on the
consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006.
No tax benefits were attributed to the share-based compensation cost because a
valuation allowance was maintained for substantially all net deferred tax
assets.
On November 10, 2005, The FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. SFAS 123(R)-3,
"Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based
Payment Awards." The alternative method includes simplified methods to establish
the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (APIC pool) related
to the tax effects of employee share-based compensation, and to determine the
subsequent impact on the APIC pool and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of
the tax effects of employee share-based compensation awards that are outstanding
upon adoption of SFAS 123(R). The Company may take up to one year from initial
adoption of SFAS 123(R) to evaluate its available transition alternatives and
make its on-time election.
Share-based compensation expense reduced the Company's results of operations as
follows (in millions, except per share amounts):
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Three months ended
March 31, 2006
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 32
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Income from continuing operations $ 32
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Net income available to common stockholders $ 32
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Earnings per Common Share - Basic:
Income from continuing operations $ 0.02
Net income $ 0.02
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Earnings per Common Share - Diluted:
Income from continuing operations $ 0.02
Net income $ 0.02
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The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share
as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No.
123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation -
Transition and Disclosure" (SFAS 148) (in millions, except per share amounts):
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Three months ended
March 31, 2005
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Net income available to common stockholders, as reported $ 250
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in
reported net income, net of related tax effects 7
Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense
determined under the fair value based method, net
of related tax effects (23)
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Net income available to common stockholders, pro forma $ 234
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Earnings per Common Share - Basic:
As reported $ 0.18
Pro forma $ 0.17
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Earnings per Common Share - Diluted:
As reported $ 0.17
Pro forma $ 0.16
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Stock Options
Our stock option plans provide non-qualified and incentive stock options to
purchase authorized but unissued or treasury shares at the market price on the
grant date and generally become exercisable in installments from one to five
years from the grant date. The maximum term of non-qualified and incentive stock
options is 10 years from the grant date.
The following table summarizes information concerning options outstanding
including the related transactions under the options plans for the three months
ended March 31, 2006:
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Number of Weighted Average
Shares (000's) Exercise Price
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Options Outstanding as of December 31, 2005 120,504 21.67
Granted 2,545 22.48
Exercised (18,800) 11.98
Forfeited and Expired (892) 47.44
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Options Outstanding as of March 31, 2006 103,357 $ 23.24
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Options Exercisable as of March 31, 2006 85,054 $ 25.36
Options Exercisable as of December 31, 2005 97,015 $ 24.55
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The following table summarizes the status of the Company's stock options as of
March 31, 2006:
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Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
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Number Weighted-Average Weighted- Aggregate Number Weighted- Aggregate
of Shares Remaining Average Intrinsic of Shares Average Intrinsic
Range of Outstanding Contractual Exercise Value Outstanding Exercise Value
Exercise Prices (in thousands) Life in Years Price (in thousands) (in thousands) Price (in thousands)
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$1.54 to 3.80 9,397 6.69 $ 3.31 $ 222,986 6,365 $ 3.09 $ 152,458
4.06 to 6.93 13,552 6.73 4.83 301,013 13,075 4.81 290,633
7.08 to 9.95 18,293 6.06 8.36 341,654 18,126 8.37 338,465
10.05 to 15.87 24,386 7.31 12.54 353,603 15,113 12.65 217,464
16.02 to 29.58 10,790 6.48 20.42 71,496 5,436 19.28 42,304
30.01 to 59.35 11,181 4.47 46.84 11,181 46.84
60.24 to 74.09 15,330 4.35 69.38 15,330 69.38
76.03 to 111.00 428 4.42 92.26 428 92.26
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103,357 6.11 $23.24 $1,290,752 85,054 $25.36 $1,041,324
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The aggregate intrinsic value (market value of stock less option exercise price)
in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the
Company's average stock price on March 31, 2006, which would have been received
by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that
date. The total number of in-the-money options exercisable on March 31, 2006 was
approximately 63 million. The weighted average remaining contractual life on
March 31, 2006 for outstanding and exercisable options is 6.11 and 5.57 years,
respectively.
The weighted-average grant-date fair value for options granted for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was $8.34 and $4.88, respectively. The
total fair value of options that vested during the three months ended March 31,
2006 and 2005 was approximately $24 million and $40 million, respectively. The
weighted-average fair value of options that vested during the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005 was approximately $2.99 and $4.24, respectively.
Compensation cost related to stock options was approximately $19 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2006, and zero for the quarter ended March 31,
2005.
Proceeds received from the exercise of stock options were $219 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2006, which was included in financing activities on
the consolidated statements of cash flows. The total intrinsic value of options
exercised for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was approximately
$236 million and $8 million, respectively, which is currently deductible for tax
purposes. However, these tax benefits were not realized due to net operating
loss carryforwards.
Prior to January 1, 2006, all share-based awards granted by Corning specified
that the employee will continue to vest in the award after retirement without
providing any additional services. Corning accounts for this type of arrangement
by recognizing compensation cost over the nominal vesting period and, if the
employee retires before the end of the vesting period, recognizing any remaining
unrecognized compensation cost at the date of retirement (the "nominal vesting
period approach"). SFAS 123(R) specifies that an award is vested when the
employee's retention of the award is no longer contingent on providing
subsequent service (the "non-substantive vesting period approach"). That would
be the case for Corning awards that vest when employees retire and are granted
to retirement eligible employees. Effective January 1, 2006, related
compensation cost must be recognized immediately for awards granted to
retirement eligible employees or over the period from the grant date to the date
retirement eligibility is achieved, if that is expected to occur during the
nominal vesting period. For those share-based awards granted during the three
months ended March 31, 2006, Corning recognized approximately $5 million in
additional compensation cost in applying the non-substantive vesting period
approach versus the nominal period approach.
As of March 31, 2006, there was approximately $53 million of unrecognized
compensation cost related to stock options granted under the Plan. The cost is
expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.45 years.
The lattice-based valuation model, used to estimate the fair values of option
and restricted stock grants after November 30, 2005, incorporates the
assumptions (including ranges of assumptions) noted in the table below. Expected
volatilities are based on implied volatilities from traded options on Corning's
stock, historical volatility of Corning's stock, and other factors.
In estimating option grant fair value under the lattice based model, Corning
uses historical data to estimate future option exercise and employee termination
within the valuation model and separate groups of employees that have similar
historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes.
The expected term of options granted is derived using a regression model and
represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be
outstanding. The range given below results from certain groups of employees
exhibiting different behavior. The risk-free rate for periods within the
contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in
effect at the time of grant.
The following inputs for the lattice-based valuation model were used for option
grants under our Stock Option Plans since December 1, 2005:
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2006 2005
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Expected volatility 38-53% 37-53%
Weighted-average volatility 50% 49%
Expected dividends 0 0
Expected term (in years) 3.0-5.6 3.7-4.9
Risk-free rate 1.0-8.1% 1.0-9.7%
Expected time to exercise (in years) 3.0-3.8 2.5-3.6
Pre-vesting departure rate 1-4% 3%
Post vesting departure rates 4-7% 10-16%
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The fair value of each restricted stock grant under the Incentive Stock Plans
beginning December 1, 2005 was estimated on the date of grant using the
lattice-based valuation model and for performance based grants assumes that
performance goals will be achieved. The assumptions for annual departure
probability used in estimating Incentive Stock grant fair values are the same as
those noted in the table above related to grants under our Stock Option Plans,
for stock issued since December 1, 2005. The expected term for grants under the
Incentive Stock Plans is 1 to 10 years.
Incentive Stock Plans
The Corning Incentive Stock Plan permits stock grants, either determined by
specific performance goals or issued directly, in most instances, subject to the
possibility of forfeiture and without cash consideration. Shares under the
Incentive Stock Plan are generally granted at-the-money, contingently vest over
a period of 1 to 10 years, and have contractual lives of 1 to 10 years.
Time-Based Restricted Stock:
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Time-based restricted stock is issued by the Company on a discretionary basis,
and is payable in shares of the Company's common stock upon vesting. The fair
value is based on the market price of the Company's stock on the grant-date.
Compensation cost is recognized over the requisite vesting period and adjusted
for actual forfeitures before vesting.
The following table represents a summary of the status of the Company's
nonvested time-based restricted stock as of December 31, 2005, and changes
during the three months ended March 31, 2006:
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Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Nonvested shares Shares (000's) Fair Value
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Nonvested shares at December 31, 2005 861 $ 11.86
Granted 87 24.13
Vested (55) 14.02
Forfeited
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Nonvested shares at March 31, 2006 893 $ 12.93
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As of March 31, 2006, there was approximately $5 million of unrecognized
compensation cost related to nonvested time-based restricted stock compensation
arrangements granted under the Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over
a weighted average period of 2.92 years. Compensation cost related to time-based
restricted stock was approximately $1 million and less than $1 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Performance-Based Restricted Stock:
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Performance-based restricted stock vests upon the achievement of certain
targets, and are payable in shares of the Company's common stock upon vesting
typically over a three-year period. The fair value is based on the market price
of the Company's stock on the grant date and assumes that the target payout
level will be achieved. Compensation cost is recognized over the requisite
vesting period and adjusted for actual forfeitures before vesting. During the
performance period, compensation cost may be adjusted based on changes in the
expected outcome of the performance-related target.
The following table represents a summary of the status of the Company's
nonvested performance-based restricted stock units as of December 31, 2005, and
changes during the three months ended March 31, 2006:
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Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Nonvested shares Shares (000's) Fair Value
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Nonvested shares at December 31, 2005 6,718 $ 14.33
Granted 1,300 12.70
Vested (192) 11.84
Forfeited (12) 11.95
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Nonvested shares at March 31, 2006 7,814 $ 14.12
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As of March 31, 2006, there was approximately $85 million of unrecognized
compensation cost related to nonvested performance-based restricted stock
compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. The cost is expected to be
recognized over a weighted average period of 2.12 years. Compensation cost
related to performance-based restricted stock was approximately $11 million and
$5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Worldwide Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In addition to the Stock Option Plan and Incentive Stock Plans, we have a
Worldwide Employee Share Purchase Plan (WESPP). Under the WESPP, substantially
all employees can elect to have up to 10% of their annual wages withheld to
purchase our common stock. The purchase price of the stock is 85% of the lower
of the beginning-of-quarter or end-of-quarter closing market price. For the
three months ended March 31, 2006, approximately $2 million of compensation cost
related to the WESPP was recorded, and zero for the quarter ended March 31,
2005. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, approximately 0.4 million
shares were purchased by employees.
16. Comprehensive Income
Components of comprehensive income (loss), on an after-tax basis where
applicable, follow (in millions):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 (b) 2005 (b)
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Net income $ 257 $ 250
Other comprehensive income:
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on
investments, net 1 (33)
Reclassification adjustment relating to
investments included in net income, net 19
Change in unrealized gain on derivative
instruments, net 5 26
Reclassification adjustment relating to
derivatives, net (11) (13)
Foreign currency translation
adjustment, net (a) 49 (15)
Change in minimum pension liability (4) 2
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Total comprehensive income $ 297 $ 236
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(a) The initial implementation of our Taiwan subsidiary's change in its
functional currency from the new Taiwan dollar to the Japanese yen
effective January 1, 2005 had the effect of increasing the U.S. dollar
value of its net assets and increasing accumulated other comprehensive
income by $23 million. The impact of this change is included in the foreign
currency translation adjustment, net amount.
(b) Other comprehensive income items in the first quarter of 2006 and 2005
include zero net tax effect. Refer to Note 6 (Income Taxes) for an
explanation of Corning's tax paying position.
17. Operating Segments
Our reportable operating segments include Display Technologies,
Telecommunications, Environmental Technologies, and Life Sciences. The
Environmental Technologies reportable segment is an aggregation of our
Automotive and Diesel operating segments, as these two segments share similar
economic characteristics, products, customer types, production processes and
distribution methods. The following provides a brief description of the products
and markets served by each reportable segment:
.. Display Technologies - manufactures liquid crystal display glass for flat
panel displays;
.. Telecommunications - manufactures optical fiber and cable, and hardware and
equipment components for the worldwide telecommunications industry;
.. Environmental Technologies - manufactures ceramic substrates and filters
for automobile and diesel applications; and
.. Life Sciences - manufactures glass and plastic consumables for scientific
applications.
All other operating segments that do not meet the quantitative threshold for
separate reporting have been grouped as "All Other."
On January 1, 2006, Corning changed its measurement of segment profit or loss as
follows:
.. We removed the net impact of financing costs, such as interest expense on
debt instruments and interest costs associated with benefit plans, from
reportable segments and included these amounts in Corporate unallocated
expense.
.. We changed the allocation method for taxes to more closely reflect the
company's current tax position.
.. We removed the impact of non-cash stock compensation expense from
reportable segments and included this amount in Corporate unallocated
expense.
.. We removed the allocation of exploratory research, development and
engineering expense from reportable segments and included these amounts in
Corporate unallocated expense.
.. We changed certain other allocation methods for corporate functions.
The following provides segment information reflecting these changes in the
measurement of segment profit or loss for all periods presented.
Operating Segments (in millions)
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Display Telecom- Environmental Life All
Technologies munications Technologies Sciences Other Total
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For the three months ended March 31, 2006
Net sales $ 547 $ 397 $ 155 $ 72 $ 91 $ 1,262
Depreciation (1) $ 62 $ 42 $ 20 $ 5 $ 10 $ 139
Amortization of purchased intangibles $ 3 $ 3
Research, development and engineering expenses (2) $ 30 $ 20 $ 30 $ 13 $ 8 $ 101
Restructuring, impairment and other charges and
(credits) (before-tax and minority interest) $ 6 $ 6
Income tax provision $ (29) $ (6) $ (3) $ (38)
Earnings (loss) before minority interest and equity
earnings (loss) (3) $ 275 $ (2) $ (5) $ 2 $ 270
Minority interests $ 1 $ (2) $ (1)
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliated companies (4) $ 142 $ 2 $ (1) $ (13) $ 130
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Net income (loss) $ 417 $ 1 $ (1) $ (5) $ (13) $ 399
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For the three months ended March 31, 2005
Net sales $ 320 $ 427 $ 148 $ 74 $ 81 $ 1,050
Depreciation (1) $ 41 $ 46 $ 17 $ 5 $ 9 $ 118
Amortization of purchased intangibles $ 5 $ 5
Research, development and engineering expenses (2) $ 21 $ 17 $ 23 $ 8 $ 7 $ 76
Income tax provision $ (8) $ (8) $ (3) $ (1) $ (2) $ (22)
Earnings before minority interest and equity earnings (3) $ 119 $ 18 $ 9 $ 4 $ 3 $ 153
Minority interests $ (2) $ (2)
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies $ 81 $ 17 $ 98
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Net income $ 200 $ 18 $ 9 $ 4 $ 18 $ 249
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(1) Depreciation expense for Corning's reportable segments is recorded based on
the assets of each segment and also includes an allocation of depreciation
of corporate property not specifically identifiable to a segment.
(2) Research, development, and engineering expenses includes direct project
spending which is identifiable to a segment.
(3) Many of Corning's administrative and staff functions are performed on a
centralized basis. Where practicable, Corning charges these expenses to
segments based upon the extent to which each business uses a centralized
function. Other staff functions, such as corporate finance, human resources
and legal are allocated to segments, primarily as a percentage of sales.
(4) Includes a $21 million charge (net of tax) in All Other related to an
impairment charge for Samsung Corning.
A reconciliation of reportable segment net income to consolidated net income
follows (in millions):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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Net income of reportable segments $ 399 $ 249
Unallocated amounts:
Net financing costs (1) (8) (37)
Stock-based compensation expense (32) (6)
Exploratory research (21) (19)
Corporate contributions (8) (5)
Equity in earnings of affiliated
companies, net of impairments 70 71
Asbestos settlement (2) (185) 12
Other corporate items (3) 42 (15)
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Net income $ 257 $ 250
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(1) Net financing costs include interest expense, interest income, and interest
costs and investment gains associated with benefit plans.
(2) The asbestos settlement arrangement to be incorporated into the Pittsburgh
Corning Corporation (PCC) reorganization plan, when the reorganization plan
becomes effective, will require Corning to relinquish its equity interest
in PCC, contribute its equity interest in Pittsburgh Corning Europe (PCE),
and 25 million shares of Corning common stock to a trust. Corning also
agreed to make cash payments over the six years from the effective date of
the settlement and to assign certain insurance policy proceeds from its
primary insurance and a portion of its excess insurance at the time of the
settlement. The asbestos liability requires adjustment to fair value based
upon movements in Corning's common stock price prior to contribution of the
shares to the trust as well as change in the estimated fair value of the
other components of the settlement offer. In the first quarter of 2006 and
2005, Corning recorded a charge of $182 million and a credit of $16
million, respectively, to reflect the movement in Corning's common stock
price in each year and charges of $3 million and $4 million, respectively,
to reflect changes in the estimated fair value of other components of the
settlement offer.
(3) Other corporate items include the tax impact of the unallocated amounts. In
addition, the following items are also included:
. In the first quarter of 2006, a $38 million tax benefit from the
release of our valuation allowance on Germany trade taxes.
. In the first quarter of 2005, an impairment charge of $19 million for
the other-than-temporary decline in our investment in Avanex below its
cost basis.
Each of our reportable operating segments is concentrated across a relatively
small number of customers. For the first quarter ended March 31, 2006, three
customers of the Display Technologies segment, each of which accounted for more
than 10% of segment net sales, accounted for 47% of total segment sales. In the
Telecommunications segment, two customers, each of which accounted for more than
10% of this segment's net sales, accounted for 24% of total segment sales in the
first quarter of 2006. In the Environmental Technologies segment, three
customers, each of which accounted for more than 10% of segment sales,
represented 74% of total segment sales for the first quarter ended March 31,
2006. In the Life Sciences segment, one customer accounted for 52% of this
segment's sales for first quarter ended March 31, 2006.
A significant amount of specialized manufacturing capacity for our Display
Technologies segment is concentrated in Asia. It is at least reasonably possible
that the use of a facility located outside of an entity's home country could be
disrupted. Due to the specialized nature of the assets, it would not be possible
to find replacement capacity quickly. Accordingly, loss of the facility could
produce a near-term severe impact to our display business and the company as a
whole.
18. Subsequent Events
In March 2006, Corning announced an increase in the scope of Advanced Cable
Systems (ACS), its venture with Hitachi Cable Ltd. (Hitachi), in Japan.
Effective April 1, 2006, ACS, an equity company affiliate, will assume
responsibility for optical cable and hardware and equipment sales in Japan. As a
result, sales of the Telecommunications segment will be negatively impacted as
ACS, which is accounted for under the equity method, begins to sell into the
Japanese market. Sales of optical cable and hardware and equipment in Japan for
the first quarter of 2006 were $23 million.
On April 1, 2006, Corning acquired the remaining 44% equity of Shanghai Fiber
Optics Co., Ltd. (SFOC) from certain unrelated minority shareholders for
approximately $15 million thereby increasing Corning's ownership of this entity
to 100%.
On April 21, 2006, the Company and its audit committee concluded that the
Company would restate previously issued historical financial statements to
properly account for its asbestos settlement charges and liability and for its
investment in and equity earnings of Pittsburgh Corning Europe (PCE) from March
31, 2003, through December 31, 2005. The Company also changed the classification
of accretion on a portion of the liability to be paid in cash from interest
expense to asbestos settlement expense for the same time period. See Note 2
(Restatement of Prior Period Financial Statements) to the consolidated financial
statements for additional information.
On April 24, 2006, Corning repurchased $97 million of its 6.25% Euro notes due
2010. Corning expects to record a loss of approximately $8 million associated
with this transaction.
On April 28, 2006, Corning notified all holders of its 8.3% fixed rate notes,
due April 4, 2025, of our election to use cash to repurchase the $125 million
aggregate principal amount outstanding. As provided in the indenture governing
these debentures, the redemption price is 103.735 percent per $1,000 principal
amount per note, together with accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption
date of June 1, 2006.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
Our key priorities for 2006 remain unchanged from the previous two years:
protect our financial health, improve our profitability, and invest in the
future. During the first quarter of 2006, we made the following progress against
these priorities:
Financial Health
Our balance sheet remains strong, and we continued to generate positive cash
flows from operating activities. Significant activities during the first quarter
of 2006 follow:
.. Our debt to capital ratio declined to 23%.
.. We ended the first quarter of 2006 with $2.5 billion in cash and short-term
investments. While operating cash flow was positive, cash and short-term
investments increased only slightly from December 31, 2005, due to ongoing
capital spending primarily in our Display Technologies segment and a
capital infusion to an equity company affiliate offset by cash from stock
option activity.
Profitability
For the three months ended March 31, 2006, we generated net income of $257
million or $0.16 per share compared to a net income of $250 million or $0.17 per
share for the same period in 2005. The improvement in net income was due to
strong volume growth in our Display Technologies segment driven by LCD monitor
and TV market penetration offset by higher asbestos settlement expense. Net
income for the Display Technologies segment in the first quarter of 2006
increased $217 million, or 109%, from the first quarter of 2005.
We recorded non-recurring charges in the first quarter of 2006 and 2005 which
impact the comparability of both periods. Refer to Note 3 (Restructuring,
Impairment and Other Charges and (Credits)) to the consolidated financial
statements for additional information.
Investing in Our Future
We continue to invest in a wide array of technologies, with a near-term focus on
LCD glass substrates, diesel filters and substrates in response to tightening
emissions control standards, and optical fiber and cable and hardware and
equipment to enable fiber-to-the-premises.
Our research, development and engineering expenses increased by $26 million in
the first quarter of 2006 when compared to the same period last year but remain
relatively constant as percentage of net sales. We believe our current spending
levels are adequate to enable us to execute our longer-term growth strategies.
Our capital expenditures are primarily focused on expanding manufacturing
capacity for LCD glass substrates in the Display Technologies segment driven by
strong demand in that market segment. Total capital expenditures for the first
quarter of 2006 were $280 million, of which $186 million was directed toward our
Display Technologies segment. The majority of the remaining capital spending in
the first quarter of 2006 was spent in our Environmental Technologies segment.
Restatement of Prior Period Financial Statements
The Company and its audit committee concluded, on April 21, 2006, that the
Company would restate previously issued historical financial statements to
properly account for the asbestos settlement charges and liability and for its
investment in and equity earnings of Pittsburgh Corning Europe (PCE) from March
31, 2003, through December 31, 2005. The Company also changed the classification
of accretion on a portion of the liability to be paid in cash from interest
expense to asbestos settlement expense for the same time period.
The cumulative effect of these adjustments resulted in an increase in
investments in affiliated companies of $32 million, an increase to other accrued
liabilities of $154 million, an increase to accumulated deficit of $123 million,
and an increase to accumulated other comprehensive income of $1 million as of
December 31, 2005. To correct these errors, the Company has restated its
consolidated financial statements and, on May 9, 2006, filed an amended Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. In addition,
on May 9, 2006, the Company filed amended reports on Form 10-Q/A for the
quarters ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005, and September 30, 2005, to restate
the financial statements provided for those quarterly periods.
The restatement adjustments had no impact on previously reported revenue, cash
balances, compliance with any debt covenants, or the Company's revolving credit
agreement.
All information in this document reflects the impact of the restatement
described in Note 2 (Restatement of Prior Period Financial Statements) to the
consolidated financial statements.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Selected highlights for the third quarter follow (dollars in millions):
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Three months ended March 31, % Change
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2006 2005 06 vs. 05
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Net sales $ 1,262 $ 1,050 20%
Gross margin $ 573 $ 429 34%
(gross margin %) 45% 41%
Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 223 $ 184 21%
(as a % of net sales) 18% 18%
Research, development and engineering expenses $ 124 $ 98 27%
(as a % of net sales) 10% 9%
Restructuring, impairment and other charges $ 6 $ 19 (68)%
(as a % of net sales) 0% 2%
Asbestos settlement $ 185 $ (12) (1,642)%
(as a % of net sales) 15% (1)%
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 56 $ 101 (45)%
(as a % of net sales) 4% 10%
Provision for income taxes $ 2 $ (19) (111)%
(as a % of net sales) 0% (2)%
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies,
net of impairments $ 200 $ 169 18%
(as a % of net sales) 16% 16%
Net income $ 257 $ 250 3%
(as a % of net sales) 20% 24%
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Net Sales
For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the net sales increase compared to
the same period in 2005 was the result of continued strong demand for LCD glass
substrates in our Display Technologies segment. Net sales for all other segments
were comparable to the respective prior year period. Sales growth was negatively
impacted by approximately $83 million, driven by a weakening of the Japanese yen
between the first quarters of 2006 and 2005.
Gross Margin
As a percentage of net sales, gross margin improved 4 percentage points in the
first quarter of 2006 compared to the same period last year. The improvement in
overall dollars and as a percentage of net sales was driven by increased volume
in our Display Technologies segment.
Cost of Sales
The types of expenses included in the cost of sales line item are: raw materials
consumption, including direct and indirect materials; salaries, wages and
benefits; depreciation and amortization; production utilities;
production-related purchasing; warehousing (including receiving and inspection);
repairs and maintenance; inter-location inventory transfer costs; production and
warehousing facility property insurance; rent for production facilities; and
other production overhead.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses was caused
principally by an increase in compensation costs including increased stock-based
compensation expense as a result of the company's adoption of FAS 123R effective
January 1, 2006.
The types of expenses included in the selling, general and administrative
expenses line item are: salaries, wages and benefits; stock-based compensation
expense; travel; sales commissions; professional fees; depreciation and
amortization, utilities, and rent for administrative facilities.
Share Based Compensation
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for share-based awards granted
under the Company's stock compensation programs using the intrinsic value method
in accordance with APB 25 and SFAS 123. Under the intrinsic value method, no
share-based compensation cost related to stock options had been recognized in
the Company's consolidated statements of operations, because the exercise price
was at least equal to the market value of the common stock on the grant date. As
a result, the recognition of share-based compensation cost was generally limited
to the expense attributed to restricted stock awards, and stock option
modifications. As permitted under SFAS 123, the Company reported pro-forma
disclosures presenting results and earnings per share as if we had used the fair
value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 in the notes to the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 123(R)
using the modified prospective application method. Under the modified
prospective application method, compensation cost recognized during the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2006 includes: (a) compensation cost for all
share-based awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006
based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original
provisions of SFAS 123(R), and (b) compensation cost for all share-based awards
granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value
estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). Compensation cost is
recognized in the consolidated statements of operations over the period during
which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. In
accordance with the modified prospective application method, results for prior
periods have not been restated. The adoption of SFAS 123(R) resulted in a
decrease of $0.02 in basic and diluted earnings per share for the quarterly
period ended March 31, 2006. See Note 1 and Note 15 for further detail on the
impact of SFAS 123(R) to the Company's condensed consolidated financial
statements.
Research, Development and Engineering Expenses
Research, development and engineering expenses increased in the first quarter of
2006 over the same period last year but remained consistent as a percentage of
net sales. Expenditures are currently focused on our Display Technologies,
Environmental Technologies and Telecommunications segments as we strive to
capitalize on the current market opportunities in those segments.
Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges
In the first quarter of 2006, we recorded $6 million of restructuring expenses
for revisions to existing plans.
In the first quarter of 2005, we recorded an impairment charge for an
other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of our investment in Avanex
Corporation (Avanex) below its cost basis. Our investment in Avanex was
accounted for as an available-for-sale security under SFAS No. 115, "Accounting
for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities" (SFAS 115). In the fourth
quarter of 2005, we completed the sale of our remaining shares of Avanex.
Refer to Note 3 (Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges and to the
consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Asbestos Settlement
The asbestos settlement activity relates to changes in the estimated fair value
of certain items to be contributed by Corning under the Pittsburgh Corning
Corporation (PCC) asbestos settlement agreement if the PCC Plan of
Reorganization receives judicial approval. For additional information on this
matter, refer to Note 4 (Commitments and Contingencies) to the consolidated
financial statements and Part II - Other Information, Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Income Before Income Taxes
In addition to items identified above, the comparability of income before income
taxes in the first quarter of 2006 and 2005 was impacted by movements in foreign
exchange rates. Movements in exchange rates did not have a significant impact on
results for the first quarter of 2006; however, in the first quarter of 2005, we
incurred an exchange rate loss of $26 million. This loss was due to the impact
of currency movements on unhedged balance sheet exposures, most notably at our
Taiwan subsidiary, which changed its functional currency from the new Taiwan
dollar (its local currency) to the Japanese yen in the first quarter of 2005.
Refer to Note 1 (Basis of Presentation) to the consolidated financial statements
for additional information.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our (benefit) provision for income taxes and the related tax rates follow (in
millions):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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(Benefit) provision for income taxes $ (2) $ 19
Effective tax rate (3.6%) 18.8%
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For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the tax benefit reflected the
following items:
.. The impact of our inability to record tax benefits on net operating losses
generated in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions;
.. The release of a valuation allowance on a portion of our German trade tax
benefits; and
.. The benefit of tax holidays and investment credits in Taiwan and tax
holidays in China.
As more fully described in Note 7 (Income Taxes) to the consolidated financial
statements of the 2005 Form 10-K/A, most of Corning's deferred tax assets
(primarily in the U.S. and Germany) were fully reserved at December 31, 2005.
For the three months ended March 31, 2006, we released a valuation allowance of
$38 million on a portion of our German tax benefits due to sustained
profitability in certain of our German operations leading us to conclude that it
is more likely than not that the underlying tax benefits are realizable.
Otherwise, we expect to maintain a valuation allowance on future tax benefits
until an appropriate level of profitability is sustained or we are able to
develop tax planning strategies that enable us to conclude that it is more
likely than not that our deferred tax assets are realizable. Until then, our tax
provision will generally include only the net tax expense attributable to
certain foreign operations.
Certain foreign subsidiaries in China and Taiwan are operating under tax holiday
arrangements. The nature and extent of such arrangements vary, and the benefits
of such arrangements phase out in various years (2007 through 2010) according to
the specific terms and schedules of the relevant taxing jurisdictions. The
impact of the tax holidays on our effective tax rate is a reduction in the rate
of 38% and 7% for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Equity in Earnings of Affiliated Companies, Net of Impairments
The following provides a summary of equity in earnings of affiliated companies,
net of impairments (in millions):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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Samsung Corning Precision $ 140 $ 80
Dow Corning Corporation 69 68
Samsung Corning (22) 9
All other 13 12
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Total equity earnings $ 200 $ 169
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The improvement in equity earnings recognized from Samsung Corning Precision is
explained in the discussion of the performance of our Display Technologies
segment. In the first quarter of 2006, Corning reduced its investment in Samsung
Corning by $21 million due to an impairment of long-lived assets incurred by
Samsung Corning. This impairment charge also reduced Corning's equity earnings
from Samsung Corning by $21 million.
In 2003 and 2005, Samsung Corning recorded significant fixed asset and other
impairment charges. In the first quarter of 2006 an additional impairment charge
of $21 million (net of tax) was recognized. As the conventional television glass
market will be negatively impacted by strong growth in the LCD glass market, it
is reasonably possible that Samsung Corning may incur additional restructuring
or impairment charges or operating losses in the foreseeable future. Samsung
Corning is currently investing in several developing businesses which Samsung
Corning management believes will offset the decline in conventional television
glass market over time. Should these new businesses not achieve expected
results, additional operating losses, asset impairments and restructuring
charges are likely to occur or Samsung Corning's long-term financial viability
may come into question. These events could result in Corning incurring an
impairment of its investment in Samsung Corning. Corning management believes it
is more likely than not that an impairment of our investment will occur in the
foreseeable future. Corning's investment in Samsung Corning was $217 million at
March 31, 2006.
Refer to Note 10 (Investments) to the consolidated financial statements for
additional information relating to Samsung Corning Precision, Dow Corning, and
Samsung Corning's operating results.
Net Income
As a result of the above, our net income and per share data follow (in millions,
except per share amounts):
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Three months ended March 31,
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2006 2005
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Net income $ 257 $ 250
Basic earnings per common share $ 0.17 $ 0.18
Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.16 $ 0.17
Shares used in computing per share amounts
Basic earnings per common share 1,541 1,411
Diluted earnings per common share 1,592 1,503
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OPERATING SEGMENTS
Our reportable operating segments include Display Technologies,
Telecommunications, Environmental Technologies, and Life Sciences. The
Environmental Technologies reportable segment is an aggregation of our
Automotive and Diesel operating segments, as these two segments share similar
economic characteristics, products, customer types, production processes and
distribution methods. The following provides a brief description of the products
and markets served by each reportable segment:
.. Display Technologies - manufactures liquid crystal display glass for flat
panel displays;
.. Telecommunications - manufactures optical fiber and cable, and hardware and
equipment components for the worldwide telecommunications industry;
.. Environmental Technologies - manufactures ceramic substrates and filters
for automobile and diesel applications; and
.. Life Sciences - manufactures glass and plastic consumables for scientific
applications.
All other operating segments that do not meet the quantitative threshold for
separate reporting have been grouped as "All Other."
We prepared the financial results for our reportable segments on a basis that is
consistent with the manner in which we internally disaggregate financial
information to assist in making internal operating decisions. We include the
earnings of equity affiliates that are closely associated with our operating
segments in the respective segment's net income. We have allocated certain
common expenses among segments differently than we would for stand-alone
financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Segment net income may
not be consistent with measures used by other companies. The accounting policies
of our reportable segments are the same as those applied in the consolidated
financial statements.
On January 1, 2006, Corning changed its measurement of segment profit or loss as
follows:
.. We removed the net impact of financing costs, such as interest expense on
debt instruments and interest costs associated with benefit plans, from
reportable segments and included these amounts in Corporate unallocated
expense.
.. We changed the allocation method for taxes to more closely reflect the
Company's current tax position.
.. We removed the impact of non-cash stock compensation expense from
reportable segments and included this amount in Corporate unallocated
expense.
.. We removed the allocation of exploratory research, development and
engineering expense from reportable segments and included these amounts in
Corporate unallocated expense.
.. We changed certain other allocation methods for corporate functions.
The following discussion reflects segment information that has been restated to
reflect the changes to segment performance measurement as described above.
Display Technologies
The following table provides net sales and other data for the Display
Technologies segment (in millions):
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For the three months
ended March 31, % Change
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2006 2005 06 vs. 05
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Net sales $ 547 $ 320 71%
Income before equity earnings $ 275 $ 119 131%
Equity earnings of affiliated companies $ 142 $ 81 75%
Net income $ 417 $ 200 109%
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The net sales increase for the first quarter of 2006 is largely reflective of
the overall LCD market growth. During the first quarter of 2006, glass substrate
volumes (measured in square feet of glass sold) increased 111% compared with the
same period in 2005 driven by increased LCD monitor and TV market penetration,
demand for larger-size substrates, and shipments of notebook computers. Weighted
average selling prices decreased 10% compared to the first quarter of 2005. For
the first quarter of 2006, large-size glass substrates accounted for 80% of
total sales volumes, compared to 59% for the first quarter of 2005. Because the
sales of the Display Technologies segment are denominated in Japanese yen, our
sales are susceptible to movements in the U.S. dollar - Japanese yen exchange
rate. Sales growth was negatively impacted by approximately $66 million from a
weakening of the Japanese yen compared to the first quarter of 2005.
For the first quarter of 2006, the increase in income before equity earnings was
primarily the result of higher volumes as described above.
The increase in our equity earnings from Samsung Corning Precision for the
periods presented was largely driven by the same market factors identified for
our wholly-owned business. During the first quarter of 2006, Samsung Corning
Precision's earnings were negatively impacted by approximately 21% from
movements in exchange rates compared to the first quarter of 2005. Equity
earnings from Samsung Corning Precision, denominated in Korean won, are
susceptible to movements in the exchange rate between the Korean won and the
U.S. dollar.
The Display Technologies segment has a concentrated customer base comprised of
LCD panel and color filter makers primarily located in Japan and Taiwan. For the
first quarter of 2006, AU Optronics Corporation, Chi Mei Optoelectronics
Corporation, and Hannstar Display Corporation, each of which accounted for more
than 10% of segment net sales, accounted for 47% of total segment sales. In
addition, Samsung Corning Precision's sales are concentrated across a small
number of its customers. In the first quarter of 2006, sales to three LCD panel
makers located in Korea, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., LG Phillips LCD Co., and
Dong Woo STI, accounted for 99% of total Samsung Corning Precision sales.
In 2005 and 2004, Corning and several customers entered into long-term purchase
and supply agreements in which the Display Technologies segment will supply
large-size glass substrates to the customers over periods of up to six years. As
part of the agreements, these customers agreed to make advance cash deposits to
Corning for a portion of the contracted glass to be purchased. In the first
quarter of 2006, Corning received $13 million of deposits and issued $21 million
in credit memoranda. Refer to Note 12 (Customer Deposits) to the consolidated
financial statements for additional information.
In the event the customers do not make all customer deposit installment payments
or elect not to purchase the agreed upon quantities of product, subject to
specific conditions outlined in the agreements, Corning may retain certain
amounts of the customer deposits. If Corning does not deliver agreed upon
product quantities, subject to specific conditions outlined in the agreements,
Corning may be required to return certain amounts of the customer deposits.
In February 2006, Corning announced that its board of directors had approved
funding for a new LCD glass substrate finishing facility in the People's
Republic of China.
Outlook:
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We expect to see a continuation of the overall industry growth and the trend
toward large-size substrates allowing our customers to more effectively and
efficiently produce both large and small sized panels. The Company now estimates
that LCD glass market volume will grow 40% to 50% in 2006. This market growth is
expected to occur at varying rates in the principal LCD markets of Japan,
Taiwan, China and Korea. Sales of our wholly-owned business are primarily to
panel and color filter manufacturers in Japan, Taiwan, and China while customers
in Korea are serviced by Samsung Corning Precision. The actual growth rates in
these markets will impact our sales and earnings performance.
For the second quarter of 2006, we expect volumes for our wholly-owned business
and Samsung Corning Precision to be flat to up 5% in the aggregate, compared to
the first quarter of 2006. Pricing in the second quarter is expected to decline,
resulting in second quarter sales consistent with the first quarter. In
addition, a power outage at our plant in Japan is expected to negatively impact
second-quarter earnings resulting from a limitation on production and from
equipment repair costs. In late 2005, we began production at our new Taichung,
Taiwan manufacturing facility. The ramp of production and our ability to
efficiently start up operations may impact profitability in 2006. There can be
no assurance that the end-market rates of growth will continue at the high rates
experienced in recent quarters, that we will be able to pace our capacity
expansions to actual demand, or that the rate of cost declines will offset price
declines in any given period. While the industry has grown rapidly, consumer
preferences for panels of differing sizes, or price or other factors, may lead
to pauses in market growth, and it is possible that glass manufacturing capacity
may exceed demand from time to time. In addition, changes in foreign exchange
rates, principally the Japanese yen, will continue to impact the sales and
profitability of this segment.
Telecommunications
The following table provides net sales and other data for the Telecommunications
segment (in millions):
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For the three months ended March 31, % Change
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2006 2005 06 vs. 05
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Net sales:
Optical fiber and cable $ 205 $ 212 (3)%
Hardware and equipment 192 215 (11)%
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Total net sales $ 397 $ 427 (7)%
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Net income $ 1 $ 18 (94)%
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The segment sales decline was largely driven by lower prices and a decline in
hardware and equipment sales due to lower sales to Verizon Communications Inc.
(Verizon) when compared to strong Verizon shipments in the first quarter of
2005. The first quarter 2005 included the ramp-up of Verizon's
fiber-to-the-premises program. Movements in foreign exchange rates, primarily
the Euro and Japanese yen, did not have a significant impact on sales for the
first quarter of 2006 when compared to the same period last year.
Net income for the first quarter of 2006 decreased $17 million from the previous
year due largely to lower hardware and equipment volumes and price declines
partially offset by fiber and cable volume gains. Movements in exchange rates
did not significantly impact the results for this operating segment.
The Telecommunications segment has a concentrated customer base. For the first
quarter of 2006, two customers of the Telecommunications segment, each of which
accounted for more than 10% of segment net sales, represented 24% of total
segment sales.
Outlook:
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In March 2006, Corning announced an increase in the scope of Advanced Cable
Systems (ACS), its venture with Hitachi Cable Ltd. (Hitachi), in Japan.
Effective April 1, 2006, ACS, an equity company affiliate, will assume
responsibility for optical cable and hardware and equipment sales in Japan. As a
result, sales of the Telecommunications segment will be negatively impacted as
ACS, which is accounted for under the equity method, begins to sell into the
Japanese market. Sales of optical cable and hardware and equipment in Japan for
the first quarter of 2006 were $23 million.
For the second quarter of 2006, we expect net sales to increase 10% to 15% from
the first quarter of 2006, driven by increased hardware and equipment sales.
Fiber and cable sales are expected to be up from the first quarter of this year
and hardware and equipment sales are expected to increase. Fiber-to-the-premises
sales to Verizon continue to be dependent on Verizon's planned targets for homes
passed and connected in 2006 which are currently expected to be strong. Changes
in the expected Verizon deployment plan, or additional reductions in their
inventory levels of fiber-to-the-premises products, could affect the sales
level.
Environmental Technologies
The following table provides net sales and other data for the Environmental
Technologies segment (in millions):
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For the three months ended March 31, % Change
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2006 2005 06 vs. 05
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Net sales:
Automotive $ 121 $ 127 (5)%
Diesel 34 21 62%
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Total net sales $ 155 $ 148 5%
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Net (loss) income $ (1) $ 9 (111)%
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Sales of this segment for the first quarter of 2006 were slightly higher than
the same period last year. The decline in automotive sales was caused by reduced
volumes due largely to a lackluster automotive market in North America. Diesel
products sales growth was buoyed by demand from heavy-duty diesel retrofit
markets particularly in Asia and from the sales of our recently launched
light-duty diesel filter product line. The Company continues to negotiate with
several diesel engine manufacturers to develop supply agreements for 2007 model
year platforms when tighter emission requirements in the U.S. are expected to
become effective. Negotiations are ongoing and will likely continue through the
next several quarters. Movements in exchange rates did not have a significant
impact on sales for this segment.
For the first quarter of 2006, the decrease in net income compared to the same
period last year was primarily the result of higher engineering and
manufacturing start-up costs to support increasing production levels for diesel
products. Movements in foreign exchange rates did not significantly impact net
income (loss) for the comparable periods.
The Environmental Technologies segment sells to a concentrated customer base of
manufacturers of catalyzers and emission control systems, who then sell to
automotive and diesel engine manufacturers. Although our sales are to the
emission control systems manufacturers, the use of our substrates and filters is
generally required by the specifications of the automotive and diesel engine
manufacturers. For the first quarter of 2006, three customers of the
Environmental Technologies segment, each of which accounted for more than 10% of
segment net sales, accounted for 74% of total segment sales.
Outlook:
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For the second quarter of 2006, we expect net sales to be down slightly from
those of the first quarter. Both automotive substrate and diesel product sales
are expected to be down slightly from the first quarter of 2006. A portion of
our automotive products are sold to US auto manufacturers, and as a result,
changes in automotive production by these manufacturers could adversely impact
sales and net income of this segment.
Life Sciences
The following table provides net sales and other data for the Life Sciences
segment (in millions):
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For the three months ended March 31, % Change
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2006 2005 05 vs. 04
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Net sales $ 72 $ 74 (3)%
Net (loss) income $ (5) $ 4 (225)%
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Net sales for the first quarter of 2006 were down slightly when compared to the
same period in 2005 due to lower volumes in the US offset by incremental volume
gains in international markets and higher prices. Movements in foreign exchange
rates did not have a significant impact on the comparability of sales.
For the first quarter of 2006, the net loss compared to income in the respective
2005 period was largely attributable to lower volume, higher materials costs,
and new product development spending.
In the Life Sciences segment, one customer accounted for 52% of this segment's
net sales in the first quarter of 2006.
Outlook:
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For the second quarter of 2006, we expect net sales to be slightly higher than
the first quarter of 2006 due to increased volumes in North America and Europe.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Customer Deposits
Certain customers of our Display Technologies segment have entered into
long-term supply agreements and agreed to make advance cash deposits to secure
supply of large-size glass substrates. The deposits will be reduced through
future product purchases, thus reducing operating cash flows in later periods as
credits are applied for cash deposits received in earlier periods.
Customer deposits have been or will be received in the following periods (in
millions):
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Three months ended Remainder Estimated 2007
2004 2005 March 31, 2006 of 2006 and Beyond Total
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Customer deposits received $204 $457 $13 $160 $105 $939
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The majority of the remaining customer deposits will be received through 2006.
In 2005, we issued $29 million in credit memoranda. In the first quarter of
2006, we issued $21 million in credit memoranda. These credit amounts are not
included in the above amounts, and were applied against customer receivables.
In 2006, we expect to issue credits approximately equal to the amount of
deposits expected to be received in 2006.
Financing Structure
In the first quarter of 2006, we did not have any significant financing
activities.
On April 24, 2006, Corning repurchased $97 million of its 6.25% Euro notes due
2010.
On April 28, 2006, Corning notified all holders of its 8.3% fixed rate notes,
due April 4, 2025, of our election to use cash to repurchase the $125 million
aggregate principal amount outstanding. As provided in the indenture governing
these debentures, the redemption price is 103.735 percent per $1,000 principal
amount per note, together with accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption
date of June 1, 2006.
In the first quarter of 2005, we completed the following debt transactions:
.. We obtained a loan of approximately $48 million, bearing interest at 2.1%,
from a Japanese bank. This loan is part of a 10-year loan agreement entered
into in 2004 to fund certain capital expansion activities in Japan.
.. We redeemed $100 million of our outstanding 3.50% convertible debentures,
due November 1, 2008. The bondholders affected by this redemption elected
to convert $98 million of their debentures into Corning common stock at a
conversion ratio of 103.3592 shares per $1,000 debenture, with the
remaining $2 million repaid in cash. Separately, bondholders elected to
convert approximately $6 million of outstanding debentures into Corning
common stock. In total, we issued 11 million shares upon the conversion of
the debentures, resulting in an increase to equity of $105 million.
.. We repaid a total of $192 million of notes in accordance with their stated
repayment schedule. This was primarily comprised of our 5.625% Euro notes.
In the first quarter of 2005 we entered a written agreement with a group of
banks on a new revolving credit facility. The new facility provides us access to
a $975 million unsecured multi-currency revolving line of credit and expires in
March 2010. The facility includes two financial covenants, a leverage ratio and
an interest coverage ratio, both with which we are in compliance and also
includes restrictions on the declaration of dividends. Concurrent with the
closing of this credit facility, we terminated our previous $2 billion revolving
line of credit that was set to expire in August 2005.
Capital Spending
Capital spending totaled $280 million and $323 million in the first quarter of
2006 and 2005, respectively. Our 2006 capital spending program is expected to be
in the range of $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion. Of this amount, approximately $900
million to $1.1 billion will be used to expand manufacturing capacity for LCD
glass substrates in the Display Technologies segment and approximately $200
million will be directed toward our Environmental Technologies segment.
Key Balance Sheet Data
Balance sheet and working capital measures are provided in the following table
(dollars in millions):
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As of March 31, As of December 31,
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2006 2005
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Working capital $ 1,661 $ 1,490
Working capital, excluding cash,
cash equivalents, and
short-term investments $ (817) $ (944)
Current ratio 1.7:1 1.6:1
Trade accounts receivable,
net of allowances $ 696 $ 629
Days sales outstanding 50 49
Inventories $ 616 $ 570
Inventory turns 4.6 4.7
Days payable outstanding 90 89
Long-term debt $ 1,788 $ 1,789
Total debt to total capital 23% 25%
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Credit Rating
Our credit ratings were updated from those disclosed in our 2005 Annual Report
on Form 10-K/A as follows:
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RATING AGENCY Rating
Last Update Long-Term Debt Outlook
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Fitch BBB Stable
April 26, 2006
Standard & Poor's BBB Stable
April 10, 2006
Moody's Baa3 Stable
September 20, 2005
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Management Assessment of Liquidity
Our major source of funding for 2006 and beyond will be our existing balance of
cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. From time to time, we may
also issue debt or equity securities for general corporate purposes. We believe
we have sufficient liquidity for the next several years to fund operations,
restructuring, the asbestos settlement, research and development, capital
expenditures and scheduled debt repayments.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
There have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business in
off balance sheet arrangements disclosed in our 2005 Annual Report on Form
10-K/A under the caption "Off Balance Sheet Arrangements."
Contractual Obligations
There have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business in
the contractual obligations disclosed in our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
under the caption "Contractual Obligations."
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect amounts reported therein. The estimates that
required management's most difficult, subjective or complex judgments are
described in our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A and remain unchanged through
the first quarter of 2006.
SFAS 123R was adopted on January 6, 2006. Refer to Note 1 and 15 to our
unaudited consolidated financial statements for further information. There were
no other accounting policies adopted during the first quarter of fiscal 2006
that had a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, "Accounting Changes and Error
Corrections" (SFAS 154), which replaces APB Opinion No. 20, "Accounting
Changes," (APB 20) and SFAS No. 3, "Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim
Financial Statements." SFAS 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for
and reporting of a change in accounting principle. Upon the adoption of SFAS 154
beginning January 1, 2006, Corning has applied the standard's guidance to
changes in accounting methods as required. The adoption of SFAS 154 was not
material to Corning's consolidated results of operations and financial
condition.
In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, "Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140" (SFAS
155). SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued
after January 1, 2007, and amends SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities," and SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers
and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. This
Statement resolves issues addressed in Statement 133 Implementation Issue No.
D1, "Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized
Financial Assets." Corning does not expect the adoption of SFAS 155 to have a
material impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial
condition.
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, "Accounting for Servicing of
Financial Assets--an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140" (SFAS 156). This
Statement amends SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of
Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities," with respect to the
accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities.
Corning adopted SFAS No. 156 on January 1, 2006. The impact of adopting SFAS 156
was not material to Corning's consolidated results of operations and financial
condition.
ENVIRONMENT
We have been named by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Superfund
Act, or by state governments under similar state laws, as a potentially
responsible party for 11 active hazardous waste sites. Under the Superfund Act,
all parties who may have contributed any waste to a hazardous waste site,
identified by such Agency, are jointly and severally liable for the cost of
cleanup unless the Agency agrees otherwise. It is our policy to accrue for the
estimated liability related to Superfund sites and other environmental
liabilities related to property owned and operated by us based on expert
analysis and continual monitoring by both internal and external consultants. We
have accrued approximately $13 million (undiscounted) for the estimated
liability for environmental cleanup and related litigation at March 31, 2006.
Based upon the information developed to date, we believe that the accrued amount
is a reasonable estimate of our liability and that the risk of an additional
loss in an amount materially higher than that accrued is remote.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Many statements in this Quarterly Report Form 10-Q are forward-looking
statements. These typically contain words such as "believes," "expects,"
"anticipates," "estimates," "forecasts," and similar expressions. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the
actual outcome to be materially different. Such risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to:
- global economic and political conditions;
- tariffs, import duties and currency fluctuations;
- product demand and industry capacity;
- competitive products and pricing;
- sufficiency of manufacturing capacity and efficiencies;
- availability and costs of critical components and materials;
- new product development and commercialization;
- order activity and demand from major customers;
- fluctuations in capital spending by customers;
- possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity,
armed conflict, political instability or major health concerns;
- facility expansions and new plant start-up costs;
- effect of regulatory and legal developments;
- capital resource and cash flow activities;
- ability to pace capital spending to anticipated levels of customer demand,
which may fluctuate;
- interest costs;
- credit rating and ability to obtain financing and capital on commercially
reasonable terms;
- adequacy and availability of insurance;
- financial risk management;
- capital spending;
- acquisition and divestiture activities;
- rate of technology change;
- level of excess or obsolete inventory;
- ability to enforce patents;
- adverse litigation;
- product and components performance issues;
- stock price fluctuations;
- the rate of substitution by end-users purchasing LCDs for notebook
computers, desktop monitors and televisions;
- a downturn in demand for LCD glass substrates;
- customer ability, most notably in the Display Technologies segment, to
maintain profitable operations and obtain financing to fund their
manufacturing expansions;
- fluctuations in supply chain inventory levels;
- equity company activities, principally at Dow Corning Corporation, Samsung
Corning Precision, and Samsung Corning;
- movements in foreign exchange rates, primarily the Japanese yen, Euro, and
Korean won; and
- other risks detailed in Corning's SEC filings.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market Risk Disclosures
There have been no material changes to our market risk exposures during the
first three months of 2006. For a discussion of our exposure to market risk,
refer to Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks,
contained in our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Restatement
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained
herein, the Company has restated its consolidated financial statements for the
years 2003 through 2005 and its quarterly consolidated financial statements for
each of the quarterly periods in the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.
Specifically, between March 31, 2003, and December 31, 2005, the following
accounting errors occurred:
.. Corning's asbestos settlement charges and the related liability for the
asbestos settlement did not reflect the estimated fair value at initial
recognition or subsequent changes in fair value, of certain components of
the proposed settlement offer. As a result, asbestos settlement charges for
the years 2005, 2004, and 2003 were understated by $13 million, $24
million, and $117 million, respectively.
.. Corning incorrectly suspended recording equity earnings of Pittsburgh
Corning Europe, N.V. between March 31, 2003, and December 31, 2005. As a
result, equity in earnings of affiliated companies for the years 2005,
2004, and 2003 was understated by $13 million, $11 million, and $7 million,
respectively.
.. Accretion on the cash portion of the asbestos settlement offer was
incorrectly recorded as interest expense resulting in both an overstatement
of interest expense and an understatement of asbestos settlement expense
for the years 2005, 2004, and 2003, by $8 million, $8 million, and $5
million, respectively.
In the restated consolidated financial statements, the higher asbestos
settlement charges are tax-effected in 2003 and the first half of 2004. As
Corning provided a valuation allowance on most of its deferred tax assets in the
third quarter of 2004, that quarter reflects an increase in the valuation
allowance of $55 million for the deferred tax assets related to the higher
asbestos settlement charges.
(b) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange
Act) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal
executive and principal financial officers, or other persons performing similar
functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
In the first quarter of 2006, management identified errors in the accounting of
its Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (PCC) Asbestos Litigation liability and
investments in affiliates and as noted above, has recorded the necessary
adjustments in the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the
quarter ended March 31, 2006 to correct these errors and has restated previously
issued financial statements. In its Form 8-K filed on April 25, 2006, management
indicated that the evaluation of internal control over financial reporting
related to the above mentioned errors was still in process.
The evaluation has been completed, and management, under the direction of its
principal executive and principal financial officers, has evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2006. Based upon
this evaluation and as a result of the material weaknesses discussed below, the
Company's principal executive and principal financial officers, have concluded
that its disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31,
2006.
A material weakness is a control deficiency, or a combination of control
deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material
misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
or detected. Management determined that the following control deficiencies
constitute material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting at
March 31, 2006:
(i) The Company did not maintain effective controls over the valuation of
its asbestos settlement charges and the valuation and reconciliation
of the related liability pertaining to the 2003 Pittsburgh Corning
Corporation Asbestos Litigation Bankruptcy Settlement. Specifically,
the Company did not maintain effective controls to ensure that certain
components of the liability, which may be settled by contributing the
Company's equity interest in Pittsburgh Corning Europe, N.V. and
assignment of rights to insurance proceeds, were appropriately
recorded at fair value rather than book value as required by generally
accepted accounting principles. This control deficiency resulted in
the restatement of our annual consolidated financial statements for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 and the quarterly
consolidated financial statements for each of the three quarterly
periods in the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004. Additionally,
this control deficiency could result in a misstatement of our asbestos
settlement charges and related liability that would result in a
material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial
statements that would not be prevented or detected.
(ii) The Company did not maintain effective controls over the completeness
and accuracy of its equity investments. Specifically, the Company did
not maintain effective controls to ensure that earnings of its equity
investments were accurately and completely recorded. This control
deficiency resulted in the restatement of our annual consolidated
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and
2003 and the quarterly consolidated financial statements for each of
the three quarterly periods in the years ended December 31, 2005 and
2004. Additionally, this control deficiency could result in a
misstatement of our investments and equity in earnings of affiliated
companies that would result in a material misstatement to the annual
or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be
prevented or detected.
Plan for Remediation of Material Weaknesses - We believe the steps described
below, some of which have already been taken, will remediate the material
weaknesses described above.
.. We have enhanced the procedures and documentation associated with the
reconciliation of our PCC Asbestos Litigation liability in order to ensure
that all components are included in the evaluation process and are
accounted for in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
.. We have augmented the resources in our Accounting Services department that
will enable us to have a stronger segregation of duties associated with the
reconciliation of the PCC Asbestos Litigation liability account to ensure
1) the analysis and preparation of the reconciliation and 2) a detailed
review of this work is done by separate individuals who have the requisite
skill set and training.
.. We are in the process of updating our key controls within the Investments
in Affiliates cycle to specifically address 1) our ability to achieve full
inclusion of all less than 100% owned entities in our accounting analysis
of Investments in Affiliates and 2) to ensure proper monitoring and
accounting for these entities.
.. We are in the process of improving our investments in affiliates
reconciliation procedures and documentation in order to ensure 1) the
analysis and preparation of the reconciliation and 2) a detailed review of
the reconciliation is done by separate individuals who have the requisite
skill set and training.
As discussed above, since March 31, 2006, we are in the process of making
improvements to our internal control over financial reporting that have a
material effect, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting and anticipate the control deficiencies
described above can be remediated on or before September 30, 2006.
(c) Changes in internal control over financial reporting
No changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting occurred
during the quarter ending March 31, 2006 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over
financial reporting.
Part II - Other Information
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Environmental Litigation. Corning has been named by the Environmental Protection
Agency (the Agency) under the Superfund Act, or by state governments under
similar state laws, as a potentially responsible party at 11 active hazardous
waste sites. Under the Superfund Act, all parties who may have contributed any
waste to a hazardous waste site, identified by such Agency, are jointly and
severally liable for the cost of cleanup unless the Agency agrees otherwise. It
is Corning's policy to accrue for its estimated liability related to Superfund
sites and other environmental liabilities related to property owned by Corning
based on expert analysis and continual monitoring by both internal and external
consultants. Corning has accrued $13 million (undiscounted) for its estimated
liability for environmental cleanup and litigation at March 31, 2006. Based upon
the information developed to date, management believes that the accrued reserve
is a reasonable estimate of the Company's liability and that the risk of an
additional loss in an amount materially higher than that accrued is remote.
Dow Corning Bankruptcy. Corning and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow Chemical) each
own 50% of the common stock of Dow Corning. In May 1995, Dow Corning filed for
bankruptcy protection to address pending and claimed liabilities arising from
many thousand breast implant product lawsuits. On June 1, 2004, Dow Corning
emerged from Chapter 11 with a Plan of Reorganization (the Plan) which provided
for the settlement or other resolution of implant claims. The Plan also includes
releases for Corning and Dow Chemical as shareholders in exchange for
contributions to the Plan.
Under the terms of the Plan, Dow Corning has established and is funding a
Settlement Trust and a Litigation Facility to provide a means for tort claimants
to settle or litigate their claims. Inclusion of insurance, Dow Corning has paid
approximately $1.6 billion to the Settlement Trust. As of March 31, 2006, Dow
Corning had recorded a reserve for breast implant litigation of $1.8 billion and
anticipates insurance receivables of $242 million. Certain commercial creditors
have appealed from the denial of their claim for approximately $80 million for
interest at default rates and enforcement costs. This appeal was argued in July
2005 and awaits decision. In addition, Dow Corning is vigorously resisting
claims by the U.S Internal Revenue Service asserting tax deficiencies of $65
million relating to its 1995 and 1996 federal income tax returns and $117
million with respect to its 1997, 1998 and 1999 returns. Dow Corning expects
that these IRS claims will be resolved for substantially less than the
deficiencies claimed. There are a number of other claims in the bankruptcy
proceedings against Dow Corning awaiting resolution by the U.S. District Court,
and it is reasonably possible that Dow Corning may record bankruptcy-related
charges in the future. There are no remaining tort claims against Corning, other
than those that will be channeled by the Plan into facilities established by the
Plan or otherwise defended by the Litigation Facility.
Pittsburgh Corning Corporation. Corning and PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) each own
50% of the capital stock of Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (PCC). Over a period
of more than two decades, PCC and several other defendants have been named in
numerous lawsuits involving claims alleging personal injury from exposure to
asbestos. On April 16, 2000, PCC filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. As of the bankruptcy
filing, PCC had in excess of 140,000 open claims and had insufficient remaining
insurance and assets to deal with its alleged current and future liabilities.
More than 100,000 additional claims have been filed with PCC after its
bankruptcy filing. As a result of PCC's bankruptcy filing, Corning recorded an
after-tax charge of $36 million in 2001 to fully impair its investment in PCC
and discontinued recognition of equity earnings. At the time PCC filed for
bankruptcy protection, there were approximately 12,400 claims pending against
Corning in state court lawsuits alleging various theories of liability based on
exposure to PCC's asbestos products and typically requesting monetary damages in
excess of one million dollars per claim. Corning has defended those claims on
the basis of the separate corporate status of PCC and the absence of any facts
supporting claims of direct liability arising from PCC's asbestos products.
Corning is also currently named in approximately 11,300 other cases
(approximately 43,600 claims) alleging injuries from asbestos and similar
amounts of monetary damages per claim. Those cases have been covered by
insurance without material impact to Corning to date. Asbestos litigation is
inherently difficult, and past trends in resolving these claims may not be
indicators of future outcomes.
In the bankruptcy court in April 2000, PCC obtained a preliminary injunction
against the prosecution of asbestos actions arising from PCC's products against
its two shareholders to afford the parties a period of time in which to
negotiate a plan of reorganization for PCC (the PCC Plan).
On May 14, 2002, PPG announced that it had agreed with certain of its insurance
carriers and representatives of current and future asbestos claimants on the
terms of a settlement arrangement applicable to claims arising from PCC's
products.
On March 28, 2003, Corning announced that it had reached agreement with the
representatives of asbestos claimants for the settlement of all current and
future asbestos claims against us and Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (PCC),
which might arise from PCC products or operations. The proposed settlement, if
the Plan is approved and becomes effective, will require Corning to relinquish
its equity interest in PCC, contribute its equity interest in Pittsburgh Corning
Europe N.V. (PCE), a Belgian corporation, and contribute 25 million shares of
Corning common stock. Corning also agreed to make cash payments with a value of
$131 million, in March 2003, over six years from the effective date of the
settlement.
Since March 28, 2003, we have recorded total net charges of $1,003 million to
reflect the initial settlement liability and subsequent adjustments for the
change in the fair value of the components of the liability.
The fair value of the liability expected to be settled by contribution of our
investment in PCE, assigned insurance proceeds, and the fair value of 25 million
shares of our common stock (totaling $849 million at March 31, 2006) is recorded
in the other accrued liabilities component in our consolidated balance sheets.
As the timing of this obligation's settlement will depend on future judicial
rulings (i.e., controlled by a third party and not Corning), this portion of the
PCC liability is considered a "due on demand" obligation. Accordingly, this
portion of the obligation has been classified as a current liability, even
though it is possible that the contribution could be made beyond one year. The
remaining portion of the settlement liability (totaling $154 million at March
31, 2006), representing the net present value of the cash payments, is recorded
in the other liabilities component in our consolidated balance sheets.
Two of Corning's primary insurers and several excess insurers have commenced
litigation for a declaration of the rights and obligations of the parties under
insurance policies, including rights that may be affected by the settlement
arrangement described above. Corning is vigorously contesting these cases.
Management is unable to predict the outcome of this insurance litigation.
The PCC Plan received a favorable vote from creditors in March 2004. Hearings to
consider objections to the Plan were held in the Bankruptcy Court in May 2004.
The parties filed post-hearing briefs and made final oral arguments to the
Bankruptcy Court in November 2004. The Bankruptcy Court allowed an additional
round of briefing to address current case law developments and heard additional
oral arguments on March 16, 2005. In mid-April 2005, the proponents of the PCC
Plan requested that the court rule on the pending objections. On February 28,
2006, the Bankruptcy Court requested the Plan proponents to delete references to
Section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and resubmit the Plan. On February 28,
2006, the Bankruptcy Court requested the proponents to amend and refile the PCC
Plan. In late April 2006, the Bankruptcy Court allowed another round of briefing
on the objections leading to additional oral arguments expected to be scheduled
in July 2006. If the Bankruptcy Court does not approve the PCC Plan in its
current form, changes to the Plan are probable as it is likely that the Court
will allow the proponents time to propose amendments. The outcome of these
proceedings is uncertain, and confirmation of the current Plan or any amended
Plan is subject to a number of contingencies. However, apart from the quarterly
mark-to-market adjustment in the value of the 25 million shares of Corning
stock, management believes that the likelihood of a material adverse impact to
Corning's financial statements is remote.
Astrium. In December 2000, Astrium, SAS and Astrium, Ltd. filed a complaint in
the United States District Court for the Central District of California against
TRW, Inc., Pilkington Optronics Inc., Corning NetOptix, Inc., OFC Corporation
and Optical Filter Corporation claiming damages in excess of $150 million. The
complaint alleges that certain cover glasses for solar arrays used to generate
electricity from solar energy on satellites sold by Astrium's corporate
successor were negligently coated by NetOptix or its subsidiaries (prior to
Corning's acquisition of NetOptix) with the result that the amount of
electricity the satellite can produce is allegedly materially reduced, which
then reduces the effective life and value of each satellite. NetOptix has denied
causing the damages alleged and denied legal liability. In 2002, co-defendant
Pilkington settled for $20 million and is no longer in this case. In April 2002,
the Court granted motions for summary judgment by NetOptix and other defendants
on the negligence claims, but permitted plaintiffs to add fraud and negligent
misrepresentation claims against all defendants and a breach of warranty claim
against NetOptix and its subsidiaries. In October 2002, the Court again granted
defendants' motions for summary judgment and dismissed the negligent
misrepresentation and breach of warranty claims. The intentional fraud claims
were dismissed against all non-settling defendants on February 25, 2003. On
March 19, 2003, Astrium appealed all of the Court's rulings regarding the
various summary judgment motions to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The
Circuit Court had stayed the appeal pending a decision in the Robinson case
before the California Supreme Court involving similar issues of law. The
Robinson case was decided on December 23, 2004 and reversed. The Court granted
the defendants' request for a briefing schedule under which all appellate
briefing was completed by March 15, 2006. In its appellate briefing, NetOptix
continued to advocate for affirmance of the lower court's ruling. Oral argument
is not likely to be set by the Ninth Circuit until the second half of 2006.
Grand Jury Investigation of Conventional Cathode Ray Television Glass Business.
In August 2003, Corning Asahi Video Products Company (CAV) was served with a
federal grand jury document subpoena related to pricing, bidding and customer
practices involving conventional cathode ray television glass picture tube
components. A number of employees or former employees have received a related
subpoena. CAV is a general partnership, 51% owned by Corning and 49% owned by
Asahi Glass America, Inc. CAV's only manufacturing facility in State College,
Pennsylvania closed in the first half of 2003 due to declining sales. CAV is
cooperating with the government investigation. Management is not able to
estimate the likelihood that any charges will be filed as a result of the
investigation.
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Co. and other creditors against Samsung Group and
affiliates. As of March 31, 2005, Samsung Corning Precision Glass Co., Ltd.
(Samsung Corning Precision) and Samsung Corning Co. Ltd. (Samsung Corning) were
two of approximately thirty co-defendants in a lawsuit filed by Seoul Guarantee
Insurance Co. and 14 other creditors (SGI and Creditors) for alleged breach of
an agreement that approximately thirty affiliates of the Samsung group entered
into with SGI and Creditors in September 1999. The lawsuit is pending in the
courts of Korea. According to the agreement, the Samsung affiliates agreed to
sell 3.5 million shares of Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (SLI) by December
31, 2000, which were transferred to SGI and Creditors in connection with the
petition for court receivership of Samsung Motor Inc. In the lawsuit, SGI and
Creditors allege that, in the event that the proceeds of sale of the SLI shares
is less than 2.45 trillion Korean won (approximately $2.42 billion), the Samsung
affiliates allegedly agreed to compensate SGI and Creditors for the shortfall,
by other means, including Samsung affiliates' purchase of equity or subordinated
debentures to be issued by SGI and Creditors. Any excess proceeds are to be
distributed to the Samsung affiliates. As of March 31, 2005, the shares of
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. have not been sold. The suit asks for damages
of approximately $4.68 billion plus penalty interest. Samsung Corning Precision
and Samsung Corning combined guarantees should represent no more than 3.1% of
the Samsung affiliates' total financial obligation. Although noting that the
outcome of these matters is uncertain, Samsung Corning Precision and Samsung
Corning have stated that these matters are not likely to result in a material
ultimate loss to their financial statements. No claim in these matters has been
asserted against Corning Incorporated.
Ellsworth Industrial Park, Downers Grove, IL Environmental Litigation. In August
2005, Corning was named as a fourth party defendant in a class action, Ann Muniz
v. Rexnord Corp, filed in the U.S. District Court for the N.D. Illinois,
claiming an unspecified amount of damages and asserting various personal injury
and property damage claims against a number of corporate defendants. These
claims allegedly arise from the release of solvents from the operations of
several manufacturers at the Ellsworth Industrial Park into soil and ground
water. In March 2006, the District Court allowed two cross-claims for
contribution against Corning and in April 2006, a second amended third-party
complaint for contribution against Corning.
In March 2006, Corning was named as an additional party defendant in two
actions, Bendik and Pote, filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois,
claiming an unspecified amount of damages and asserting personal injury and
wrongful death against a number of corporate defendants as a result of alleged
ground water contamination by releases of hazardous substances from
manufacturing operations at the Ellsworth Industrial Park site. The sole basis
of liability against Corning in all of these cases is the claim of several
corporate defendants that Corning is the successor to Harper-Wyman Company.
Corning has denied these allegations and management intends to vigorously
contest all claims against Corning. Management is not able at this time to
estimate the range of outcomes in this matter.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
In addition to other information set forth in this report, you should carefully
consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005 which could
materially impact our business, financial condition or future results. Risks
disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A are not the only risks facing our
Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we
currently deem immaterial may materially adversely impact our business,
financial condition or operating results.
The information presented below updates, and should be read in conjunction with,
the risk factor information disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for
the year ended December 31, 2005.
The Company has material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting
and cannot assure you that additional material weaknesses will not be identified
in the future. Our failure to implement and maintain effective internal control
over financial reporting could result in material misstatements in the financial
statements.
Management has identified material weaknesses in our internal control over
financial reporting as defined in the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board's Auditing Standard No. 2 that resulted in the restatement of the
Company's annual consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 and the quarterly consolidated financial
statements for each of the quarterly periods in the years ended December 31,
2005 and 2004. See "Item 9A. Controls and Procedures."
The material weaknesses in the Company's internal control over financial
reporting during the periods related to ineffective controls over 1) the
valuation of its asbestos settlement charges and the valuation and
reconciliation of the related liability related to the 2003 Pittsburgh Corning
Corporation Asbestos Litigation Bankruptcy Settlement, and 2) the completeness
and accuracy of its equity investments.
Additionally, this control deficiency could result in a misstatement of our
investments and equity in earnings of affiliated companies that would result in
a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial
statements that would not be prevented or detected.
We cannot assure you that additional material weaknesses in our internal control
over financial reporting will not be identified in the future. Any failure to
maintain or implement required new or improved controls, or any difficulties
that may be encountered in their implementation, could result in additional
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, cause the Company to fail to
meet its periodic reporting obligations or result in material misstatements in
the Company's financial statements. Any such failure could also adversely affect
the results of periodic management evaluations and annual auditor reports
regarding the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the
rules promulgated under Section 404. The existence of a material weakness could
result in errors in our financial statements that could result in a restatement
of financial statements.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
This table provides information about our purchases of our common stock during
the fiscal first quarter of 2006:
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Total Average Total Number of Approximate Dollar
Number Price Shares Purchased as Value of Shares that
of Shares Paid per Part of Publicly May Yet Be Purchased
Period Purchased (a) Share (a) Announced Plan (b) Under the Plan (b)
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January 1-31, 2006 262,285 $23.65 0 $0
February 1-28, 2006 202,715 $24.21 0 $0
March 1-31, 2006 54,414 $26.74 0 $0
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Total 519,414 $24.92 0 $0
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(a) This column reflects the following transactions during the fiscal first
quarter of 2006: (i) the deemed surrender to us of 457,793 shares of common
stock to pay the exercise price and to satisfy tax withholding obligations
in connection with the exercise of employee stock options, and (ii) the
surrender to us of 61,621 shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding
obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock issued to
employees.
(b) During the quarter ended March 31, 2006, we did not have a publicly
announced program for repurchase of shares of our common stock and did not
repurchase our common stock in open-market transactions outside of such a
program.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Exhibit Name
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3 (ii) 1 Bylaws of Corning effective as of December 6, 2000
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of Corning's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000).
3 (ii) 2 Amendment to Article III, Section 9, of Bylaws of Corning
effective as of February 5, 2003 (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3(ii)2 of Corning's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2003).
3(ii) 3 Amendment to Article III, Section 8, of Bylaws of Corning
Incorporated effective as of April 27, 2006 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Corning's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2006).
12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act
32 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CORNING INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
May 10, 2006 /s/ JAMES B. FLAWS
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Date James B. Flaws
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 10, 2006 /s/ JANE D. POULIN
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Date Jane D. Poulin
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 10, 2006 /s/ KATHERINE A. ASBECK
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Date Katherine A. Asbeck
Senior Vice President - Finance
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number Exhibit Name Page
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3 (ii) 1 Bylaws of Corning effective as of December 6, 2000 57
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of
Corning's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000).
3 (ii) 2 Amendment to Article III, Section 9, of Bylaws of 69
Corning effective as of February 5, 2003
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii)2 of
Corning's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2003).
3(ii) 3 Amendment to Article III, Section 8, of Bylaws of 70
Corning Incorporated effective as of April 27, 2006
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of
Corning's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 1, 2006).
12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 71
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant 72
to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant 73
to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act
32 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 74
Exhibit 3 (ii) 1
CORNING INCORPORATED
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BY-LAWS
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ARTICLE I.
Offices of the Corporation
ss.1. Principal Office. The principal office and place of business of the
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corporation shall be located in the City of Corning, Steuben County, New York.
ss.2. Other Offices. The Board of Directors may establish and discontinue, from
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time to time, other offices and places of business as it deems advisable and
proper for the conduct of the company's business.
ARTICLE II.
Meetings of Stockholders
ss.1. Place of Meeting. All meetings of stockholders of the corporation may be
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held at such place, within or without the State of New York, as may be fixed
from time to time by the Board of Directors.
ss.2. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of
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directors and consideration of such other business as may come before the
meeting shall be held on the last Thursday in April of each year, or on such
other day, which shall not be a legal holiday, as shall be determined by the
Board of Directors. Any previously scheduled annual meeting of stockholders may
be postponed by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public notice given
prior to the date previously scheduled for such annual meeting of stockholders.
ss.3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called at
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any time by the Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Executive Committee,
a Vice Chairman or the President and shall be called by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary upon order of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Board of Directors or a majority of the directors.
ss.4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of each annual or special meeting of the
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stockholders shall be served either personally or by mail or electronically upon
each stockholder entitled to vote thereat. If served by mail, the notice shall
be sent postpaid addressed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on
the stock record of the corporation. If served electronically, the notice shall
be sent to the e-mail or electronic address on file with the Corporation and
verified as accurate and current prior to such service. Service of such notice
shall be made not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the meeting
date, unless the meeting is to be held elsewhere than at the principal office,
in which case service of the notice shall be made not less than twenty nor more
than sixty days before the meeting.
ss.5. Waiver of Notice. Notice of meeting need not be given to any stockholder
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who submits a signed waiver of notice, in person or by proxy, either before or
after the meeting. The attendance of any stockholder at a meeting, in person or
by proxy, without protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of
notice of such meeting, shall constitute a waiver of notice by him.
ss.6. Chairman and Secretary of Meeting. The Chairman of the Board of Directors,
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or, in his absence and in the order named, the Chairman of the Executive
Committee, a Vice Chairman or the President present at the meeting shall call to
order and preside at all meetings of stockholders, and the Secretary of the
corporation, or in his absence, the senior of the Assistant Secretaries
(determined by the order of their election) present at the meeting shall act as
secretary.
ss.7. Stockholders Entitled to Vote. Unless otherwise provided in the
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Preliminary Certificate of Consolidation forming this corporation or other
certificate filed pursuant to law, every stockholder of record shall be entitled
at every meeting of the corporation to one vote for every share of stock
standing in his name on the books of the corporation. The Board of Directors may
prescribe a period, not exceeding sixty days prior to the date of any meeting of
the stockholders or prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of a
stockholder may be effectively expressed for any purpose without a meeting,
during which no transfer of stock on the books of the corporation may be made;
or in lieu of prohibiting the transfer of stock may fix a time not more than
sixty days prior to the date of any meeting of stockholders or prior to the last
day on which the consent or dissent of stockholders may be effectively expressed
for any purpose without a meeting as the time as of which stockholders entitled
to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is
required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be
determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting stock at such
time and no others shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or
to express their consent or dissent as the case may be.
ss.8. Quorum and Adjournment. Holders of a majority of the issued and
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outstanding stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall constitute a quorum at
all meetings, except as otherwise provided by law, by the Preliminary
Certificate of Consolidation forming this corporation or by these By-Laws. If,
however, such majority, represented either in person or by proxy, be not present
at any meeting, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or
by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without
other notice than announcement at the meeting, until the requisite amount of
voting stock shall be present; provided, however, that any stockholders'
meeting, annual or special, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned
from time to time by the Chairman of the meeting. When the requisite amount of
voting stock is present at an adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted
which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.
ss.9. Vote of Stockholders. At each meeting of stockholders, every stockholder
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entitled to vote shall have the right to vote in person or by proxy duly
appointed by an appropriate instrument, such as a writing, a telegram, a
cablegram or other means of electronic transmission, in each case subscribed by
or on behalf of such stockholder, and dated not more than eleven months prior to
the meeting, unless such instrument provides for a longer period. The vote for
directors shall be by ballot. In a vote by ballot each ballot shall state the
number of shares voted and the name of the shareholder or proxy voting. Except
as otherwise provided by law, or by the Preliminary Certificate of Consolidation
forming this corporation or other certificate filed pursuant to law, all
elections and all questions shall be decided by a majority vote of the stock
present.
ARTICLE III.
Directors
ss.1. Election and Term.
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(a) At the 1985 annual meeting of stockholders, the directors shall be divided
into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, with the term of
office of the first class to expire at the 1986 annual meeting of stockholders,
the term of office of the second class to expire at the 1987 annual meeting of
stockholders and the term of office of the third class to expire at the 1988
annual meeting of stockholders. Commencing with the 1986 annual meeting of
stockholders, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms have
thereupon expired shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third
succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election. If the number of
directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the
classes so as to maintain or attain, if possible, the equality of the number of
directors in each class, but in no case will a decrease in the number of
directors shorten the term of any incumbent director. If such equality is not
possible, the increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes in
such a way that the difference in the number of directors in any two classes
shall not exceed one.
(b) Whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by
the corporation shall have the right, voting separately by series, to elect
directors at an annual or a special meeting of stockholders, the election, term
of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall
be governed by Sections 1(a), 5 and 6 of this Article III unless expressly
otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the creation
of such series.
ss.2. Nominations and Stockholder Business.
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(a) Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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(1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the
corporation and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders
may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (i) pursuant to the
corporation's notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (iii) by any stockholder of the corporation who was a stockholder
of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2, who is
entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set
forth in this Section 2.
(2) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual
meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of this
Section 2, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to
the Secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder's notice shall be
delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation
not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of
the preceding year's annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that
the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by
more than 60 days from such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be
timely must be so delivered not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual
meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day
prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public
announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. In no event shall the
public announcement of an adjournment of an annual meeting commence a new time
period for the giving of a stockholder's notice as described above. Such
stockholder's notice shall set forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder
proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all information
relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of
proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case
pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act") (including such person's written consent to being named in
the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (ii)
as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the
meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the
meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any
material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner,
if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (iii) as to the stockholder
giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the
nomination or proposal is made (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as
they appear on the corporation's books, and of such beneficial owner and (B) the
class and number of shares of the corporation which are owned beneficially and
of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (a)(2) of this
Section 2 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be
elected to the Board of Directors of the corporation is increased and there is
no public announcement naming all of the nominees for Director or specifying the
size of the increased Board of Directors made by the corporation at least 90
days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting, a
stockholder's notice required by this Section 2 shall also be considered timely,
but only with respect to nominees for any new position created by such increase,
if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of
the corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following
the day on which such public announcement is first made by the corporation.
(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a
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special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting
pursuant to the corporation's notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for
election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of
stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the corporation's
notice of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii)
by any stockholder of the corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time
of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2, who shall be entitled to
vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in
this Section 2. Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board
of Directors may be made at such a special meeting of stockholders if the
stockholder's notice required by paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 2 shall be
delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation
not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than
the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting
or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of
the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of
Directors to be elected at such meeting.
(c) General.
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(1) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Section 2 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such
business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been
brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
Section 2. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to
determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the
meeting was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2
and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this
Section 2, to declare that such defective proposal shall be disregarded.
(2) For purposes of this Section 2, "public announcement" shall mean disclosure
in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or
comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13,
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, a stockholder
shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this
Section 2. Nothing in this Section 2 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (i)
stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation's proxy
statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) the holders of
any Series Preferred Stock to elect Directors under specific circumstances.
ss.3. Qualification. Directors need not be stockholders. Acceptance of the
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office may be expressed orally or in writing, except as otherwise provided in
these By-Laws.
ss.4. Number. The number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of the
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corporation shall be not less than nine nor more than twenty-four, the exact
number within such minimum and maximum limitations to be fixed from time to time
by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors; and such exact number shall
be twenty-one unless otherwise determined by a resolution so adopted by a
majority of the whole Board of Directors. As used in these By-Laws, the terms
"whole Board of Directors" and "whole Board" mean the total authorized number of
directors which the corporation would have if there were no vacancies.
ss.5. Vacancies. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred
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Stock or any other class of capital stock of the corporation (other than the
Common Stock) then outstanding, vacancies in any class of directors resulting
from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or
other cause shall, if occurring prior to the expiration of the term of office of
such class, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
remaining directors of the whole Board of Directors then in office, although
less than a quorum or by the sole remaining director. Any director so elected
shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his
successor is elected and qualified.
ss.6. Removal of Directors. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series
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of Preferred Stock or any other class of capital stock of the corporation (other
than the Common Stock) then outstanding, (i) any director, or the whole Board of
Directors, may be removed by the stockholders from office at any time prior to
the expiration of his term of office, but only for cause and only by the
affirmative vote of the holders of record of outstanding shares representing a
majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, and
(ii) any director may be removed from office by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the whole Board of Directors, at any time prior to the expiration of
his term of office, but only for cause.
ss.7. General Powers. The business, properties and affairs of the corporation
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shall be managed by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding any other provision
of the Preliminary Certificate of Consolidation and these By-Laws and subject to
the other provisions of Sections 1(a) and (b), 4, 5 and 6 of this Article III,
the Board of Directors shall determine the rules and procedures that shall
affect the directors' power to manage and direct the business and affairs of the
corporation. Without limiting the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall
designate and empower committees of the Board of Directors, shall elect and
empower the officers of the corporation and fix their salaries and other
compensation, may appoint and empower other officers and agents of the
corporation, may grant general or limited authority to its Chairman, the
Chairman of the Executive Committee, the Vice Chairmen, the President and the
Group Presidents and other officers and agents of the corporation to make,
execute and deliver contracts and other instruments and documents in the name
and on behalf of the corporation and under its seal without specific authority
in each case, and shall determine to the extent not inconsistent with these
By-Laws the time and place of, and the notice requirements for, Board meetings,
as well as quorum and voting requirements for, and the manner of taking, Board
action. In addition, the Board may exercise all of the powers of the corporation
and do all lawful acts and things which are not reserved to the stockholders by
statute, the Preliminary Certificate of Consolidation or the By-Laws.
ss.8. Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by
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vote of a majority of the whole Board, appoint an Executive Committee, to
consist of the Chairman of the Board of Directors ex officio, the chief
executive officer of the corporation and at least one other Director, which
shall be empowered to perform such functions as may be delegated to it by the
Board. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall act as chairman of the
Executive Committee unless another member shall have been appointed chairman by
the Board of Directors.
ss.9. Audit Committee. The Board of Directors, not later than April 30 in each
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year, shall by resolution adopted by vote of a majority of the whole Board
appoint an Audit Committee to consist of three or more Directors (none of whom
shall be an officer of the corporation or of any of its subsidiary companies)
and may appoint one of the members of such Committee to be its Chairman. The
Committee shall recommend, annually, a firm of certified public accountants to
be appointed by the Board of Directors to audit the books and accounts of the
corporation and its subsidiary companies and to report to the Committee. The
Committee shall confer with such accountants and shall determine the scope of
the audits of the books and accounts of the corporation and its subsidiary
companies and shall bring to the attention of the Board of Directors those items
relating to the audits or the corporation's accounting practices which the
Committee and the auditors believe to merit Board review. As soon as practicable
after the close of each fiscal year the Committee shall transmit to the Board of
Directors the consolidated balance sheet of the corporation and its subsidiary
companies as at the end of each such fiscal year and related statements of
consolidated income and surplus for such year, with the certificate of the
accountants with respect thereto; and such financial statements and certificate
shall be incorporated in the Annual Report to the stockholders of the
corporation. The Audit Committee shall establish the rules for the conduct of
its meetings; shall keep minutes of its acts and proceedings, which in each
instance shall be reported at the next meeting of the Board of Directors; and
shall appoint one of its members to act as its Secretary.
ss.10. May Adopt Savings Plans and Sell Stock to Employees. The Board may, from
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time to time, adopt, modify and discontinue savings plans for the promotion of
saving and thrift among the company's employees and make reasonable
contributions on behalf of the corporation for such purposes. It may also sell
Preferred stock to the employees on an installment basis whereby payments
therefor are deducted from salaries and wages. In addition it may, from time to
time, issue and sell over a period of time and on a deferred payment basis
unissued common stock, for not less than the par value thereof but for less than
its market value, to employees of the company, as it may deem advisable for the
best interests of the corporation. The term "employees" as used in this section
shall include officers and directors.
ss.11. May Make Provision for the Payment of Retirement Annuities or Pensions to
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Employees. The Board may from time to time make such provision for the payment
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of retirement annuities or pensions to the employees of the company including
officers of the company, as in its discretion the Board may deem advisable and
the Board may from time to time adopt and carry out any plan or plans of
providing such annuities or pensions or modify, discontinue or terminate any
such plan as may then be in force. If any such retirement annuity or pension
plan entitles members of the Board to participate as employees of the company,
every member of the Board shall be entitled to vote upon any matter relating to
the adoption, administration, carrying out, modification, discontinuance or
termination of any such plan. The Board shall have power to appropriate funds of
the company to defray, in whole or in part, the cost of providing any such
retirement annuities or pensions which may be based upon services rendered by
employees prior to the date of establishment or modification of such plan and
upon services to be rendered thereafter prior to the retirement date provided
therein and may obligate the company to make payments toward defraying any such
expenses over a period of years, subject always to the power of the Board in its
discretion to modify, discontinue and terminate any such plan to the extent then
permitted in existing tax or other laws. The Board shall have full power in its
discretion to provide for the administration of any such retirement annuity or
pension plan and the investment and reinvestment of funds therein by an
insurance company, trustee, or other agency under such terms and conditions as
the Board may deem advisable or to provide for the administration of such plan
and the investment and reinvestment of the funds therein by the company. The
Board shall have full power in its discretion to delegate to such committees,
individuals or independent consultants such part of the carrying out of such
plan as in its discretion it may deem advisable.
ss.12. Meetings of the Board; Quorum and Manner of Acting. The Board of
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Directors may meet and organize immediately after and at the place where the
annual meeting of stockholders is held, without notice of such meeting, provided
a majority of the whole Board shall be present. Regular meetings of the Board
may be held without notice at such time and place as from time to time may be
determined by the Board. Special meetings of the Board or of any Committee
thereof may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of
the Executive Committee, a Vice Chairman or the President and shall be called by
the Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary, on the written request
of any two directors. Notice of any special meeting of the Board or any
Committee thereof shall be mailed to each director, or each Committee member,
including alternates as the case may be, addressed to him at his residence or
usual place of business, not later than the second day before the day on which
the meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to him at such place by rapifax, by
telegraph, or by other means such as electronic advice or be delivered
personally, or by telephone, not later than the day before the day on which the
meeting is to be held. Notice of any meeting of the Board or of any Committee
need not be given, however, to any director, if waived by him in writing, either
before or after such meeting be held, or if he shall be present at the meeting;
and any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any Committee shall be a legal
meeting without any notice thereof having been given, if all the members shall
be present thereat. A majority of the directors in office at the time of any
regular or special meeting of the Board or any Committee thereof shall be
present in person at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. Any one or more directors or Committee members may
participate in any meeting of the Board or any Committee thereof by means of a
conference telephone or similar communications equipment permitting all persons
participating in such meeting to hear each other at the same time, participation
by such means to constitute presence in person at such meeting. Except as
otherwise required by statute or by the Preliminary Certificate of Consolidation
forming this corporation or other certificate filed pursuant to law or by the
By-Laws, the act of a majority of the directors or Committee members present at
any such meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of
Directors or any Committee thereof. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of
the directors or Committee members present may adjourn the meeting from time to
time until a quorum be had. Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given.
Action by the Board or any Committee thereof may be taken without a meeting
provided that all members of the Board or Committee consent in writing to the
adoption of a resolution authorizing such action, such resolution and written
consent thereto by the directors or Committee members to be filed with the
minutes of the proceedings of the Board or Committee.
ss.13. Directors' Fees. In consideration of his serving in such capacity, each
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director of the corporation, other than directors who are officers of the
corporation or any of its subsidiary companies, shall be entitled to receive an
annual fee in such amount and payable in such installments, as the Board of
Directors, by vote of a majority of the whole Board, may from time to time
determine. The Board of Directors shall also have authority to determine, from
time to time, the amount of compensation which shall be paid to its members for
attendance at meetings of any committee of the Board as well as to any director
rendering special services to the corporation.
ARTICLE IV.
Officers
ss.1. Officers. The elected officers of the corporation shall be a Chairman of
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the Board of Directors (who shall be a director), a Chairman of the Executive
Committee, one or more Vice Chairmen, a President or one or more Group
Presidents, a Controller, a General Counsel, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The
Board of Directors may elect or appoint an Honorary Chairman of the Board of
Directors, an Honorary Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, an Honorary
Chairman of the Executive Committee, one or more Honorary Vice Presidents, and
corresponding Officers Emeriti: and either the Board of Directors or the
Executive Committee may elect or appoint one or more Executive Vice Presidents,
one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more
Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, one or more Assistant
Controllers, and such other assistant officers and agents as, from time to time,
may appear to be necessary or advisable in the conduct of the affairs of the
Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate an officer as the principal or
chief executive officer of the corporation who, under the direction of the Board
of Directors, shall have the general management, direction and superintendence
of the business and affairs of the corporation. The Board of Directors may also
designate an officer (or two or more officers acting together) as the principal
operating officer of the corporation with responsibility for the business,
property and affairs of the corporation. Either the Board of Directors or the
Executive Committee may designate one or more officers or assistant officers as
the principal financial officer of the corporation or the principal accounting
officer of the corporation. The same person may be elected or appointed to two
or more offices except that no person shall simultaneously hold the offices of
President or Group President and Secretary. So far as practicable, all elected
officers shall be elected at the organization meeting of the Board, in each
year, and shall hold office until the organization meeting of the Board in the
next subsequent year and until their respective successors are chosen; but any
officer, elected or appointed, may be removed at any time, either for or without
cause, by vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors, at any meeting.
All officers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board. If any vacancy
occurs in any office, the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee, as
provided above, may elect or appoint a successor to fill such vacancy for the
remainder of the term.
ss.2. Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors
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shall preside, when present, at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of
the shareholders and at all meetings of the Executive Committee in the absence
of a chairman of such Committee appointed by the Board. He shall have such
further powers and duties as may be given to him by the Board of Directors or
the Executive Committee.
ss.3. Chairman of the Executive Committee. The Chairman of the Executive
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Committee shall preside, when present, at all meetings of the Executive
Committee. He shall act in a general consultative and advisory capacity to the
Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such further powers and duties
as may be given to him by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, or
the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
ss.4. Vice Chairmen. The Vice Chairmen shall perform, in the absence or
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incapacity of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the
Executive Committee or when so directed by either, the duties of such officer.
They shall have such further powers and duties as may be given them by the Board
of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or
the Chairman of the Executive Committee.
ss.5. President. The President, under the direction of the Chairman of the Board
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of Directors, shall have superintendence of the business, properties and affairs
of the corporation. He shall have such further powers and duties as may be given
him by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, or the Chairman of the
Board of Directors. In the absence or incapacity of the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Vice Chairmen, he
shall perform the duties of those officers.
ss.6. Group President. A Group President shall, under the direction of the chief
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operating officer of the corporation, or if no one has been so designated, the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, have superintendence of such segments of the
business, properties and affairs of the corporation and such further powers and
duties as may be given or assigned to him by the Board of Directors, the
Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chairman of
the Executive Committee.
ss.7. Executive Vice Presidents. The Executive Vice Presidents shall perform
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such duties and shall have such powers as may be given them by the Board of
Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Executive Committee, a Vice Chairman or the President or a Group
President.
ss.8. Senior Vice Presidents. The Senior Vice Presidents shall perform such
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duties and shall have such powers as may be given them by the Board of
Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Executive Committee, the Vice Chairmen or the President or a
Group President. From time to time one of the Senior Vice Presidents may be
designated as the Senior Vice President for Finance. The Senior Vice President
for Finance may hold any other office in the corporation.
ss.9. Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents shall perform such duties and shall
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have such powers as may be given them by the Board of Directors, the Executive
Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Executive
Committee, the Vice Chairmen, the President or a Group President, or an
Executive Vice President.
ss.10. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of the corporate
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funds and securities. He shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in
the name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may be
designated by the Board of Directors. He shall disburse the funds of the
corporation in the manner ordered by the Board He shall upon request render an
account of all his transactions as Treasurer to the Board of Directors. He
shall, at all reasonable hours, exhibit his books and accounts to any director
upon application. He or an Assistant Treasurer or such other officers, directors
or agents as may be designated by the Board of Directors shall endorse checks,
notes or drafts payable to the order of the corporation and sign and countersign
checks, drafts and orders for the payment or withdrawal of moneys or securities
on deposit in the corporate accounts in such manner as the Board may direct. He
shall have such further powers and duties as may be given him by the Board of
Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Executive Committee, a Vice Chairman, or the President.
ss.11. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the
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Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee and of the stockholders. He
shall attend to the giving and serving of all notices of the corporation. He
shall affix the seal of the corporation to all certificates of stock, except in
cases where the transfer agent of the corporation is authorized to affix the
seal. He shall have charge of the stock certificate books, other than those in
the hands of the transfer agent, and such other books and papers as the Board
may direct. He shall attend to such correspondence as may be assigned to him,
and perform all other duties incidental to his office. He shall keep a stock
record containing the names, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are
stockholders of the corporation, showing their places of residence, the number
of shares of stock held by them respectively, and the time when they became
owners. He shall have such further powers and duties as may be given him by the
Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, a Vice Chairman or the
President.
ss.12. General Counsel. The General Counsel shall be the legal adviser of the
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corporation. The General Counsel may hold any other office in the corporation.
ss.13. Controller. The Controller shall be responsible for and have active
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control of all matters pertaining to the accounts of the corporation. He shall
audit all payrolls and vouchers and shall direct the manner of certifying the
same; shall supervise the manner of keeping all vouchers for payments and all
other documents relating to such payments; shall receive, audit and consolidate
all operating and financial statements of the corporation and its subsidiaries;
and shall have the care, custody and supervision of the books of account of the
corporation. He shall, at all reasonable hours, exhibit his books and accounts
to any director upon application. He shall, upon request, render an account of
the financial condition of the corporation to the Board of Directors. He shall
have such further powers and duties as may be given him by the Board of
Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Executive Committee, a Vice Chairman or the President.
ss.14. Assistant Secretaries. Assistant Secretaries shall perform the duties of
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the Secretary in the absence of the Secretary, and shall have such further
powers and duties as may be given to them by the Board of Directors, the
Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Executive Committee, a Vice Chairman, the President or the Secretary.
ss.15. Assistant Treasurers. Assistant Treasurers shall perform the duties of
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the Treasurer in the absence of the Treasurer, and shall have such further
powers and duties as may be given to them by the Board of Directors, the
Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Executive Committee, a Vice Chairman, the President or the Treasurer.
ss.16. Assistant Controllers. Assistant Controllers shall perform the duties of
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the Controller in the absence of the Controller, and shall have such further
powers and duties as may be given to them by the Board of Directors, the
Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Executive Committee, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or
the Controller.
ss.17. Emeriti and Honorary Officers. No individual elected or appointed to an
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Honorary Office or an Emeritus Office pursuant to this Article IV shall have as
a result of such election or appointment any rights, duties or responsibilities
with respect to the business or affairs of this corporation as determined by law
or the By-Laws of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
Capital Stock
ss.1. Payments. All payments for stock of the corporation shall be received by
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the Treasurer. Failure to pay an installment upon a stock subscription when
required to be paid by the Board of Directors shall work a forfeiture of the
shares of stock in arrears, pursuant to Section 503 of the Business Corporation
Law of the State of New York.
ss.2. Certificates of Stock. The stock of the corporation shall be represented
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by certificates signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman
of the Executive Committee, a Vice Chairman or the President and the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and may be
sealed with the seal of the corporation or a facsimile thereof. Where any such
certificate is manually countersigned by either a transfer agent or a registrar
(other than the corporation itself or its employee) any other signature on such
certificate may be a facsimile, engraved, stamped or printed. In case any
officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such
certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate was
issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were
such officer at the date of issue.
ss.3. Transfer Agents and Registrars. The Board of Directors may, in its
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discretion, appoint responsible banks or trust companies or other qualified
institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, in the City of New York and in such
other cities or states as the Board may deem advisable, to act as transfer
agents or registrars of the stock of the corporation; and, upon such
appointments being made, no stock certificates shall be valid until
countersigned by one of such transfer agents and registered by one of such
registrars.
ss.4. Transfers. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the
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corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by attorney lawfully
constituted in writing and upon surrender and cancellation of a certificate or
certificates for a like number of shares of the same class of stock, with duly
executed assignment and power of transfer endorsed thereon or attached thereto,
and with such proof of the authenticity of the signatures as the corporation or
its agents may reasonably require.
ss.5. Determination of Stockholders of Record for Certain Purposes. The Board of
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Directors may fix a time, not exceeding sixty days preceding the date fixed for
the payment of any dividend, or the making of any distribution or for the
delivery of evidences of rights or evidences of interest arising out of any
change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, as a record time for the
determination of the stockholders entitled to receive any such dividend,
distribution, rights or interest. The Board of Directors at its option, in lieu
of so fixing a record time, may prescribe a period not exceeding sixty days
prior to the date for such payment, distribution or delivery during which no
transfer of stock on the books of the corporation may be made.
ss.6. Stockholders of Record Recognized. The corporation shall be entitled to
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treat the holder of record of any stock certificate as the holder in fact and
owner of the shares represented thereby and shall not be bound to recognize any
equitable claim to or interest in such stock on the part of any other person,
whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof save as expressly
provided by the laws of New York.
ss.6. Lost Certificate. In case any certificate of stock shall be lost or
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destroyed, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may authorize the issue of
a substitute certificate in place of the certificate so lost or destroyed, and
may cause such substitute certificate to be countersigned by the appropriate
transfer agent and registered by the appropriate registrar; provided, that, in
each such case, the applicant for a substitute certificate shall furnish to the
corporation and to such of its transfer agents and registrars as may require the
same, evidence to their satisfaction, in their discretion, of the loss or
destruction of such certificate and of the ownership thereof and also such
security and indemnity as may by them be required.
ARTICLE VI.
Inspectors of Election
ss.1. Inspectors of Election. At every meeting of stockholders the vote shall be
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conducted by one or more inspectors of election elected at the last annual
meeting of stockholders or, if not so elected, appointed for that purpose by the
Board of Directors or, if not so elected or appointed, elected by a per capita
vote of the stockholders present at the meeting in person or by proxy; and all
questions respecting the qualification of voters, the validity of the proxies
and the acceptance or rejection of votes shall be decided by such inspectors
who, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall be duly sworn
faithfully to execute the duties of inspectors at such meeting with strict
impartiality, and according to the best of their ability. If any inspector
elected or appointed to act at any meeting shall be absent or refuse to act, or
if his office shall become vacant, the stockholders present at the meeting in
person or by proxy shall, by a per capita vote, appoint another inspector to act
in his place.
ARTICLE VII.
Seal
ss.1. Seal. The seal of the corporation shall be in the form of a circle and
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shall bear the name of the corporation followed by the words "Corning, NY", the
year of its incorporation, and in the center of the circle the words "Founded
1851".
ss.2. Affixing and Attesting. The seal of the corporation shall be in the
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custody of the Secretary, who shall have power to affix it to the proper
corporate instruments and documents, and who shall attest it. In his absence it
may be affixed and attested by an Assistant Secretary or affixed and attested by
the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. The transfer agent of the stock of the
corporation may have a facsimile thereof and affix the same to stock
certificates issued by it. ARTICLE VIII.
Miscellaneous
ss.1. Signatures to Negotiable Paper. All checks, drafts, notes and other
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negotiable instruments of the corporation shall be signed, countersigned and
endorsed by such directors, officers and agents as the Board of Directors may
designate from time to time.
ss.2. Delegation of Duties. In the absence of any officer, or for any other
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reason, the Board of Directors may delegate the powers or duties of an officer
to another officer or director.
ss.3. Dividends. Dividends upon the shares of the capital stock of the
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corporation may be declared and paid out of the net assets of the corporation in
excess of its capital, as often and at such times as the Board of Directors may
determine, subject to the limitations set forth in the Preliminary Certificate
of Consolidation forming this corporation or any certificate filed pursuant to
law.
ss.4(a). Indemnification of Directors and Officers. To the full extent
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authorized or permitted by law, the corporation shall indemnify any person made,
or threatened to be made, a defendant to an action or proceeding, whether civil
or criminal, including an action by or in the right of the corporation, by
reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate, is or was a director or
officer of the corporation, or is serving or served as an officer or director of
any other corporation, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise, in which the corporation has a financial interest as an investor or
creditor, and such person is serving or served at the express request of and on
behalf of this corporation. Without limitation of the foregoing, such
indemnification shall include indemnification against all judgments, fines,
amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees
and costs of investigation or defense, reasonably incurred by any such person in
connection with any such action or proceeding or any appeal therein, and which
expenses have not been recouped by him in any other manner, unless a judgment or
other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his
acts were committed in bad faith, or were the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he
personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was
not legally entitled; provided that no such indemnification shall be required
with respect to any settlement or other nonadjudicated disposition of any
threatened or pending action or proceeding unless the corporation has given its
prior consent to such settlement or other disposition. If any unexhausted right
of recoupment shall exist, payment of this indemnification shall be conditioned
upon its release or assignment to the corporation.
ss.4(b). Indemnification Procedure; Expenses. A person who has been successful,
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on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of a civil or criminal action or
proceeding of the character described in Section 4(a) of this Article VIII shall
be entitled to indemnification as provided therein. Except as provided in the
preceding sentence and unless ordered by a court, indemnification hereunder
shall be made by the corporation if, and only if, authorized in the specific
case: (i) by the board of directors of the corporation acting by a quorum
consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding upon a
finding that the director or officer has met the standard of conduct set forth
in Section 4(a) of this Article VIII, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable
or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs: (a) by
the board of directors of the corporation upon the opinion in writing of
independent legal counsel that indemnification is proper in the circumstances
because the standard of conduct set forth in Section 4(a) of this Article VIII
has been met by such director or officer, or (b) by the shareholders upon a
finding that the director or officer has met the applicable standard of conduct
set forth in such Section. Upon the request of any person entitled to
indemnification pursuant to Section 4 of this Article VIII, the corporation
shall pay promptly to such person all expenses reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with an action or proceeding with respect to which such
person is, in the absence of a final adjudication adverse to such person,
entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided that such payment shall be
subject to the receipt by the corporation of that person's undertaking to repay
the portion of such expenses to which it is finally determined that such person
is not entitled; and provided further that no such payment shall be made if a
majority of disinterested directors of the corporation, provided such majority
constitutes a quorum of the Board, or if there is not a quorum of disinterested
directors, independent legal counsel not a party to such action or proceeding
and not regular counsel to the corporation, determines in good faith that it is
likely that such person will be found not to be entitled to such indemnification
and will not in that event fulfill his undertaking to repay such advances. A
person entitled to indemnification shall cooperate in good faith with any
request by the corporation that common counsel be utilized by parties to an
action or proceeding who are similarly situated unless to do so would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between or among
such parties.
ss.4(c). Contractual Article. Section 4 of this Article VIII shall be deemed to
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constitute a contract between the corporation and a person entitled to
indemnification and may not, without the consent of such person, be amended to
effect adversely such person with respect to any event, act or omission
occurring or allegedly occurring prior to the end of the term of office he is
serving when such amendment is adopted. The corporation is authorized to enter
into agreements with any of its directors or officers extending rights to
indemnification and advancement of expenses to such person to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, but the failure to enter into any such agreement
shall not affect or limit the rights of such person pursuant to Section 4 of
this Article VIII, it being expressly recognized that all directors and officers
of the corporation, by serving as such after the adoption hereof, are acting in
reliance hereon and the corporation is estopped to contend otherwise.
ss.4(d). Insurance. The corporation may, but need not, maintain insurance at its
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expense insuring persons entitled to indemnification under Section 4 of this
Article VIII against liabilities whether or not such liabilities are
indemnifiable pursuant to Section 4 of this Article VIII.
ss.4(e). Non-exclusivity. The indemnification provided by Section 4 of this
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Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a
director or officer of the corporation may be entitled.
ss.4(f). Amendment to Conform to Business Corporation Law. If and to the extent
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that any provision of Section 4 of this Article VIII is inconsistent with
Article 7 of the Business Corporation Law of the State of New York, such
provision shall be deemed to have been amended to the extent necessary to make
it consistent with such Article 7.
ss.5. Signatures to Contracts. Except as otherwise prescribed by the Board of
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Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Executive
Committee, the Vice Chairmen, the President, any Group President, any Executive
Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any other Vice President shall sign
and execute all contracts, instruments and documents in the name of the
corporation.
ARTICLE IX.
Amendments
ss.1. Amendments.
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(a) The affirmative vote of the holders of record of outstanding shares
representing at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of all the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors shall be required to amend, alter or
repeal, or adopt any provision or provisions inconsistent with, any provision of
Sections 1(a) and (b), 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Article III of these By-Laws and this
Section 1(a); provided, however, that this Section 1(a) shall not apply to, and
such eighty percent (80%) vote shall not be required for, any amendment,
alteration, repeal, or adoption of any inconsistent provision or provisions,
declared advisable by the Board of Directors by the affirmative vote of
two-thirds of the whole Board of Directors.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 1(a) of this Article IX, these By-Laws
may be altered or repealed, in any particular, and new By-Laws, not inconsistent
with any provision of the Preliminary Certificate of Consolidation forming this
corporation or any certificate filed pursuant to law or any provision of law,
may be adopted, either by the affirmative vote of the holders of record of a
majority in number of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote, given at
an annual meeting, or at any special meeting the notice of which shall include
the form of the proposed amendment or repeal or of the proposed new By-Laws, or
a summary thereof, or by vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors,
given at any meeting thereof, the notice of which shall include the form of the
proposed amendment or repeal or of the proposed new By-Laws, or a summary
thereof.
ss.2. Repeal of Old By-Laws. All prior By-Laws of the Company are hereby
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repealed.
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Exhibit 3 (ii) 2
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 9
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OF BY-LAWS OF CORNING INCORPORATED
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EFFECTIVE AS OF FEBRUARY 5, 2003
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At the February 5, 2003 meeting of the Corning Incorporated ("Corporation")
Board of Directors, it was proposed that Article III, Section 9 of the By-Laws
of the Corporation be amended to provide that the Audit Committee shall appoint
annually a firm of certified public accountants to audit the books and accounts
of the Corporation and its subsidiary companies and to report to the Committee.
The previous By-Laws section had provided for the Audit Committee to recommend a
firm of certified public accountants to be appointed by the full Board of
Directors.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was approved:
RESOLVED, that the By-Laws of the Corporation be, and the same hereby are,
amended in the following respects:
A. ARTICLE III - DIRECTORS
To amend Article III ss.9 by deleting the words "recommend" and "to be
appointed by the Board of Directors" and inserting the word "appoint"
in place of the deleted word "recommend," so "appoint" shall appear
after the words "The Committee shall" in such sentence.
The second sentence of ss.9 shall then read as follows:
"The Committee shall appoint, annually, a firm of certified public
accountants to audit the books and accounts of the Corporation and its
subsidiary companies and to report to the Committee."
Exhibit 3 (ii) 3
AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE III, SECTION 8
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OF BY-LAWS OF CORNING INCORPORATED
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EFFECTIVE AS OF APRIL 27, 2006
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At the April 27, 2006 meeting of the Corning Incorporated ("Corning") Board of
Directors, it was proposed that Article III, Section 8 of the By-Laws of the
Corporation be amended to provide that the Chairman of the Board of Directors is
not required to be a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was approved:
RESOLVED, that the By-Laws of the Corporation hereby are amended in the
following respects:
A. ARTICLE III - DIRECTORS
To amend Article III ss.8 by deleting the words "the Chairman of the
Board of Directors ex officio" and "one other Director", and inserting
the words "two other Directors" in place of the deleted words "one
other Director."
The first sentence of ss.8 shall then read as follows:
"The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by vote of a
majority of the whole Board, appoint an Executive Committee, to
consist of the chief executive officer of the corporation and at least
two other Directors, which shall be empowered to perform such
functions as may be delegated to it by the Board."
After amendment, Article III, Section 8 of the By-Laws states:
"Article III, ss. 8. Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may, by
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resolution adopted by vote of a majority of the whole Board, appoint an
Executive Committee, to consist of the chief executive officer of the
corporation and at least two other Directors, which shall be empowered to
perform such functions as may be delegated to it by the Board. The Chairman of
the Board of Directors shall act as chairman of the Executive Committee unless
another member shall have been appointed chairman by the Board of Directors."
Exhibit 12
CORNING INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(In millions, except ratios)
Three months ended
March 31, 2006
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Income before income taxes $ 56
Adjustments:
Distributed income of equity investees 137
Fixed charges net of capitalized interest 31
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Income before taxes and fixed charges, as adjusted $ 224
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Fixed charges:
Interest expense (a) $ 27
Portion of rent expense which represents an
appropriate interest factor (b) 4
Capitalized interest 9
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Total fixed charges 40
Capitalized interest (9)
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Total fixed charges, net of capitalized interest $ 31
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 5.6x
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(a) Interest expense includes amortization expense for capitalized interest and
debt costs.
(b) One-third of net rent expense is the portion deemed representative of the
interest factor.
Exhibit 31.1
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
I, Wendell P. Weeks, President and Chief Executive Officer of Corning
Incorporated, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Corning Incorporated
(the registrant);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls over financial reporting.
May 10, 2006
/s/ Wendell P. Weeks
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Wendell P. Weeks
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.2
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION
I, James B. Flaws, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Corning Incorporated
(the registrant);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls over financial reporting.
May 10, 2006
/s/ James B. Flaws
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James B. Flaws
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Corning Incorporated (the Company) on
Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), we, Wendell P. Weeks,
President and Chief Executive Officer, and James B. Flaws, Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer, of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: May 10, 2006
/s/ Wendell P. Weeks
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Wendell P. Weeks
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ James B. Flaws
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James B. Flaws
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer