Corning Announces Common Stock Offering; Proceeds to Be Used to Reduce Debt.CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated NYSE: GLW is an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The company was known until 1989 as Corning Glass Works. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GLW GLW Glasgow Airport (UK) GLW Gross Laden Weight GLW Good Lady Wife (Australia) ) today announced a public offering of 20 million shares of its common stock for proceeds of approximately $325 million pursuant to its existing $5 billion universal shelf registration statement. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the sole underwriter for this offering. Net proceeds Net Proceeds The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security. Notes: In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions). from this offering will be used to reduce debt by repurchasing for cash the remaining outstanding zero-coupon convertible Zero-Coupon Convertible A zero-coupon bond issued by a corporation that can be converted into that corporation's common stock. Also known as a split coupon bond. Notes: debentures due on Nov. 8, 2015, and for general corporate purposes. Such debentures, in an aggregate book value of approximately $275 million, are currently outstanding. Corning will invest the net proceeds from the stock offering in short-term interest-bearing, investment-grade obligations until they are applied as previously described. James B. Flaws, vice chairman and chief financial officer, said, "As a result of this offering and subsequent payment to our bondholders, our current debt-reduction program will be completed. We had a goal to drive our debt below $2 billion this year, and with this transaction, we will achieve this objective." The shares of common stock represent new financing by Corning. This offering is made by means of a prospectus supplement to a prospectus that is part of Corning's universal shelf registration statement previously filed with the SEC. For a copy of the prospectus and prospectus supplement relating to this offering, contact: Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y. 10004. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In a separate announcement, the company said that Flaws will be speaking at the SG Cowan and Co. 33rd Annual Technology Conference in New York tomorrow. Corning's presentation to investors at the conference will be available via webcast through the investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. events calendar on Corning's Web site at www.corning.com/investor_relations. About Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is a diversified technology company that concentrates its efforts on high-impact growth opportunities. Corning combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties of light, with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize significant innovative products for the telecommunications, flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time , environmental, semiconductor, and life sciences industries. Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a variety of business risks and other uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include the possibility of changes or fluctuations in global economic and political conditions; tariffs, import duties and currency fluctuations; product demand and industry capacity; competitive products and pricing; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions; availability and costs of critical components and materials; new product development and commercialization; order activity and demand from major customers; capital spending capital spending Spending for long-term assets such as factories, equipment, machinery, and buildings that permits the production of more goods and services in future years. by larger customers in the liquid crystal display liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. industry and other businesses; changes in the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products; facility expansions and new plant start-up costs; possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity, armed conflict, political instability or major health concerns; ability to obtain financing and capital on commercially reasonable terms; adequacy and availability of insurance; capital resource and cash flow activities; capital spending; equity company activities; interest costs; acquisition and divestiture activities; the level of excess or obsolete inventory Obsolete Inventory Term that refers to inventory that is at the end of its product life cycle and has not seen any sales or usage for a set period of time usually determined by the industry. This type of inventory has to be written down and can cause large losses for a company. ; the rate of technology change; the ability to enforce patents; product and components performance issues; changes in key personnel; stock price fluctuations; and adverse litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. or regulatory developments. These and other risk factors are identified in Corning's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events. |
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