X0202 4 2004-12-01 0 0000024741 CORNING INC /NY GLW 0001208669 HOUGHTON JAMES R 80 E. MARKET ST. SUITE 300 CORNING NY 14830 1 1 0 0 Chairman of the Board & CEO Common Stock 2004-12-01 4 A 0 202000 0 A 861248 D Common Stock 9782 I by wife Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 12.7 2004-12-02 4 A 0 239500 0 A 2005-12-01 2014-11-30 Common Stock 239500 239500 D These shares were granted under the Incentive Stock Plan of Corning Incorporated and are subject to the terms and restrictions in an agreement dated December 1, 2004. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. J. Philip Hunter, as Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated December 20, 2002, the orginal of which was filed with Form 4 dated January 6, 2003 2004-12-02