Ppg Industries Inc 8-K, filed Apr 23, 2025
Ppg Industries Inc (PPG)
8-K
2025-04-23
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About this 8-K
Ppg Industries Inc filed this 8-K on April 23, 2025, reporting on events of April 17, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
| FORM | |||||
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 17, 2025
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |||||||
At its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 17, 2025, the shareholders of PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) voted on the following matters:
1. The ten nominees for director were elected to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kathy L. Fortmann | 181,441,812 | 946,015 | 279,673 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Melanie L. Healey | 179,816,535 | 2,544,962 | 306,003 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gary R. Heminger | 170,954,628 | 11,439,284 | 273,588 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Timothy M. Knavish | 173,123,471 | 8,670,786 | 873,243 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michael W. Lamach | 179,755,297 | 2,591,446 | 320,757 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kathleen A. Ligocki | 180,537,804 | 1,854,791 | 274,905 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michael T. Nally | 181,492,087 | 864,313 | 311,100 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Guillermo Novo | 162,108,476 | 20,260,018 | 299,006 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher N. Roberts, III | 181,345,498 | 1,008,668 | 313,334 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Catherine R. Smith | 177,740,347 | 4,668,660 | 258,493 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||||
2. The proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory basis was approved as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 169,801,948 | 12,286,324 | 579,228 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||
3. The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was approved as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||||||||||||
| 193,007,652 | 2,892,958 | 214,337 | ||||||||||||
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
4. The shareholder proposal requesting shareholder approval of certain executive officer severance arrangements was not approved as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 10,375,593 | 171,592,610 | 699,297 | 13,447,447 | |||||||||||||||||
As of the record date of the 2025 Annual Meeting, 226,974,896 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: April 23, 2025 | By: | /s/ Timothy M. Knavish | ||||||
| Timothy M. Knavish | ||||||||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||