Ppg Industries Inc DEFA14A, filed Mar 5, 2020

Ppg Industries Inc (PPG)

DEFA14A 2020-03-05

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WHEN		April 16, 2020 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time
WHERE		Fairmont Pittsburgh, Grand Ballroom 510 Market Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
WHAT		1. To elect as directors the three named nominees to serve in a class whose term expires in 2023; 2. To approve the appointment of Kathleen A. Ligocki as a director to serve in a class whose term expires in 2022; 3. To vote on a nonbinding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory basis; 4. To vote on an amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to provide for the annual election of directors; 5. To vote on an amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to replace the supermajority voting requirements; 6. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020; and 7. To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting.
RECORD DATE		February 21, 2020
ANNUAL MEETING		Admission to the Annual Meeting will be by Admission Card only. You must also present a photo ID for admission to the Meeting.


	Meeting Information
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.	Meeting Type:	Annual Meeting
	For holders as of:	February 21, 2020
	Date: April 16, 2020	Time: 11:00 a.m.
	Location:	Fairmont Pittsburgh
		Grand Ballroom
		510 Market Street
		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

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1.	APPROVE THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TO SERVE IN THE CLASS WHOSE TERM EXPIRES IN 2023:		3. APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ON AN ADVISORY BASIS
	1a.	STEPHEN F. ANGEL	4. PROPOSAL TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
	1b.	HUGH GRANT	5. PROPOSAL TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS TO REPLACE THE SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENTS
	1c.	MELANIE L. HEALEY	6. RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2020
2.	APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR TO SERVE IN THE CLASS WHOSE TERM EXPIRES IN 2022:		NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
	2a.	KATHLEEN A. LIGOCKI



	Daniel G. Fayock Assistant General Counsel and Secretary

	March 5, 2020

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