8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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 20, 2023

One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15272

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(412) 434-3131

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

At its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders of PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) voted on the following matters:

1.    The five nominees for director were elected to serve in a class whose term expires in 2025 as follows:

The following continuing directors did not stand for re-election at the 2023 Annual Meeting (the year in which each director’s term expires is indicated in parenthesis): Michael W. Lamach (2024), Martin H. Richenhagen (2024), Catherine R. Smith (2024), Gary R. Heminger (2025), Kathleen A. Ligocki (2025), Michael H. McGarry (2025) and Michael T. Nally (2025).

2.    The proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory basis was approved as follows:

3.    On the proposal to recommend the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the Company’s shareholders recommend that such votes be held annually as follows:

4.    The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 was approved as follows:

There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.

5.    The shareholder proposal to adopt a policy requiring an independent board chair was not approved as follows:

As of the record date of the 2023 Annual Meeting, 235,357,983 shares of 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.