PPG Industries Files Proxy Materials

TL;DR

PPG filed proxy docs, no fee. Shareholders get info.

AI Summary

PPG Industries, Inc. filed a Definitive Additional Materials proxy statement on March 18, 2025. This filing is related to the company's proxy materials and does not involve a fee, as indicated by the 'No fee required' checkbox. The filing is made under Schedule 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Why It Matters

This filing provides shareholders with important information regarding their voting rights and company governance, which is crucial for informed investment decisions.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine filing of proxy materials, not indicating any unusual financial or operational events.

Key Players & Entities

• PPG Industries, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• 0001558370-25-003182.txt (document) — Filing identifier
• March 18, 2025 (date) — Filing date

FAQ

From the Filing

0001558370-25-003182.txt : 20250318 0001558370-25-003182.hdr.sgml : 20250318 20250318100829 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001558370-25-003182 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20250318 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20250318 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PPG INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000079879 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2851] ORGANIZATION NAME: 08 Industrial Applications and Services IRS NUMBER: 250730780 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01687 FILM NUMBER: 25746804 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PPG PL 40 EAST CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15272 BUSINESS PHONE: 4124343131 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PPG PL 40 EAST CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15272 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19681219 DEFA14A 1 tmb-20250318xdefa14a.htm DEFA14A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ​ SCHEDULE 14A   Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.     )   Filed by the Registrant   ☒   Filed by a Party other than the Registrant   ☐   Check the appropriate box: ☐ Preliminary Proxy Statement ☐ Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) ☐ Definitive Proxy Statement ☒ Definitive Additional Materials ☐ Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12   PPG Industries, Inc. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)     (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)   Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): ☒ No fee required ☐ Fee paid previously with preliminary materials ☐ Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11 ​ ​ ​ On March 18, 2025, PPG Industries, Inc. posted the following communication on its corporate intranet website: Employee shareholders encouraged to vote Employees who were PPG shareholders on February 21, 2025 should receive a notice (by mail or e-mail) providing detailed voting instructions and the manner for accessing the proxy materials for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. If you own PPG shares in multiple brokerage accounts (Merrill Lynch and Fidelity, for example), you may receive mailings from each of these brokers with instructions for voting your shares. To vote all of your PPG shares, you must respond to each of these mailings. As described in the proxy materials, PPG’s Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote as follows: ● Proposal 1: FOR  the election of 10 directors to serve in a class whose term expires in 2026; ● Proposal 2: FOR  the approval of the compensation of PPG’s named executive officers on an advisory basis; ● Proposal 3: FOR the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as PPG’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025; and ● Proposal 4: AGAINST a shareholder proposal requesting shareholder approval of certain executive officer severance arrangements. “Shareholders have a valuable opportunity to vote on these important proposals,” said Joe Gette, vice president, deputy general counsel and secretary. “We encourage all shareholders to read the proxy materials and to exercise their right to vote.” Please submit your vote as soon as possible in advance of PPG’s 2025 Annual Meeting, which will be held on April 17. This year’s Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format through a live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PPG2025. For more information about how to register to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, visit the PPG Investor Center at https://investor.