Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

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 15, 2010

 

 

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   001-1687   25-0730780

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   15272
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 434-3131

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 15, 2010. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following matters:

 

1. On the matter of the election of three directors to serve for the terms indicated in the proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, the vote was as follows:

 

Nominees

   

Votes For

   

Votes Withheld

   

Broker Non-Votes

James G. Berges

    107,637,098    1,339,840    18,496,275

Victoria F. Haynes

    107,039,497    1,937,441    18,496,275

Martin H. Richenhagen

    107,861,552    1,115,386    18,496,275

The following directors did not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting (the year in which each director’s term expires is indicated in parenthesis): Hugh Grant (2011), Michele J. Hooper (2011), Robert Mehrabian (2011), Charles E. Bunch (2012), Robert Ripp (2012), Thomas J. Usher (2012) and David R. Whitwam (2012).

 

2. On the matter of the proposal endorsing the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Votes Abstained

126,100,161

    1,224,149    148,903

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

 

3. On the matter of the shareholder proposal requesting a report about the Company’s community environmental accountability, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Votes Abstained

   

Broker Non-Votes

6,304,153

    82,739,758    19,933,027    18,496,275

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 16, 2010

  

/s/ Robert J. Dellinger

  Robert J. Dellinger
  Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer