SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PPG Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Pennsylvania | 25-0730780 | |
| (State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One PPG Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class to be so Registered |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered | |
| 0.875% Notes due 2022 1.400% Notes due 2027 |
New York Stock Exchange LLC New York Stock Exchange LLC |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box: x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box: ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-190216
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby incorporates by reference the description of its securities to be registered hereunder contained in the Prospectus dated July 29, 2013 under “Description of Debt Securities” and in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 6, 2015 under “Description of Notes,” which Prospectus Supplement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 10, 2015 under Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-190216) previously filed with the Commission under the Act.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Pursuant to the Instructions as to exhibits for registration statements on Form 8-A, the documents listed below are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2008, between PPG Industries, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2008. | |
| 4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2008, between PPG Industries, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., was filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2008. | |
| 4.3 | Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 13, 2015, between PPG Industries, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, as trustee, was filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2015. | |
| 4.4 | Form of 0.875% Note due 2022 (included in Exhibit 4.1). | |
| 4.5 | Form of 1.400% Note due 2027 (included in Exhibit 4.1). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| Dated: March 13, 2015 | PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. (Registrant) | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Frank S. Sklarsky | |||||||
| Frank S. Sklarsky Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||