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 21, 2011

 

 

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)

 

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

The 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 21, 2011. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following matters:

 

1. On the matter of the election of four 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

Stephen F. Angel

   107,227,956    5,903,205    17,897,343

Hugh Grant

   112,420,389    710,772    17,897,343

Michele J. Hooper

   110,980,393    2,150,768    17,897,343

Robert Mehrabian

   110,256,800    2,874,361    17,897,343

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): Charles E. Bunch (2012), Robert Ripp (2012), Thomas J. Usher (2012), David R. Whitwam (2012), James G. Berges (2013), Victoria F. Haynes (2013) and Martin H. Richenhagen (2013).

 

2. On the matter of the proposal to reapprove the performance goals under the PPG Industries, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For    Votes Against    Votes Abstained    Broker Non-Votes
107,729,448    5,100,191    301,029    17,897,836

 

3. On the matter of the proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the PPG Industries, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For    Votes Against    Votes Abstained    Broker Non-Votes
104,775,048    7,932,246    423,375    17,897,835

 

4. On the matter of the proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For    Votes Against    Votes Abstained    Broker Non-Votes
110,274,731    2,398,662    457,632    17,897,479


5. On the matter of the proposal to recommend the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the vote was as follows:

 

One Year    Two Years    Three Years    Votes Abstained    Broker Non-Votes
99,942,301    587,142    12,319,340    282,007    17,897,714

 

6. On the matter of the proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For    Votes Against    Votes Abstained
129,463,024    1,394,755    170,725

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

 

7. 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
5,509,160    79,619,106    28,000,733    17,899,505


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 25, 2011  

/s/ Charles E. Bunch

  Charles E. Bunch
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer