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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): December 8, 2016
 
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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(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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Item 2.05
 
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
On December 8, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a business restructuring plan which includes actions to reduce its global cost structure. The program is focused on certain regions and end-use markets where business conditions are the weakest, as well as reductions in production capacity and various global functional and administrative costs. A pretax restructuring charge of $190 million to $200 million will be recorded in PPG's fourth quarter 2016 financial results, of which about $140 million represents employee severance and other cash costs and $50 million to $60 million is related to the write-down of certain assets held for sale and other non-cash costs. In addition to the aforementioned pretax charge and cash costs, approximately $15 million of incremental restructuring-related cash costs are expected during 2017, for certain items that are required to be expensed on an as-incurred basis. The restructuring actions will result in the net reduction of approximately 1,700 positions, with substantially all actions to be complete by the first quarter 2018.
This restructuring initiative is detailed in the Company's December 9, 2016 press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
Item 9.01.
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this Report
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
99
 
Press release of PPG Industries, Inc. dated December 9, 2016.






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: December 9, 2016
By:
/s/ Frank S. Sklarsky
 
 
Frank S. Sklarsky
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
 
Description
99
 
Press release of PPG Industries, Inc. dated December 9, 2016.