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):
January 3, 2007 (January 2, 2007)
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Pennsylvania
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001-01687
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25-0730780 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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| One PPG Place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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15272 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 434-3131
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 (see General Instruction
A.2.):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.04. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.
PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) previously sent a notice to participants in the Company’s
Employee Savings Plan (the “Savings Plan”) informing them that the Savings Plan would be changing
its recordkeeper. The notice stated that while this conversion is being made, participants in the
Savings Plan would not be able access their accounts to direct or diversify their investments,
obtain a loan from the Savings Plan or obtain a distribution from the Savings Plan. The notice also
stated that participants would not be able to make investment changes in the Savings Plan starting
at 4:00 P.M. EST on December 29, 2006 and ending on January 5, 2007 (the “Blackout Period”).
However, the Company has received notice from the administrators that the conversion process has
been completed prior to the scheduled termination of the plan Blackout Period and the Savings Plan
participants will have full access to their accounts for investment, loan and distribution purposes
beginning on January 2, 2007, although due to closure of the markets any changes in investment
elections or other plan account activity will not be effective until January 3, 2007.
On January 3, 2007, pursuant to Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC’s
rules promulgated thereunder, the Company sent a revised blackout trading restriction notice (the
“BTR Notice”), which revised and updated the previous BTR Notice sent on December 26, 2006,
informing its executive officers and directors of the change in the ending date of the Blackout
Period from January 5 to January 2. Accordingly, the revised BTR Notice informs the affected
officers and directors that the prohibitions during the Blackout Period from purchasing and selling
shares of the Company’s common stock (including derivative securities pertaining to such shares)
acquired in connection with their employment as an executive officer or service as a director are
deemed to have ended as of January 3, 2007.
A copy of the revised BTR Notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
A participant in the Savings Plan, a security holder or other interested person may obtain, without
charge, information regarding the Blackout Period, including the actual ending date of the Blackout
Period, by contacting the Office of the General Counsel, PPG Industries, Inc., One PPG Place,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272, at (412) 434-3131, before and during the Blackout Period and for a
period of two years thereafter.