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On March 21, 2014, PPG Industries, Inc. posted the following communication on its corporate intranet website:
Employee shareholders encouraged to vote
April 17 annual shareholders meeting
PPG’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be conducted on Thursday, April 17 at the Fairmont Pittsburgh Hotel.
Employees who were PPG shareholders on Feb. 21, 2014 should have received a notice (by mail or e-mail) providing detailed voting instructions and the manner for accessing the proxy materials for the annual meeting.
As indicated in the proxy materials, PPG’s Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote as follows:
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Proposal 1: FOR the election of three directors (Stephen F. Angel, Hugh Grant and Michele J. Hooper), each for a term of three years;
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Proposal 2: FOR the approval of the compensation of PPG’s named executive officers;
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Proposal 3: FOR an amendment to PPG’s Articles of Incorporation to replace the supermajority voting requirements;
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Proposal 4: FOR the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as PPG’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014; and
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Proposal 5: AGAINST a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy requiring an independent board chairman.
“Shareholders have a valuable opportunity to vote on these important proposals,” said Anne Foulkes, assistant general counsel and secretary. “We encourage all shareholders to read the proxy materials and to exercise their right to vote.”
For more information about the annual meeting, visit the PPG Investor Center at www.ppg.com/investor, where PPG’s 2014 proxy statement and 2013 annual report can be accessed.