0001193125-11-105295.txt : 20110421 0001193125-11-105295.hdr.sgml : 20110421 20110421165547 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-105295 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110421 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110421 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110421 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PPG INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000079879 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2851] IRS NUMBER: 250730780 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-173657 FILM NUMBER: 11773952 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PPG PL 40 EAST CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15272 BUSINESS PHONE: 4124343131 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PPG PL 40 EAST CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15272 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19681219 S-8 1 ds8.htm FORM S-8 (OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN) Form S-8 (Omnibus Incentive Plan)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2011

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   25-0730780

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One PPG Place

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  15272
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

Glenn E. Bost II

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

PPG Industries, Inc.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272

(Name and address of agent for service)

(412) 434-3131

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

 

Amount

to be

registered (1)

 

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per share (2)

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price

  Amount of
registration fee

Common Stock, par value $1.66 2/3 per share

  6,474,506   $91.39   $591,705,103   $68,696.96
 
 
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock, par value $1.66 2/3 per share (the “Common Stock”), of PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Registrant”) as may be offered or issued under the PPG Industries, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2) The maximum offering price per share is estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on April 18, 2011.

 

 

 


PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

(a) the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (File No. 001-01687); and

(b) the description of the Registrant’s Common Stock contained in any Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including all amendments and reports updating such description.

All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Registrant is not incorporating by reference any information furnished (but not filed) under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K. Each document incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of such document with the Commission until the information contained therein is superseded or updated by any subsequently filed document which is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement or by any document which constitutes part of the prospectus relating to the Plan meeting the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

The class of securities to be offered under this Registration Statement is registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

The validity of the Common Stock registered pursuant to this Form S-8 has been passed upon for the Registrant by Glenn E. Bost II, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Registrant. Mr. Bost owns shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock and holds options to purchase shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock. In addition, Mr. Bost may be granted additional stock awards or other compensation benefits from the Registrant on or after the date hereof.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Subchapter D of Chapter 17 (Section 1741, et seq.) of the Business Corporation Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “BCL”) provides for indemnification of the Registrant’s directors and officers against certain liabilities under certain circumstances.

Article Eighth of the Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation provides that no director of the Registrant shall be personally liable for monetary damages as such for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, as a director, to the fullest extent that the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania permit.


Article VI of the Registrant’s Bylaws provides that a director, officer or employee shall be found to be entitled to indemnification for expenses (including attorneys fees) and any liabilities (including judgments, fines or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and in good faith paid or incurred by any such person in connection with any actual or threatened proceeding (including any derivative lawsuits) by reason of the fact that such person is or was serving as a director, officer or employee of the Registrant or, at the request of the Registrant, was serving another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity, unless a referee finds the conduct engaged in to have been such that, if so found by a court, indemnification would be prohibited by Pennsylvania law. The Registrant is also required to indemnify any such person (1) where there has been a determination by a court as to the conduct of the person claiming indemnification such that indemnification would not be prohibited by Pennsylvania law or (2) where the person is otherwise entitled to indemnification by Pennsylvania law. Expenses with respect to a proceeding which are incurred in good faith are required to be advanced by the Registrant prior to final disposition of the proceeding, subject to any obligation to repay the Registrant which is imposed by law or by provision in the Articles, Bylaws, an agreement or otherwise. Under Pennsylvania law, any such advancement of expenses must be made subject to an undertaking to repay the Registrant in the event that it is determined ultimately that the person receiving the advancement is not entitled to indemnification. A written request for such advancement of expenses must be made to the Secretary of the Registrant.

The selection of the referee is to be made by the Registrant’s general counsel or, if the Registrant’s general counsel is the person claiming indemnification or is otherwise involved in the proceeding, by a senior officer of the Registrant who does not have such a relationship to the proceeding. The referee is defined to be an attorney with substantial expertise in corporate law, who is both independent of the parties and unbiased. The person claiming indemnification may object, within 10 days of the notice of selection of the referee, to the referee selected. If the parties cannot agree on the selection of a referee, or if the Registrant fails to propose a referee, within 45 days of the submission of the request for indemnification, the referee will be selected by the American Arbitration Association.

The determination of entitlement to indemnification is made by the referee; however, the referee is required to find the person entitled to indemnification unless the referee finds that the conduct of the person was such that if so found by a court, indemnification would be prohibited by Pennsylvania law. The determination of the referee is binding on the Registrant but not on the person claiming indemnification.

To the extent that a person is entitled to indemnification for only a portion of the expenses or liability resulting from a proceeding, the Registrant is required to indemnify the person for such portion. The Bylaws authorize the Registrant to purchase and maintain insurance, to create a trust fund, to grant a security interest or to use other means (including, without limitation, establishing a letter of credit) to ensure the payment of indemnification.

The Registrant specifically is authorized to enter into agreements with any director, officer or employee of the Registrant, which agreements may grant rights in furtherance of, different from, or in addition to, but not in limitation of, the rights to indemnification granted in the Bylaws, without further shareholder approval of the terms and conditions of, or the form of, such agreements. Without limitation of the foregoing, in such agreements the Registrant may agree (1) to maintain insurance against certain expenses and liabilities and (2) to contribute to expenses and liabilities incurred in accordance with the application of relevant equitable considerations to the relative benefits to, and the relevant fault of, the Registrant.

The Bylaws provide (1) that the rights granted therein are contract rights, (2) that it will cover acts and omissions occurring on or after January 27, 1987, and (3) that the rights granted will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer or employee of the Registrant, with respect to a proceeding which results from acts or failures to act while such person was a director, officer or employee of the Registrant.

Subchapter D of Chapter 17 of the BCL and the Bylaws both also provide that the indemnification provided for therein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may otherwise be entitled. The Registrant also has a policy of directors and officers’ liability insurance to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities incurred in their capacities as such.


Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement:

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  4.1    PPG Industries, Inc. Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1995).
  4.2    Statement with Respect to Shares, amending the Restated Articles of Incorporation effective April 21, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1998).
  4.3    Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of PPG Industries, Inc., as amended, effective April 27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1b to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007).
  4.4    PPG Industries, Inc. Bylaws, as amended and restated on April 19, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007).
  4.5    PPG Industries, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective April 21, 2011.
  5.1    Opinion of Glenn E. Bost II, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Registrant, regarding the legality of the shares being registered hereunder.
23.1    Consent of Glenn E. Bost II, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Registrant (included in the Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with


the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement.

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 21st day of April, 2011.

 

PPG Industries, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Charles E. Bunch

  Charles E. Bunch
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Glenn E. Bost II and Robert J. Dellinger, and each of them singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each of them singly, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentation in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in or about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated:

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Charles E. Bunch

Charles E. Bunch

   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and a Director   April 21, 2011

/s/ Robert J. Dellinger

Robert J. Dellinger

   Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)   April 21, 2011

/s/ Stephen F. Angel

Stephen F. Angel

   Director   April 21, 2011

/s/ James G. Berges

James G. Berges

   Director   April 21, 2011

/s/ Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

   Director   April 21, 2011


Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Victoria F. Haynes

Victoria F. Haynes

   Director   April 21, 2011

/s/ Michele J. Hooper

Michele J. Hooper

   Director   April 21, 2011

/s/ Robert Mehrabian

Robert Mehrabian

   Director   April 21, 2011

/s/ Martin H. Richenhagen

Martin H. Richenhagen

   Director   April 21, 2011

/s/ Robert Ripp

Robert Ripp

   Director   April 21, 2011

/s/ Thomas J. Usher

Thomas J. Usher

   Director   April 21, 2011

/s/ David R. Whitwam

David R. Whitwam

   Director   April 21, 2011


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  4.1    PPG Industries, Inc. Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1995).
  4.2    Statement with Respect to Shares, amending the Restated Articles of Incorporation effective April 21, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1998).
  4.3    Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of PPG Industries, Inc., as amended, effective April 27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1b to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007).
  4.4    PPG Industries, Inc. Bylaws, as amended and restated on April 19, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007).
  4.5    PPG Industries, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective April 21, 2011.
  5.1    Opinion of Glenn E. Bost II, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Registrant, regarding the legality of the shares being registered hereunder.
23.1    Consent of Glenn E. Bost II, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Registrant (included in the Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
 
EX-4.5 2 dex45.htm OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN Omnibus Incentive Plan

Exhibit 4.5

 

 

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Amended and Restated Effective April 21, 2011

 

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PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

ARTICLE I

PURPOSE AND ADOPTION OF THE PLAN

1.01. Purpose. The purposes of the PPG Industries, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) are to assist the Company and its Subsidiaries in attracting and retaining highly competent employees, directors and consultants, to act as an incentive in motivating selected employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries to achieve long-term corporate objectives and to enable certain stock-based and cash-based incentive awards to qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of the tax deduction limitations under Section 162(m) of the Code.

1.02. Adoption and Term. The Plan was originally effective April 20, 2006. The Plan as amended and restated herein was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) on February 17, 2011, and shall become effective on April 21, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), if approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated by action of the Board; provided, however, that no Awards may be granted hereunder after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Plan, capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

2.01. Award means any one or a combination of Options described in Article VI, Stock Appreciation Rights described in Article VI, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units described in Article VII, Performance Awards described in Article VIII, other stock-based Awards described in Article IX, short-term cash incentive Awards described in Article X or any other Award made under the terms of the Plan.

2.02. Award Agreement means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant or a written acknowledgment or other written or electronic notification from the Company to a Participant specifically setting forth the terms and conditions, if any, of an Award granted under the Plan.

2.03. Award Period means, with respect to an Award, the period of time, if any, set forth in the Award Agreement during which specified target performance goals must be achieved or other conditions set forth in the Award Agreement must be satisfied.

2.04. Beneficiary means an individual, trust or estate who or which, by a written designation of the Participant filed with the Company, or if no such written designation is filed, by operation of law, succeeds to the rights and obligations of the Participant under the Plan and the Award Agreement upon the Participant’s death.

2.05. Board shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 1.02.

2.06. Cause, unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Agreement, shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in a Participant’s offer letter or other applicable employment agreement; or, if there is no such definition, “Cause” means, as determined by the Committee in good

 

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faith: (i) engaging in any act, or failing to act, or misconduct that is injurious to the Company or its Subsidiaries; (ii) gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the performance of duties; (iii) conviction of (or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to) a criminal offense (other than a minor traffic offense); (iv) fraud, embezzlement or misappropriation of funds or property of the Company or a Subsidiary; (v) material breach of any term of any agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary relating to employment, consulting or other services, confidentiality, intellectual property or non-competition; (vi) the entry of an order duly issued by any regulatory agency (including federal, state and local regulatory agencies and self-regulatory bodies) having jurisdiction over the Company or a Subsidiary requiring the removal from any office held by the Participant with the Company or prohibiting or materially limiting the Participant from participating in the business or affairs of the Company or any Subsidiary.

2.07. Change in Control means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of, any one of the following events (unless a different definition of Change in Control is specified in the Applicable Award Agreement):

(a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (i) the then Outstanding Common Stock or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding Company Voting Securities; provided that, for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company; (ii) any acquisition by the Company; (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company; or (iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (c) of this Section 2.07.

(b) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Incumbent Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Incumbent Board; or

(c) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination:

(i) All or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Common Stock and Company Voting Securities, as the case may be;

(ii) No Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or

 

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indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and

(iii) At least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or at the time of the action taken by the Incumbent Board approving such Business Combination; or

(d) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

2.08. Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. References to a section of the Code shall include that section and any comparable section or sections of any future legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes said section.

2.09. Committee means the Officers-Directors Compensation Committee (or any successor thereto) of the Board.

2.10. Company means PPG Industries, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, and its successors.

2.11. Common Stock means, as of any date, the Company’s authorized voting common stock as of such date.

2.12. Company Voting Securities means the combined voting power of all issued and outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors to the Board.

2.13. Date of Grant means the date designated by the Committee as the date as of which it grants an Award, which shall not be earlier than the date on which the Committee approves the granting of such Award.

2.14. Dividend Equivalent Account means an account established in accordance with Section 11.08.

2.15. Effective Date shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 1.02.

2.16. Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2.17. Exercise Price means, with respect to an Option, the amount established by the Committee in the Award Agreement in accordance with Section 6.01(b) which is required to purchase each share of Common Stock upon exercise of the Option, or with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right, the amount established by the Committee in the Award Agreement in accordance with Section 6.02(b) which is to be subtracted from the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise in order to determine the amount of the payment to be made to the Participant.

2.18. Fair Market Value means, on any date, the closing sale price of the Common Stock reported for such date on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape or, if there is no sale on such date, for the nearest preceding date upon which such a sale took place.

 

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2.19. Merger means any merger, reorganization, consolidation, exchange, transfer of assets or other transaction having similar effect involving the Company.

2.20. Options means all options to purchase Common Stock granted under Article VI of the Plan. All such Options shall be non-qualified stock options that are not subject to Section 422 of the Code.

2.21. Outstanding Common Stock means, at any time, the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

2.22. Participant means a person designated to receive an Award under the Plan in accordance with Section 5.01.

2.23. Performance Awards means Awards granted in accordance with Article VIII.

2.24. Performance Goals means any one or more of the following: total shareholder return (stock price plus accumulated dividends), return on capital, cash flow return on capital, return on equity, pre-tax earnings, after-tax earnings, earnings growth, operating income, operating profit (earnings from continuing operations before interest and taxes), earnings per share, revenue growth, return on investment or working capital, return on shareholders’ equity, economic value added (the amount, if any, by which net operating profit after tax exceeds a reference cost of capital), reductions in inventory, inventory turns and on-time delivery performance, any one of which may be measured with respect to the Company or any one or more of its Subsidiaries and divisions and either in absolute terms or as compared to another company or companies, and quantifiable, objective measures of individual performance relevant to the particular individual’s job responsibilities.

2.25. Plan shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 1.01.

2.26. Restricted Stock means Common Stock subject to restrictions imposed in connection with Awards granted under Article VII.

2.27. Restricted Stock Unit means a unit representing the right to receive Common Stock in the future subject to restrictions imposed in connection with Awards granted under Article VII.

2.28. Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule.

2.29. Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

2.30. Stock Appreciation Rights means awards granted in accordance with Article VI.

2.31. Subsidiary means a subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.

2.32. Substitute Award means any Award granted in assumption of or in substitution for an award of a company or business acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary or with which the Company or a Subsidiary combines.

2.33 Termination of Service means the voluntary or involuntary termination of a Participant’s service as an employee, director or consultant with the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason, including death, disability, retirement or as the result of the divestiture of the Participant’s employer or any similar transaction in which the Participant’s employer ceases to be the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. Whether entering military or other government service shall constitute Termination of Service, or whether and when a Termination of Service shall occur as a result of disability, shall be determined in each case by the Committee in its sole discretion.

 

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ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

3.01. Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the sole and final discretionary authority to interpret the Plan, to establish and modify administrative rules for the Plan, to impose such conditions and restrictions on Awards as it determines appropriate, and to take such steps in connection with the Plan and Awards granted hereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Committee may delegate such of its powers and authority under the Plan to another committee of the Board and/or a subcommittee of the Committee, or otherwise, as the Committee deems appropriate. In addition, the full Board may exercise any of the powers and authority of the Committee under the Plan. In the event of any delegation of authority by the Committee or any exercise of authority by the Board, references in the Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the delegate of the Committee or to the Board. Actions taken by the Committee or its delegate or the Board pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall comply with Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the performance-based provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code, and the rules and regulations promulgated under each of such statutory provisions, or the respective successors to such statutory provisions or rules and regulations, as in effect from time to time, to the extent applicable.

3.02. Indemnification. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board or the Committee, or of any subcommittee or other committee to which authority was delegated in accordance with the Plan, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnification shall not apply to any loss, cost, liability, or expense that is a result of his or her own willful misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, conferred in a separate agreement with the Company, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

3.03 Limitation on Vesting for Awards. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, any stock-settled Award granted on or after the Effective Date that vests solely on the basis of the passage of time (e.g., not on the basis of achievement of performance goals) shall not vest more quickly than ratably over a three (3)-year period following the Date of Grant, except that the Award Agreement may reflect, or the Committee may in its discretion provide after the Date of Grant for, earlier or accelerated vesting (on a full or pro rata basis) (a) in the event of the Participant’s death, disability, retirement, Termination of Service due to workforce reduction, job elimination or divestiture, (b) upon a Change in Control, or (c) with respect to a Substitute Award. The provisions of this Section 3.03 shall not apply to (i) any Award that becomes vested based on the achievement of performance goals over a period of at least one year, or (ii) Awards involving an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock not exceeding 4% of the number of shares available for Awards under the first sentence of Section 4.01.

 

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ARTICLE IV

SHARES

4.01. Number of Shares Issuable. The total number of shares initially authorized to be issued under the Plan shall be 10,800,000 shares of Common Stock. No more than 5,400,000 shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Plan as Awards under Articles VII, VIII and IX. The foregoing share limits shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.07. If any Award under the Plan expires, or is terminated, canceled, surrendered or forfeited, in whole or in part, the unissued or forfeited shares of Common Stock underlying such Award shall again be available for the grant of new Awards under the Plan. The shares to be offered under the Plan shall be authorized and unissued Common Stock, or issued Common Stock that shall have been reacquired by the Company and held as treasury stock.

4.02. Share Counting.

(a) Options. Upon the exercise of any Option, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Option shall be counted against the number of shares available for future issuance under the Plan, regardless of the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued by the Company in connection with such exercise, and any shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company or actually or deemed delivered by the Participant to cover the Purchase Price or any applicable withholding taxes in connection with such exercise shall not be deemed to increase the number of shares remaining available for future issuance under the Plan.

(b) Stock Appreciation Rights. Upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Stock Appreciation Right (or portion thereof being exercised) shall reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for future issuance under the Plan, regardless of the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued by the Company in connection with such exercise, and any shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company or actually or deemed delivered by the Participant to cover any applicable withholding taxes in connection with such exercise shall not be deemed to increase the number of shares remaining available for future issuance under the Plan.

(c) Other Awards. In the case of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and other Common Stock-denominated Awards that vest and are settled in shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock actually earned and issued by the Company upon settlement of the Award plus the number shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company or actually or deemed delivered by the Participant to cover any applicable withholding taxes in connection with such settlement, shall reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for future issuance under the Plan. Restricted Stock Units and other Common Stock-denominated Awards that are settled in cash, and any other Awards that are denominated and settled in cash, shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for future issuance under the Plan.

(d) Deferrals. Any shares of Common Stock that would have been issued upon the settlement of an Award but for the deferral of such Award in accordance with the PPG Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) or PPG Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (as amended from time to time, the “Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan”), as applicable, shall reduce the number of shares available for future issuance under the Plan as of the date such Award would otherwise have been settled, but any Awards or portions thereof payable in cash, whether at the election of the Participant or otherwise, that are deferred in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan or Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, as applicable, shall not reduce the number of shares available for future issuance under the Plan.

 

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(e) Substitute Awards and Shares Issuable under Acquired Company Plans. Substitute Awards shall not be counted against or otherwise reduce the number of shares available for future issuance under the Plan. In addition, if a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the shares available for future issuance under the Plan. Awards using such available shares under acquired plans shall not be made after the date awards could have been made under the terms of the acquired plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not eligible to participate in the Plan prior to such acquisition or combination.

ARTICLE V

PARTICIPATION

5.01. Eligible Participants. Participants in the Plan shall be such employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may designate from time to time. The Committee’s designation of a Participant in any year shall not require the Committee to designate such person to receive Awards in any other year. The designation of a Participant to receive Awards under one portion of the Plan does not require the Committee to include such Participant under other portions of the Plan. The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems pertinent in selecting Participants and in determining the type and amount of their respective Awards. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.07, in any calendar year, no Participant shall be granted stock-based Awards in respect of more than 400,000 shares of Common Stock under Article VI or more than 200,000 shares of Common Stock under either Article VII, VIII or IX, or cash-based Awards for more than $6 million under Article X.

ARTICLE VI

OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

6.01. Option Awards.

(a) Grant of Options. The Committee may grant, to such Participants as the Committee may select, Options entitling the Participant to purchase shares of Common Stock from the Company in such number, at such Exercise Price, and on such terms and subject to such conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, as may be established by the Committee. The terms of any Option granted under this Plan shall be set forth in an Award Agreement.

(b) Exercise Price of Options. The Exercise Price of each share of Common Stock which may be purchased upon exercise of any Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that in all cases the Exercise Price shall be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option.

(c) Designation of Options. All Options granted under the Plan shall be designated as non-qualified stock options that are not intended to be governed by Section 422 of the Code. Such designation shall be set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

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6.02. Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a) Stock Appreciation Right Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant to any Participant one or more Stock Appreciation Rights. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right with respect to a share of Common Stock, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over (ii) the Exercise Price of such Stock Appreciation Right established in the Award Agreement, which amount shall be payable as provided in Section 6.02(c).

(b) Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of any Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that in all cases the Exercise Price shall be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right.

(c) Payment of Incremental Value. Any payment which may become due from the Company by reason of a Participant’s exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid to the Participant as determined by the Committee (i) all in cash, (ii) all in Common Stock, or (iii) in any combination of cash and Common Stock. In the event that all or a portion of the payment is made in Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock delivered in satisfaction of such payment shall be determined by dividing the amount of such payment or portion thereof by the Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date. No fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued to make any payment in respect of Stock Appreciation Rights; if any fractional share would be issuable, the combination of cash and Common Stock payable to the Participant shall be adjusted as directed by the Committee to avoid the issuance of any fractional share.

6.03. Terms of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a) Conditions on Exercise. An Award Agreement with respect to Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights may contain such waiting periods, exercise dates and conditions or restrictions on exercise, whether based on performance standards, periods of service, retention by the Participant of ownership of specified shares of Common Stock or other criteria, as may be determined by the Committee.

(b) Duration of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate upon the first to occur of the following events:

(i) Expiration of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right as provided in the Award Agreement; or

(ii) Termination of the Award in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service as provided in the Award Agreement; or

(iii) Ten years from the Date of Grant.

(c) Extension of Exercise Time. The Committee, in its sole discretion and subject to compliance with Section 409A of the Code, shall have the right (but shall not be obligated), exercisable on or at any time after the Date of Grant, to extend the exercise period of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right beyond the termination or expiration of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right under the terms of the Award Agreement; provided, in no event shall the exercise period be extended beyond the date set forth in Section 6.03(b)(iii).

(d) Rights as a Shareholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to Common Stock covered by any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights until such Participant shall have become the owner of record of any such shares, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends in cash or other property or distributions or other rights with respect to any such Common Stock for which the record date is prior to the date on which such Participant shall have become the owner of record of any such shares; provided, however, that Participants are entitled to share adjustments to reflect capital changes under Section 11.07.

 

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6.04. Exercise Procedures. Each Option and Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be exercised prior to the close of business on the expiration date of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right by such method as provided in the Award Agreement or such other method as the Committee may establish or approve from time to time. The Exercise Price of shares purchased upon exercise of an Option granted under the Plan shall be paid by the Participant in cash or by any other method approved by the Committee or as otherwise set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

6.05. Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service by the Company or a Subsidiary (including a successor) without Cause in connection with or within two years following the date of a Change in Control, all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted to such Participant and outstanding on the date of such Termination of Service shall become immediately and fully exercisable. The provisions of this Section 6.05 shall not be applicable to any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted to a Participant if any Change in Control results from such Participant’s beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Common Stock or Company Voting Securities.

ARTICLE VII

RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

7.01 Award of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may grant to any Participant an Award of Restricted Stock consisting of a specified number of shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant subject to such terms, conditions and forfeiture and transfer restrictions, whether based on performance standards, periods of service, retention by the Participant of ownership of specified shares of Common Stock or other criteria, as the Committee shall establish. The Committee may also grant Restricted Stock Units representing the right to receive shares of Common Stock in the future subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions, whether based on performance standards, periods of service, retention by the Participant of ownership of specified shares of Common Stock or other criteria, as the Committee shall establish. With respect to performance-based Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units intended to qualify as “performance-based” compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, performance targets will consist of specified levels of one or more of the Performance Goals. The terms of any Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards granted under this Plan shall be set forth in an Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with this Plan.

7.02 Restricted Stock.

(a) Issuance of Restricted Stock. As soon as practicable after the Date of Grant of an Award of Restricted Stock by the Committee, the Company shall cause to be transferred on the books of the Company shares of Common Stock, registered on behalf of the Participant, evidencing the Restricted Stock covered by the Award. All shares of Common Stock covered by Awards under this Article VII shall be subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions contained in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement in respect of any such Awards. Until the lapse or release of all restrictions applicable to an Award of Restricted Stock, any share certificates representing such Restricted Stock may be held in custody by the Company, its designee, or, if the certificates bear a restrictive legend, by the Participant. Upon the lapse or release of all restrictions with respect to an Award as described in Section 7.02(d), one or more share certificates, registered in the name of the Participant, for an appropriate number of shares as provided in Section 7.02(d), free of any restrictions set forth in the Plan and the related Award Agreement shall be delivered to the Participant.

 

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(b) Shareholder Rights. Beginning on the Date of Grant of a Restricted Stock Award, and except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall become a shareholder of the Company with respect to all shares subject to the Award Agreement and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder, including, but not limited to, the right to vote such shares and the right to receive dividends; provided, however, that any shares of Common Stock distributed as a dividend or otherwise with respect to any Restricted Stock as to which the restrictions have not yet lapsed, shall be subject to the same restrictions as such Restricted Stock and held or restricted as provided in Section 7.02(a).

(c) Restriction on Transferability. Restricted Stock may not be assigned or transferred (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to an inter vivos trust with respect to which the Participant is treated as the owner under Sections 671 through 677 of the Code), pledged or sold prior to the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto.

(d) Delivery of Shares Upon Vesting. Upon expiration or earlier termination of the forfeiture period without a forfeiture and the satisfaction of or release from any other conditions prescribed by the Committee, or at such earlier time as provided under the provisions of Section 3.03 or Section 7.04, the restrictions applicable to the Restricted Stock shall lapse. As promptly as administratively feasible thereafter, subject to the requirements of Section 11.05, the Company shall deliver to the Participant or, in case of the Participant’s death, to the Participant’s Beneficiary, one or more share certificates for the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock, free of all such restrictions, except for any restrictions that may be imposed by law.

(e) Forfeiture of Restricted Stock. Subject to Sections 3.03 and 7.04, Restricted Stock shall be forfeited and returned to the Company and all rights of the Participant with respect to such Restricted Stock shall terminate unless the Participant continues in the service of the Company or a Subsidiary until the expiration of the forfeiture period for such Restricted Stock and satisfies any and all other conditions set forth in the Award Agreement. Subject to Section 3.03, the Committee shall determine the forfeiture period (which may, but need not, lapse in installments) and any other terms and conditions applicable with respect to any Restricted Stock Award.

7.03 Restricted Stock Units.

(a) Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Payments shall be made to Participants with respect to their Restricted Stock Units as soon as practicable after the Committee has determined that the terms and conditions applicable to such Award have been satisfied or at a later date if distribution has been deferred. Payments to Participants with respect to Restricted Stock Units shall be made in the form of Common Stock, or cash or a combination of both, as the Committee may determine. The amount of any cash to be paid in lieu of Common Stock shall be determined on the basis of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date any such payment is processed. As to shares of Common Stock which constitute all or any part of such payment, the Committee may impose such restrictions concerning their transferability and/or their forfeiture as may be provided in the applicable Award Agreement or as the Committee may otherwise determine, provided such determination is made on or before the date certificates for such shares are first delivered to the applicable Participant.

(b) Shareholder Rights. Until the lapse or release of all restrictions applicable to an Award of Restricted Stock Units, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued in respect of such Awards and no Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by such Award of Restricted Stock Units.

(c) Dividend Equivalents. For any Restricted Stock Unit granted under the Plan, the Committee shall have the discretion, upon the Date of Grant or thereafter, to establish a Dividend Equivalent Account with respect to the Restricted Stock Unit, in accordance with Section 11.08.

 

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(d) Deferral of Payment. If approved by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant may elect to defer the amount payable with respect to the Participant’s Restricted Stock Units in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan or Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, as applicable.

7.04 Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service by the Company or a Subsidiary (including a successor) without Cause in connection with or within two years following the date of a Change in Control, all restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards granted to such Participant and outstanding as of the date of such Termination of Service shall terminate fully and the Participant shall immediately have the right to the delivery in accordance with Section 7.02(d) of a share certificate or certificates evidencing a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the full number of shares subject to each such Award (in the case of Restricted Stock) or payment in accordance with Section 7.03(a) of a number of shares of Common Stock determined by the Committee, in its discretion, but, in the case of a performance-based or other contingent Award, in no event less than the number of shares payable at the “target” level for each such Award (in the case of Restricted Stock Units).

ARTICLE VIII

PERFORMANCE AWARDS

8.01. Performance Awards.

(a) Award Periods and Calculations of Potential Incentive Amounts. The Committee may grant Performance Awards to Participants. A Performance Award shall consist of the right to receive a payment (measured by the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock, increases in such Fair Market Value during the Award Period and/or a fixed cash amount) contingent upon the extent to which certain predetermined performance targets have been met during an Award Period. The Award Period shall be two or more fiscal or calendar years as determined by the Committee. The Committee, in its discretion and under such terms as it deems appropriate, may permit Participants to receive Performance Awards after an Award Period has commenced.

(b) Performance Targets. The performance targets may include such goals related to the performance of the Company or, where relevant, any one or more of its Subsidiaries or divisions and/or the performance of a Participant as may be established by the Committee in its discretion. In the case of Performance Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based” compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, the targets will be limited to specified levels of one or more of the Performance Goals. The performance targets established by the Committee may vary for different Award Periods and need not be the same for each Participant receiving a Performance Award in an Award Period. Except to the extent inconsistent with the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m) of the Code, in the case of Performance Awards granted to employees to whom such section is applicable, the Committee, in its discretion, but only under extraordinary circumstances as determined by the Committee, may change any prior determination of performance targets for any Award Period at any time prior to the final determination of the Award when events or transactions occur to cause the performance targets to be an inappropriate measure of achievement.

(c) Earning Performance Awards. The Committee, at or as soon as practicable after the Date of Grant, shall prescribe a formula to determine the percentage of the Performance Award to be earned based upon the degree of attainment of the applicable performance targets.

 

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(d) Payment of Earned Performance Awards. Subject to the requirements of Section 11.05, payments of earned Performance Awards shall be made in cash or Common Stock, or a combination of cash and Common Stock, in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may define, and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, such terms and conditions with respect to the payment of earned Performance Awards as it may deem desirable.

(e) Dividend Equivalents. For any Performance Award granted under the Plan, the Committee shall have the discretion, upon the Date of Grant or thereafter, to establish a Dividend Equivalent Account with respect to the Performance Award, in accordance with Section 11.08.

(f) Deferral of Payment. If approved by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant may elect to defer the amount payable with respect to the Participant’s Performance Award in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan or Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, as applicable.

8.02. Termination of Service. Subject to Section 8.03, in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service during an Award Period, the Participant’s Performance Awards shall be forfeited except as may otherwise be provided in the applicable Award Agreement.

8.03. Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service by the Company or a Subsidiary (including a successor) without Cause in connection with or within two years following the date of a Change in Control, all Performance Awards for all Award Periods granted to such Participant and outstanding as of the date of such Termination of Service shall immediately become fully vested and payable to the Participant. The Participant shall be paid in accordance with Section 8.01(d), within 30 days after such Change in Control, a number of shares determined by the Committee, in its discretion, but in no event less than the number of shares payable at the “target” level.

ARTICLE IX

OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS

9.01. Grant of Other Stock-Based Awards. Other stock-based awards, consisting of Substitute Awards, stock purchase rights, Awards of Common Stock, or Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, may be granted either alone or in addition to or in conjunction with other Awards under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority and discretion to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Awards shall be made, the number of shares of Common Stock to be granted pursuant to such Awards, and all other conditions of the Awards. Any such Award may be confirmed by an Award Agreement executed by the Committee and the Participant, which Award Agreement shall contain such provisions as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent of this Plan with respect to such Award.

9.02. Terms of Other Stock-Based Awards. In addition to the terms and conditions specified in the Award Agreement, Awards made pursuant to this Article IX shall be subject to the following:

(a) Any Common Stock subject to Awards made under this Article IX may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which the shares are issued, or, if later, the date on which any applicable restriction, performance or deferral period lapses;

(b) For any such Award, the Committee shall have the discretion, upon the Date of Grant or thereafter, to establish a related Dividend Equivalent Account, in accordance with Section 11.08;

 

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(c) Subject to Section 3.03, any Award Agreement with respect to any Award shall contain provisions dealing with the disposition of such Award in the event of a Termination of Service prior to the exercise, realization or payment of such Award, with such provisions to take account of the specific nature and purpose of the Award; and

(d) If approved by the Committee and set forth in any applicable Award Agreement, a Participant may elect to defer the amount payable to the Participant Award under this Article IX in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan or Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, as applicable.

ARTICLE X

SHORT-TERM CASH INCENTIVE AWARDS

10.01. Eligibility. Executive officers of the Company who are from time to time determined by the Committee to be “covered employees” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code will be eligible to receive short-term cash incentive awards under this Article X.

10.02. Awards.

(a) Performance Targets. The Committee shall, for each Award under this Article X, establish objective performance targets based on specified levels of one or more of the Performance Goals. Such performance targets shall be established by the Committee on a timely basis to ensure that the targets are considered “preestablished” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(b) Amounts of Awards. In conjunction with the establishment of performance targets for a fiscal year, the Committee shall adopt an objective formula (on the basis of percentages of Participants’ salaries, shares in a bonus pool or otherwise) for computing the respective amounts payable under the Plan to Participants if and to the extent that the performance targets are attained. Such formula shall comply with the requirements applicable to performance-based compensation plans under Section 162(m) of the Code and, to the extent based on percentages of a bonus pool, such percentages shall not exceed 100% in the aggregate.

(c) Payment of Awards. Awards will be payable to Participants in cash each year upon prior written certification by the Committee of attainment of the specified performance targets for the preceding fiscal year; provided, however, that the Committee, in its discretion, may determine that all or any part of an Award under this Article X shall be converted into and paid in the form of unrestricted shares of Common Stock, using for such purpose such conversion methodology as the Committee shall approve.

(d) Negative Discretion. Notwithstanding the attainment by the Company of the specified performance targets, the Committee shall have the discretion, which need not be exercised uniformly among the Participants, to reduce or eliminate the Award that would be otherwise paid.

(e) Guidelines. The Committee may adopt from time to time written policies for its implementation of this Article X. Such guidelines shall reflect the intention of the Company that all payments hereunder qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

(f) Non-Exclusive Arrangement. The adoption and operation of this Article X shall not preclude the Board or the Committee from approving other short-term incentive compensation arrangements for the benefit of individuals who are Participants hereunder as the Board or Committee, as the case may be, deems appropriate and in the best interests of the Company.

 

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(g) Deferral of Payment. If approved by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant may elect to defer the amount payable to the Participant in respect of an Award under this Article X in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan.

ARTICLE XI

TERMS APPLICABLE GENERALLY TO AWARDS

GRANTED UNDER THE PLAN

11.01. Plan Provisions Control Award Terms. The terms of the Plan shall govern all Awards granted under the Plan, and in no event shall the Committee have the power to grant any Award under the Plan which is contrary to any of the provisions of the Plan. In the event any provision of any Award granted under the Plan shall conflict with any term in the Plan as constituted on the Date of Grant of such Award, the term in the Plan as constituted on the Date of Grant of such Award shall control.

11.02. Award Agreement. No person shall have any rights under any Award granted under the Plan unless and until the Company and the Participant to whom such Award shall have been granted shall have executed and delivered an Award Agreement or the Participant to whom such Award shall have been granted shall have received a written or electronic Award acknowledgement or other notification authorized by the Committee and expressly granting the Award to such Participant and containing such provisions setting forth the terms of the Award as the Committee shall determine.

11.03. Modification of Award After Grant. Except as provided in Section 11.07, no Award granted under the Plan to a Participant may be modified (unless such modification does not materially decrease the value of the Award) after the Date of Grant except by the express written agreement of the Company and the Participant; provided, however, that any such change (a) shall not be inconsistent with the terms of the Plan and (b) shall be approved by the Committee.

11.04. Limitation on Transfer. Except as provided in Section 7.02(c) in the case of Restricted Stock, a Participant’s rights and interest under the Plan may not be assigned or transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during the lifetime of a Participant, only the Participant personally (or the Participant’s personal representative) may exercise rights under the Plan. The Participant’s Beneficiary may exercise the Participant’s rights to the extent they are exercisable under the Plan following the death of the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may grant Options that are transferable, without payment of consideration by the Participant, to immediate family members of the Participant or to trusts or partnerships for such family members, and the Committee may also amend outstanding Options to provide for such transferability.

11.05. Taxes. Subject to compliance with all applicable legal requirements, the Company shall be entitled to withhold (or secure payment from the Participant in lieu of withholding) the amount of any withholding or other tax required by law to be withheld or paid by the Company with respect to any amount payable and/or shares issuable under such Participant’s Award, and the Company may defer payment or issuance of the cash or shares upon exercise or settlement of an Award unless indemnified to its satisfaction against any liability for any such tax. The amount of such withholding or tax payment shall be determined by the Company and, in the Company’s sole discretion, such withholding obligation shall be satisfied by (i) having the Company withhold from such Award that number of shares of Common Stock, rounded down to the next whole share, whose aggregate Fair Market Value on the date such shares are withheld equals the amount of withholding taxes due, (ii) by direct payment by the Participant to the Company in cash of the amount of any taxes required to be withheld with respect to such Award or (iii) by a combination of (i) and (ii).

 

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11.06. Surrender of Awards. Any Award granted under the Plan may be surrendered to the Company for cancellation on such terms as agreed upon by the Committee and the Participant. With the consent of the Participant, the Committee may substitute a new Award under this Plan in connection with the surrender by the Participant of an equity compensation award previously granted under this Plan or any other plan sponsored by the Company; provided, however, that no such substitution shall be permitted without the approval of the Company’s shareholders if such approval is required by the rules of any applicable stock exchange.

11.07. Adjustments to Reflect Capital Changes.

(a) Recapitalization. In the event of any “equity restructuring” (within the meaning of FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation) that causes the per share value of shares of Common Stock to change, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spinoff, rights offering or recapitalization through an extraordinary dividend, the Committee shall make such adjustments as it deems equitable and appropriate to (i) the aggregate number and kind of shares or other securities issued or reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards, (iii) the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, and (iv) any maximum limitations prescribed by the Plan with respect to certain types of Awards or the grants to individuals of certain types of Awards. In the event of any other change in corporate capitalization, including a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or partial or complete liquidation of the Company, such equitable adjustments described in the foregoing sentence may be made as determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants. No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 11.07(a) in connection with the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company, or in a manner that would cause an Award to be subject to adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code. The Committee shall have the power and sole discretion to determine the amount of the adjustment to be made in each case under this Section 11.07(a).

(b) Merger. In the event of a Merger in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation, as the case may be (the “Acquiring Corporation”), shall, at least ten business days prior to the consummation of such Merger, either (i) agree with the Company in writing to assume the Company’s rights and obligations in respect of Awards outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such Merger or (ii) grant substantially equivalent awards in respect of the Acquiring Corporation’s voting common stock for such outstanding Awards on terms and conditions substantially similar to and no less favorable to each Participant than the terms and conditions of such outstanding Awards. In the event the Acquiring Corporation fails to comply with this Section 11.07(b), the Board shall provide that any unexercisable and/or unvested portion of the outstanding Awards shall be immediately exercisable and vested as of a date prior to such Merger, as the Board so determines. The exercise and/or vesting of any Award that was permissible solely by reason of this Section 11.07(b) may be conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger in the Board’s discretion. Any Options which are neither assumed by the Acquiring Corporation nor exercised as of the date of the Merger shall terminate effective as of the effective date of the Merger.

(c) Options to Purchase Shares or Stock of Acquired Companies. After any Merger in which the Company or a Subsidiary shall be a surviving corporation, the Committee may grant substituted options under the provisions of the Plan, and in accordance with applicable law, replacing old options granted under a plan of another party to the Merger whose shares or stock subject to the old options may no longer be issued following the Merger. The foregoing adjustments and manner of application of the foregoing provisions shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Any such adjustments may provide for the elimination of any fractional shares which might otherwise become subject to any Options.

 

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11.08. Dividend Equivalents. For any Award granted under Sections VII, VIII or IX of the Plan, the Committee shall have the discretion, upon the Date of Grant or thereafter, to establish a Dividend Equivalent Account with respect to the Award, and the applicable Award Agreement or an amendment thereto shall confirm such establishment. If a Dividend Equivalent Account is established, the following terms shall apply:

(a) Terms and Conditions. Dividend Equivalent Accounts shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and as shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Such terms and conditions may include, without limitation, for the Participant’s Account to be credited as of the record date of each cash dividend on the Common Stock with an amount equal to the cash dividends which would be paid with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock then covered by the related Award if such shares of Common Stock had been owned of record by the Participant on such record date and for such dividend credits to be transferred to and administered in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan or Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, as applicable.

(b) Unfunded Obligation. Dividend Equivalent Accounts shall be established and maintained only on the books and records of the Company and no assets or funds of the Company shall be set aside, placed in trust, removed from the claims of the Company’s general creditors, or otherwise made available until such amounts are actually payable as provided hereunder.

(c) Performance Award Limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 11.08 or the Plan to the contrary, amounts credited to a Participant’s Dividend Equivalent Account with respect to any unvested portions of an Award whose vesting is subject to the achievement of specified Performance Goals or other performance-based criteria shall be subject to the same vesting or forfeiture restrictions as the shares or units underlying the Award to which such dividend equivalents relate.

11.09 No Right to Continued Service. No person shall have any claim of right to be granted an Award under this Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

11.10. Awards Not Includable for Benefit Purposes. Payments received by a Participant pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall not be included in the determination of benefits under any pension, group insurance or other benefit plan applicable to the Participant which is maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as may be provided under the terms of such plans or determined by the Board.

11.11. Governing Law. All determinations made and actions taken pursuant to the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, other than the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

11.12. No Strict Construction. No rule of strict construction shall be implied against the Company, the Committee, or any other person in the interpretation of any of the terms of the Plan, any Award granted under the Plan or any rule or procedure established by the Committee.

11.13. Compliance with Rule 16b-3 and Section 409A. It is intended that, unless the Committee determines otherwise, Awards under the Plan be eligible for exemption under Rule 16b-3. The Board is authorized to amend the Plan and to make any such modifications to Award Agreements to comply with Rule 16b-3, as it may be amended from time to time, and to make any other such amendments or modifications as it deems necessary or appropriate to better accomplish the purposes of the Plan in light of any amendments made to Rule 16b-3. It is further intended that Awards under the Plan shall either be exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code and Awards granted under the Plan

 

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shall be interpreted accordingly. The Board is authorized to amend the Plan and to make any such modifications to Award Agreements as the Board may deem necessary or appropriate to secure exemption from or compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

11.14. Captions. The captions (i.e., all Section headings) used in the Plan are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Plan, and shall not be deemed to limit, characterize or affect in any way any provisions of the Plan, and all provisions of the Plan shall be construed as if no captions have been used in the Plan.

11.15. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision in the Plan and every Award at any time granted under the Plan shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of the Plan or any Award at any time granted under the Plan shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, then (a) such provision shall be deemed amended to accomplish the objectives of the provision as originally written to the fullest extent permitted by law and (b) all other provisions of the Plan and every other Award at any time granted under the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

11.16. Amendment and Termination.

(a) Amendment. The Board or the Committee shall have complete power and authority to amend the Plan at any time; provided, however, that neither the Board nor the Committee shall, without the requisite approval of shareholders of the Company, make any amendment which requires shareholder approval under the Code or under any other applicable law or rule of any stock exchange which lists Common Stock or Company Voting Securities. No termination or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the Participant to whom any Award shall theretofore have been granted under the Plan, adversely affect the right of such individual under such Award. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the repricing of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights is prohibited without prior approval of the Company’s shareholders. For this purpose, a “repricing” means any of the following (or any other action that has the same effect as any of the following): (i) changing the terms of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right to lower its Exercise Price; (ii) any other action that is treated as a “repricing” under generally accepted accounting principles; and (iii) repurchasing for cash or canceling an Option or Stock Appreciation Right at a time when its Exercise Price is greater than the Fair Market Value of the underlying Common Stock in exchange or substitution for another Award, unless the exchange or substitution occurs in connection with a change in capitalization or similar change under Section 11.07 above. Such exchange or substitution as described in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence would be considered a “repricing” regardless of whether it is treated as a “repricing” under generally accepted accounting principles and regardless of whether it is voluntary on the part of the Participant. By way of clarification and not limitation, except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other Awards or Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an Exercise Price that is less than the Exercise Price of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights without shareholder approval.

(b) Termination. The Board shall have the right and the power to terminate the Plan at any time. No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the termination of the Plan, but the termination of the Plan shall not have any other effect and any Award outstanding at the time of the termination of the Plan may be exercised after termination of the Plan at any time prior to the expiration date of such Award to the same extent such Award would have been exercisable had the Plan not terminated.

 

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11.17. Foreign Qualified Awards. Awards under the Plan may be granted to such employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries residing in foreign jurisdictions as the Committee in its sole discretion may determine from time to time. The Committee may adopt such supplements to the Plan as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with the applicable laws of such foreign jurisdictions and to afford Participants favorable treatment under such laws; provided, however, that no Award shall be granted under any such supplement with terms or conditions inconsistent with the provision set forth in the Plan.

11.18. Adjustment of Performance Goals and Targets. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall have the authority to adjust any Performance Goal, performance target or other performance-based criteria established with respect to any Award under the Plan if circumstances occur (including, but not limited to, unusual or nonrecurring events, changes in tax laws or accounting principles or practices or changed business or economic conditions) that cause any such Performance Goal, performance target or performance-based criteria to be inappropriate in the judgment of the Committee; provided, that with respect to any Award that is intended to qualify for the “performance-based compensation” exception under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, any adjustment by the Committee shall be consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder.

11.19. Legality of Issuance. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan or any applicable Award Agreement to the contrary, the Committee shall have the sole discretion to impose such conditions, restrictions and limitations (including suspending exercises of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights and the tolling of any applicable exercise period during such suspension) on the issuance of Common Stock with respect to any Award unless and until the Committee determines that such issuance complies with (i) any applicable registration requirements under the Securities Act (or the Committee has determined that an exemption therefrom is available), (ii) any applicable listing requirement of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, (iii) any applicable Company policy or administrative rules, and (iv) any other applicable provision of state, federal or foreign law, including foreign securities laws where applicable.

11.20. Restrictions on Transfer. Regardless of whether the offering and sale of Common Stock under the Plan have been registered under the Securities Act or have been registered or qualified under the securities laws of any state, the Company may impose restrictions upon the sale, pledge, or other transfer of such Common Stock (including the placement of appropriate legends on stock certificates) if, in the judgment of the Company and its counsel, such restrictions are necessary or desirable to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state, the United States or any other applicable foreign law.

11.21 Recovery of Compensation in Connection with Financial Restatement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any applicable Award Agreement to the contrary, if the Board determines that the Company is required to restate its financial statements due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the law, whether such noncompliance is the result of misconduct or other circumstances, a Participant shall be required to reimburse the Company for any amounts earned or payable with respect to an Award to the extent required by and otherwise in accordance with applicable law and any Company policies.

11.22 Book Entry. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Company may elect to satisfy any requirement under this Plan for the delivery of stock certificates through the use of book-entry.

 

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EX-5.1 3 dex51.htm OPINION OF GLENN E. BOST II Opinion of Glenn E. Bost II

Exhibit 5.1

[PPG Industries, Inc. Letterhead]

April 21, 2011

PPG Industries, Inc.

One PPG Place

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272

RE: PPG Industries, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This opinion is submitted in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), in respect of 6,474,506 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.66 2/3 per share (the “Shares”), of PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Corporation”) issuable pursuant to the PPG Industries, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). This opinion is delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act.

I am Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Corporation and, in that capacity, I, or lawyers in the Law Department of the Corporation acting under my supervision, have examined the written documents constituting the Plan and such other documents and corporate records as I, or they, have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. In my examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to me as copies. I also have assumed the due execution and delivery of all documents where due execution and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness thereof.

Based on the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the Shares have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance, and that all such Shares, upon their issuance (or transfer in the case of Shares acquired by the Corporation and held in its treasury) under the terms of the Plan and as authorized by the Corporation’s Board of Directors, will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

The opinions expressed in this opinion letter are limited to the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The foregoing opinions are rendered as of the date of this letter. I assume no obligation to update or supplement any of such opinions to reflect any changes of law or fact that may occur.

I am furnishing this opinion letter to you solely in connection with the Registration Statement. You may not rely on this opinion letter in any other connection, and it may not be furnished to or relied upon by any other person for any purpose, without my specific prior written consent. I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. I also consent to a reference to me and this opinion in the documents constituting a prospectus relating to the Plan meeting the requirements of the Act. In giving my consent, I do not hereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Glenn E. Bost II
Glenn E. Bost II
EX-23.2 4 dex232.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 17, 2011, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule of PPG Industries, Inc. (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph regarding the adoption of provisions of accounting guidance on consolidations), and the effectiveness of PPG Industries, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of PPG Industries, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2010.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

April 21, 2011