Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders ofPPG Industries, Inc. (the "Company") voted on the following matters: 1. The six nominees for director were elected to serve in a class whose term expires in 2024 as follows: Nominees Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes Steven A. Davis 184,427,100 2,318,078 477,267 17,559,007 Michael W. Lamach 180,065,283 6,749,982 407,184 17,559,003 Michael T. Nally 185,892,913 783,217 546,320 17,559,002 Guillermo Novo 185,652,382 1,036,764 533,303 17,559,003 Martin H. Richenhagen 181,521,482 5,213,678 487,289 17,559,003 Catherine R. Smith 185,965,405 814,749 442,291 17,559,007 The following continuing directors did not stand for re-election at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the year in which each director's term expires is indicated in parenthesis):John V. Faraci (2022),Gary R. Heminger (2022),Kathleen A. Ligocki (2022),Michael H. McGarry (2022),Stephen F. Angel (2023),Hugh Grant (2023) andMelanie L. Healey (2023). 2. The proposal to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on an advisory basis was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 170,413,130 15,985,591 823,548 17,559,183 3. By the following vote, the shareholders did not approve the proposal (which required the affirmative vote of 80 percent of the Company's outstanding shares) to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to provide for the annual election of directors: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 186,209,197 574,378 438,870 17,559,007 4. By the following vote, the shareholders did not approve the proposal (which required the affirmative vote of 80 percent of the Company's outstanding shares) to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to replace the supermajority voting requirements: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 185,363,032 1,280,413 578,829 17,559,178 5. The proposal to ratify the appointment ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was approved as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained 203,237,276 1,046,248 497,928
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
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6. The shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors adopt a policy requiring an independent board chairman was not approved as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 60,047,665 126,109,630 1,064,942 17,559,215
As of the record date of the 2021 Annual Meeting, 236,946,358 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.
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