First Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Michael H. McGarry, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Vincent J. Morales, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Bruno, Vice President, Investor Relations

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First Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

Net sales up ~15%

  • Net sales totaled ~$3.9 billion; Y-O-Y sales volumes increased ~7%
  • Continued strong architectural coatings demand, and sales volumes in Industrial Coatings segment up ~10% Y-O-Y
  • Selling prices increased nearly 2%
  • Acquisition-relatedsales added ~$95 million: mostly Traffic Solutions (Ennis- Flint)
  • Foreign currency translation was favorable by about 3.5% Y-O-Y

Record adjusted earnings per diluted share* of $1.88

  • Adjusted EPS was higher by 44% and 27% versus 2020 and 2019 first quarter respectively
  • Strong operating earnings leverage from recovering demand
  • Commodity supply disruptions causing higher raw material inflation
  • Cost mitigation actions: ~$30 million of interim PPG savings in this quarter
  • Business restructuring actions: ~$35 million of structural cost savings

Cash deployment and liquidity

  • Cash and short-term investments totaled ~$1.9 billion on March 31, 2021
  • Fully repaid remaining $400 million balance of short-term debt (April 2021 maturity)
  • Net debt increased by about $500 million from end of fourth quarter 2020; Issued $700 million of new long term debt at attractive rate

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Comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise indicated.

*Adjusted EPS (from continuing operations) - see presentation appendix for reconciliation to reported EPS.

PPG First Quarter Net Sales

($ in millions)

$4,000

+7.3%

+3.2%

+2.8%

3,881

+1.7%

$3,500

3,377

$3,000

1Q'20

Price

Volume

Currency

Acq./Div.

1Q'21

PPG Y-O-Y Net Sales Trend

Foreign Currency Rate Trends vs. U.S. Dollar

(excluding currency impacts)

(indexed to Q1'19)

11.7%

20%

1.6%

1.9%

2.2%

1.7%

0.8%

10%

-3.7%

0%

-4.7%

*0.2%

*0.6%

-10%

-20%

-21.8%

1Q '19

2Q

3Q

4Q

1Q'20

2Q

3Q

4Q

1Q '21

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

1Q

Euro

MXP

RMB

UK

'19

'20

'21

1Q'21: Volume recovery continues

In 1Q 2021 US dollar weakened (YOY) versus key currencies

4 * Including customer assortment changes.

First Quarter Sales Volumes

PPG volume performance by major coatings vertical vs. prior year and end-use market demand

U.S. and Canada

Europe / Middle East / Africa

Asia-Pacific

Latin America

Aerospace

Above Market

Above Market

Above Market

Above Market

Automotive Refinish

Above Market

Above Market

At Market

At Market

Architectural

At Market

Above Market

Australia

China

Mexico

Brazil

Above Mkt

At Market

Above Market

Above Mkt

Protective

At Market

Above Market

Above Market

At Market

Marine

At Market

At Market

At Market

N/A

Automotive OEM

At Market

Above Market

Above Market

Above Market

General Industrial

At Market

At Market

Above Market

Above Market

Packaging

At Market

At Market

At Market

Above Market

Legend:

PPG compared to expected industry end-use market demand:

Year-over-year PPG volume:

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Above Market

At Market

Below Market

Contraction

Expansion

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