# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000079879
**File Stem:** 0000079879-25-000345
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 9642
**Document Hash:** 212dea64668ee166b00e73ff881013ed
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000079879-25-000345.hdr.sgml**: 20251211

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000079879-25-000345

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251211

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251211

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251211

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PPG INDUSTRIES INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000079879
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2851]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 250730780
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** PA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-01687
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251565325

**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

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549** 

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| **FORM** | **8-K** |

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**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 11, 2025**

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| **PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.** |
| **(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)** |

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| **Pennsylvania** | **001-1687** | **25-0730780** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation) | (Commission<br>File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) |

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**One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15272** 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

**(412) 434-3131** 

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

**Not Applicable**

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **<u>Title of each class</u>** | **<u>Trading Symbol(s)</u>** | **<u>Name of each exchange on which registered</u>** |
| Common Stock, par value $1.66 <sup>2/3</sup> | PPG | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.400% Notes due 2027 | PPG 27 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.750% Notes due 2029 | PPG 29A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.250% Notes due 2032 | PPG32 | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.** |

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On December 11, 2025, the Board of Directors of PPG Industries, Inc. (the "Company") elected Todd M. Schneider as a director of the Company, effective January 14, 2026. Mr. Schneider will serve in the class of directors whose term expires at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Board of Directors appointed Mr. Schneider to the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Sustainability and Innovation Committee of the Board of Directors.

As an independent director of the Company, Mr. Schneider will be entitled to receive compensation consistent with that of the Company's other independent directors who are not employees of the Company, as described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2025 under the caption "Compensation of Directors," which portion of such proxy statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Schneider is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cintas Corporation. In 2024, PPG sold approximately $13,000 of products and services to Cintas, and PPG purchased approximately $9,350,000 of products and services from Cintas. In the first three fiscal quarters of 2025, PPG purchased approximately $7,550,000 of products and services from Cintas. Such purchases were made in the ordinary course of each company's business and amount to less than one percent of each company's consolidated gross revenues for fiscal year 2024 and for the first three fiscal quarters of 2025.

Mr. Schneider was not selected as a director of the Company pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between Mr. Schneider and any other person or entity.

A press release reporting the election of Mr. Schneider as a director of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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(d) Exhibits.

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| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 99 | <u>[Press release of PPG Industries, Inc. dated December 11, 2025](exhibit99-schneiderbodelec.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| | | PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| | | (Registrant) |
| Date: December 11, 2025 | By: | /s/ Timothy M. Knavish |
|  |  | Timothy M. Knavish |
|  |  | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |

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## Ex-99

**Exhibit 99**

![ppga21a.jpg](ppga21a.jpg)

**News**

**PPG Media Contact:** 

Greta Edgar Borza

Corporate Communications

+1-724-316-7552

<u>edgar@ppg.com</u>

**PPG Investor Contact:** 

Alex Lopez

Investor Relations

+1-412-434-3466

<u>alejandrolopez@ppg.com</u> 

<u>investor.ppg.com</u>

**Todd M. Schneider joins PPG board of directors**

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11, 2025 – PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that Todd M. Schneider, president and chief executive officer of Cintas, has been elected to join PPG's board of directors, effective Jan. 14, 2026. Schneider will serve on the Nominating and Governance and Sustainability and Innovation committees of PPG's board.

Schneider has been with Cintas for more than 35 years, serving in a variety of leadership roles. He was appointed president and chief executive officer and a member of the Cintas board of directors in June 2021. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president and chief operating officer, responsible for operations and marketing.

"PPG's board of directors continuously seeks to strengthen its experience and membership to drive PPG's long-term growth strategy," said Michael W. Lamach, PPG lead independent director. "Todd's success growing Cintas and his deep knowledge of sales, service and operations will be valuable in guiding PPG's strategic priorities."

"We're pleased to welcome Todd to the board and look forward to leveraging his proven track record of driving organic growth," said Timothy M. Knavish, PPG chairman and chief executive officer. "Todd's understanding and experience in providing top-tier technical and other services to customers will be a great asset to me and the PPG team in this important role."

**PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD®**

At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and specialty materials that our customers have trusted for more than 140 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers' biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net sales of $15.8 billion in 2024. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. To learn more, <u>visit www.ppg.com</u>.

The *PPG Logo* and *We protect and beautify the world* are registered trademarks of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.

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![schneiderheadshot.jpg](schneiderheadshot.jpg)

PPG announced that Todd Schneider, president and chief executive officer at Cintas, has been elected to join PPG's board of directors, effective Jan. 14, 2026. Schneider will serve on the Nominating and Governance and Sustainability and Innovation committees of PPG's board.

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