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PPG Industries, Inc. | One PPG Place | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272 |
March 5, 2015
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of PPG Industries, Inc. to be held on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at the Fairmont Pittsburgh, Grand Ballroom, 510 Market Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222. The meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time.
The following pages contain the formal Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement. Please review this material for information concerning the business to be conducted at the meeting, including the nominees for election as directors.
We are furnishing our Proxy Statement and other proxy materials to our shareholders over the Internet. The "General Matters" section of the Proxy Statement contains instructions on how you can receive a paper copy of the Proxy Statement and the 2014 Annual Report.
Your vote is important. Whether you plan to attend the meeting in person or not, we hope you will vote your shares as soon as possible. Please vote via the Internet or telephone, or by paper proxy card or vote instruction form. This will ensure representation of your shares if you are unable to attend the meeting. We look forward to greeting personally those shareholders who will be present in person.
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Charles E. Bunch Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 16, 2015
Dear Shareholder:
We will hold the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of PPG Industries, Inc. on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the Fairmont Pittsburgh, Grand Ballroom, 510 Market Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, for the following purposes:
Owners of shares of PPG common stock as of the close of business on February 20, 2015 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Admission to the Annual Meeting will be by Admission Card only. You must also present a photo ID for admission to the Meeting.
If you are a shareholder of record or a participant in a retirement or savings plan maintained by PPG and plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please indicate this desire when voting via the Internet or by telephone, so that we may send you an Admission Card. However, if you have a paper proxy card because you received the proxy materials in paper form, there is an Admission Card on the top half of the proxy card. Please tear off the Admission Card and bring it with you to the Meeting.
If your shares are held through a broker, please contact your broker and request that the broker obtain an Admission Card for you or provide you with evidence of your share ownership, which will gain you admission to the Annual Meeting.
Please know that your vote is very important to us and we encourage you to vote promptly. Whether or not you expect to attend the Annual Meeting in person, please vote via the Internet or telephone, or by paper proxy card or vote instruction form, which you should complete, sign and return by mail, so that your shares may be voted.
Anne M. Foulkes Assistant General Counsel and Secretary |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 5, 2015 |
PROXY STATEMENT
2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
April 16, 2015
When and where is the Annual Meeting?
The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the Fairmont Pittsburgh, Grand Ballroom, 510 Market Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222.
Why am I receiving these proxy materials?
In connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Directors to be voted at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, these materials have been made available to you on the Internet or, upon your request or under certain other circumstances, have been delivered to you by mail in printed form.
If your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services, as of the close of business on February 20, 2015, you are considered a shareholder of record, and we have sent you these proxy materials.
If your shares were held in the name of a bank, brokerage account or other nominee as of the close of business on February 20, 2015, you are considered a beneficial owner of the shares held in street name. Your bank, broker or other nominee has sent you these proxy materials. You should direct your bank, broker or other nominee on how to vote your shares, and we encourage you to make such direction. If you do not make a direction with respect to Proposals 1, 2 or 3 your bank, broker or other nominee will not be able to vote your shares on your behalf with respect to such proposals.
What is included in these materials?
These proxy materials include:
If you received printed versions of these materials by mail, these materials also include the proxy card or vote instruction form for the Annual Meeting.
Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials instead of printed proxy materials?
In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, instead of mailing a printed copy of our proxy materials to our shareholders, we have elected to furnish these materials by providing access to these documents over the Internet. Accordingly, on or about March 5, 2015, we sent a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials ("Notice of Internet Availability") to our shareholders of record and beneficial owners. All shareholders have the ability to access the proxy materials on a website referred to in the Notice of Internet Availability.
How can I get electronic access to the proxy materials?
The Notice of Internet Availability provides you with instructions regarding how to (1) view our proxy materials for the Annual Meeting on the Internet; (2) vote your shares after you have viewed our proxy materials; and (3) request a printed copy of the proxy materials.
Our proxy materials are also available online at www.ppg.com/investor.
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You are voting on five proposals. Details of each proposal are included in this Proxy Statement.
What are the Board's recommendations on how I should vote my shares?
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote your shares as follows:
What are my choices when voting?
You may vote your shares by any one of the following methods:
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If you vote by the Internet or by telephone, you do not need to send in a proxy card or vote instruction form. The deadline for Internet and telephone voting will be 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 15, 2015. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, and you wish to vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting, you will need to contact your bank, broker or other nominee to obtain a legal proxy form that you must bring with you to the Meeting to exchange for a ballot.
What vote is needed for the proposals to be adopted?
As of the record date, February 20, 2015, there were 136,397,471 shares of PPG common stock issued and outstanding. Each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held.
How will shares in employee benefit plans be voted?
This Proxy Statement is being used to solicit voting instructions from you with respect to shares of PPG common stock that you own, but which is held by the trustees of a retirement or savings plan for the benefit of you and other plan participants. Shares held in the benefit plans that are entitled to vote will be voted by the trustees pursuant to your instructions. Shares held in any employee benefit plan that you are entitled to vote, but do not vote, will not be voted by the trustees. You must instruct the trustees to vote your shares by utilizing one of the voting methods described above.
Who will count and certify the votes?
Representatives of Corporate Election Services and the staff of our corporate secretary and investor relations offices will count the votes and certify the election results. The results will be publicly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a Form 8-K within four business days after the Annual Meeting.
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What does it mean if I receive more than one set of proxy materials?
It means you have multiple accounts at the transfer agent or with banks, brokers or other nominees. If you received more than one Notice of Internet Availability, you may need to enter separate electronic control voting numbers when voting by the Internet to ensure that all of your shares have been voted. If you received more than one proxy card or vote instruction form, please complete and provide your voting instructions for all proxy cards and vote instruction forms that you receive.
What happens if I do not give specific voting instructions?
The Board of Directors is asking for your proxy. Giving us your proxy means that you authorize us to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting in the manner you direct. If you (1) choose the "submit your vote" option without voting on each individual proposal when voting on the Internet or by telephone or (2) if you are a shareholder of record and sign and return a proxy card without giving specific voting instructions, then your shares will be voted in the manner recommended by our Board on all matters presented in this Proxy Statement.
If your shares are held by a broker, bank or other nominee, the broker, bank or nominee will ask you how you want to vote your shares. If you give the broker, bank or nominee instructions, your shares will be voted as you direct. If you do not give instructions, your broker, bank or nominee may vote your shares in its discretion for the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 (Proposal 4), but your broker, bank or nominee will not vote your shares at all with respect to any of the other proposals. We encourage you to provide instructions to your bank, broker or nominee by carefully following the instructions provided. This will ensure that your shares are voted at the Annual Meeting as you direct.
How can I change or revoke my vote after I have voted?
You have the right to change your vote or revoke your proxy before it is exercised at the Annual Meeting. You may vote again on a later date on the Internet or by telephone (only your latest Internet or telephone proxy submitted prior to the Annual Meeting will be counted), by signing and returning a new proxy card or vote instruction form with a later date, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. However, your attendance at the Annual Meeting will not automatically revoke your proxy unless you vote again at the Meeting or specifically request in writing that your prior proxy be revoked. Please note that any re-votes by mail or proxy revocations must be received by our corporate secretary at PPG Industries, Inc., One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272 prior to the Annual Meeting in order to be effective.
How can I attend the Annual Meeting?
Admission to the Annual Meeting is limited to shareholders who are eligible to vote or their authorized representatives. If you are a shareholder of record or a participant in a retirement or savings plan maintained by PPG and wish to attend the Annual Meeting, please indicate this desire when voting via the Internet or by telephone, so that we may send you an Admission Card. However, if you have a paper proxy card because you received the proxy materials in paper form, there is an Admission Card on the top half of the proxy card. Please tear off the Admission Card and bring it with you to the Annual Meeting, along with a photo ID.
If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, and you wish to attend the Annual Meeting, you must bring proof of ownership, such as an account statement, that clearly shows that you held PPG common stock on the record date of February 20, 2015, or a legal proxy obtained from your bank, broker or other nominee. You must also bring a photo ID. Alternatively, you
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may obtain an Admission Card by sending your request and a copy of your proof of ownership to Investor Relations at PPG Industries, Inc., One PPG Place, 40th Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272.
For security purposes, no cameras, recording equipment, electronic devices, large bags, backpacks, briefcases or packages, other than for use by PPG, will be permitted in the meeting room or adjacent areas, and other items will be subject to search.
How do I obtain a copy of materials related to corporate governance?
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, charters of each standing committee of our Board of Directors, Global Code of Ethics, Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers and other materials related to our corporate governance are published on the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor.
Who is soliciting my vote and what are the solicitation expenses?
This solicitation is being made on behalf of our Board of Directors, but may also be made without additional compensation by our directors, officers or employees by telephone, facsimile, e-mail or personal interview. We will bear the expense of the preparation, printing and mailing of the Notice of Internet Availability and these proxy materials. We have hired D.F. King & Company to help us send out the proxy materials and to solicit proxies. The firm's fee for these services is $12,000, plus out-of-pocket expenses. We will request brokers, banks and other nominees who hold shares of PPG common stock in their names to furnish proxy materials to beneficial owners of the shares. We will reimburse these brokers, banks and nominees for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in forwarding solicitation materials to such beneficial owners.
How can I submit a proposal for consideration at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders?
To be considered for the 2016 annual meeting, shareholder proposals must be submitted in writing to our corporate secretary at PPG Industries, Inc., One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272. No proposal can be included in our proxy statement for the 2016 annual meeting unless it is received by our corporate secretary no later than November 6, 2015. The proposal must also comply with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to shareholder proposals.
Any shareholder whose proposal is not included in our proxy statement relating to the 2016 annual meeting and who intends to present business for consideration at the 2016 annual meeting must give notice to our corporate secretary in accordance with Section 1.4 of our Bylaws (which are available on the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor) and such business must otherwise be a proper matter for shareholder action. If, as expected, the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders is held on April 21, 2016, then the notice must be received by our corporate secretary on or before January 22, 2016.
How can I recommend someone as a candidate for director?
A shareholder who wishes to recommend a candidate for director of PPG may write to the chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, in care of our corporate secretary at PPG Industries, Inc., One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272.
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To be effective for consideration at the 2016 annual meeting, the recommendation must be received by our corporate secretary no later than January 22, 2016 and must include information required under our Bylaws, including information about the nominating shareholder and information about the nominee that would be required to be included in a proxy statement under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional information regarding the recommendation procedures, see "Corporate GovernanceShareholder Recommendations or Nominations for Director" on pages 22 through 23.
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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Four directors are nominated for election to a class that will serve until the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, or their earlier retirement or resignation. It is intended that the shares represented by each proxy will be voted, in the discretion of the proxies, FOR the nominees for directors set forth below, three of whom are an incumbent, or for any substitute nominee or nominees designated by our Board of Directors in the event any nominee or nominees become unavailable for election. In the event that an incumbent director receives a greater number of votes against his or her election than votes for such election, he or she is required to tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors in accordance with our Bylaws, as described on page 24 under "Director Resignation Policy." The principal occupations of, and certain other information regarding, the nominees and our continuing directors, as of February 20, 2015, are set forth below. In addition, information about each director's specific experience, attributes and skills that led the Board to the conclusion that each of the directors is highly qualified to serve as a member of the Board is set forth below.
Mr. Usher is currently 72 years old. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines require that any director who has attained the age of 72 retire at the next annual meeting following the director's 72nd birthday. However, the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, has waived this retirement policy for Mr. Usher until the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders due to Mr. Usher's extensive knowledge and experience, his deep understanding of the Company's business and his leadership as Chair of the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee, and has concluded that the Company would benefit from his continued service as a member of the Board.
The Board believes that each of the Company's directors is highly qualified to serve as a member of the Board. Each of the directors has contributed to the mix of skills, core competencies and qualifications of the Board. Our directors are highly educated and have diverse backgrounds and talents and extensive track records of success in what we believe are highly relevant positions with some of the most admired organizations in the world. Many of our directors also benefit from an intimate knowledge of our operations and corporate philosophy. The Board believes that each director's service as the chairman, chief executive officer and/or president of a well-respected company has provided the directors with skills that are important to serving on our Board. The Board has also considered the fact that all of our directors have worked for, or served on the boards of directors of, a variety of companies in a wide range of industries. Specifically, the Board has noted that our directors have skills that, among others, have made them particularly suited to serve as a director of PPG, a global manufacturer of high technology paints, coatings, specialty materials, glass and fiber glass for industrial and consumer markets, with operations in nearly 70 countries. The Board believes that through their varying backgrounds, our directors bring a wealth of experiences, new ideas and solutions to our Board.
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Nominees to Serve in a Class Whose Term Expires in 2018
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CHARLES E. BUNCH, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PPG Industries, Inc. Mr. Bunch, 65, has been a Director of PPG since 2002. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of PPG from July 2002 until he was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2005 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in July 2005. Before becoming President and Chief Operating Officer, he was Executive Vice President of PPG from 2000 to 2002 and Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate Services, of PPG from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Bunch is also a director of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and ConocoPhillips. He served as a director of the H. J. Heinz Company from 2003 until 2013. Qualifications: Mr. Bunch has been an employee of PPG for over 30 years and has served in executive level positions at PPG since 1997. He has extensive knowledge of PPG and our industries. During his tenure, Mr. Bunch has led the transformation of PPG into the world's leading coatings and specialty products company. In addition, through his experience at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, including serving as its Chairman, Mr. Bunch gained a deep understanding of the U.S. economy and corporate finance. |
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Qualifications: During this 30-year career, Mr. Lamach has lead a number of businesses serving different end-use markets, including automotive components, controls, security systems and HVAC systems. As Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingersoll-Rand plc, he brings to the Board experience leading a global company that sells a diverse range of products and services to both industrial and consumer customers. Mr. Lamach's service on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Manufacturers provides him with keen insight into the challenges facing manufacturers. |
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MARTIN H. RICHENHAGEN, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, AGCO Corporation. Mr. Richenhagen, 62, has been a Director of PPG since 2007. He has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO Corporation, an agricultural equipment manufacturer, since 2004. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Richenhagen was Executive Vice President of Forbo International SA, a Swiss flooring materials company. From 1998 to 2003, he was with CLAAS KgaA MbH, a German-based manufacturer of agricultural and forest machinery, serving as Group President from 2000 until his departure in 2003. Qualifications: Mr. Richenhagen has been leading global manufacturing companies for many years. Currently, he is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of agricultural equipment, with dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries worldwide. Mr. Richenhagen brings considerable international business experience to the Board, having served as a senior executive at multinational companies located in Europe and the United States. |
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Qualifications: Mr. Usher has been a leader in the global oil and gas and steel manufacturing industries. He has considerable experience guiding companies through varying economic cycles. Through his multiple senior leadership roles at multinational companies, Mr. Usher has an understanding of the complex issues relevant to overseeing a global public company, including those relating to manufacturing, strategy and regulation. |
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JAMES G. BERGES, Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC. Mr. Berges, 67, has been a Director of PPG since 2000. He became a partner in Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC, a private equity investment firm, in 2006. Prior to that, he was President of Emerson Electric Co. from 1999 until his retirement in 2005. Emerson Electric Co. is a global manufacturer of products, systems and services for industrial automation, process control, HVAC, electronics and communications, and appliances and tools. He is also Chairman of HD Supply, Inc. and Hussmann International, Inc. and a director of NCI Building Systems, Inc. and Atkore International, Inc. Mr. Berges served as a director of Diversey, Inc. from 2009 to 2010 and as Chairman of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. from 2006 to 2012. Qualifications: Mr. Berges is a Partner with private equity investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, where he works with portfolio companies in a wide range of industries to improve their operations. Previously, he served as President of Emerson Electric Company, a diversified global technology company. As a result of Mr. Berges' experience advising and serving on the boards of directors of numerous companies, he can draw from a diverse set of leadership experiences and operational and and governance perspectives. |
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Qualifications: Mr. Faraci has significant leadership and financial expertise gained from years of service at a large multinational manufacturing company. He has served as both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of International Paper Company, where he led a transformation to refocus International Paper on its paper and packaging business. Mr. Faraci's experience repositioning International Paper will provide useful guidance as PPG transforms its business to focus on coatings products. Mr. Faraci also has international operational expertise gained from years of experience leading a large multinational company and his experience leading one of International Paper's former international subsidiaries. |
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VICTORIA F. HAYNES, Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International. Dr. Haynes, 67, has been a Director of PPG since 2003. She served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International, which performs scientific research and development in advanced technologies, public policy, environmental protection, and health and medicine, from 1999 until 2012. She was Vice President of the Advanced Technology Group and Chief Technical Officer of BF Goodrich Company from 1992 to 1999. Dr. Haynes is also a director of Nucor Corporation, Royal DSM N.V., and Axiall Corporation. Dr. Haynes served as a director of Archer Daniels Midland Company from 2007 through 2011. Qualifications: Dr. Haynes is a leader in advanced technology and research. Her previous service as President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International provides her with insight into the research and development issues currently faced by global companies. Dr. Haynes' science background, coupled with her experience leading a high technology institution, is a valuable resource for the Board when reviewing our technological innovations. |
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STEPHEN F. ANGEL, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Praxair, Inc. Mr. Angel, 59, has been a Director of PPG since 2010. He has been Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Praxair, Inc., a global producer and distributor of atmospheric and process gases and high-performance surface coatings, since 2007. Before being named to his current position, Mr. Angel served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Praxair, Inc. from March to December 2006 and as Executive Vice President of Praxair, Inc. from 2001 to 2006. Prior to joining Praxair, Inc., Mr. Angel spent 22 years in a variety of management positions with General Electric Company. Qualifications: Mr. Angel has diverse managerial and operational experience within the manufacturing industry. As the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Praxair, Inc. and a former senior operating executive at General Electric, Mr. Angel understands the challenges faced by a global manufacturer of diversified products, and his experience provides the Board with insight into sales and marketing and operational matters. |
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Qualifications: Mr. Grant has an extensive background in the global agricultural technology industry, having served in various positions at Monsanto Company, where he is currently the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Grant brings to the Board significant leadership, managerial and operational expertise gained from years of experience leading the operations of a large multinational company. |
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MICHELE J. HOOPER, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Directors' Council. Ms. Hooper, 63, has been a Director of PPG since 1995. In 2003, she co-founded, and became the Managing Partner of, The Directors' Council, a private company that works with corporate boards to increase their independence, effectiveness and diversity. She was named to her current position in 2009. Ms. Hooper was President and Chief Executive Officer of Voyager Expanded Learning, a developer and provider of learning programs and teacher training for public schools, from 1999 until 2000. Prior to that, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of Stadtlander Drug Company, Inc., a provider of disease-specific pharmaceutical care from 1998 until Stadtlander was acquired in 1999. She is also a director of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. She served as a director of Warner Music Group from 2006 to 2011 and as a director of AstraZeneca plc from to 2003 to 2012. Qualifications: Ms. Hooper is an "audit committee financial expert" with significant experience leading the audit committees of several major companies. In addition to chairing PPG's Audit Committee, she serves on or has served on the audit committees of UnitedHealth Group, AstraZeneca (Chair), Warner Music Group (Chair), Seagram Company Ltd. and Target Corporation (Chair). In addition, Ms. Hooper is currently a Public Board Member and former Vice Chair of the Center for Audit Quality, Chair of the CAQ Initiative for Deterring and Detecting Financial Reporting Fraud, and co-Chair of the National Association of Corporate Directors Blue Ribbon Commission on Audit Committee Responsibilities. She is also an expert in corporate governance and board diversity, currently serving as a Director of the National Association of Corporate Directors. As President and Chief Executive Officer of The Directors' Council, she works with major companies to enhance the effectiveness of their corporate governance. Ms. Hooper's experience as an expert in accounting, a senior executive at a range of companies and a corporate governance expert provides the Board with a unique set of skills that enhances the Board's leadership and oversight capabilities. |
Each director nominee who receives a majority of the votes cast (the number of shares voted "for" the director must exceed 50% of the votes cast with respect to that director) at the Annual Meeting will be elected as a director.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ELECTION
OF EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES.
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PPG's business, property and affairs are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board is currently comprised of nine members, divided into three classes. Terms of the classes are staggered, with one class standing for election each year. The Board is elected by shareholders to oversee management of the Company in the long-term interests of all shareholders. The Board also considers the interests of other constituencies, which include customers, employees, retirees, suppliers, the communities we serve and the environment. The Board strives to ensure that PPG conducts business in accordance with the highest standards of ethics and integrity.
Corporate Governance Guidelines
The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines. These guidelines are revised from time to time to better address particular needs as they change over time. In January 2014, the Board revised the Corporate Governance Guidelines to delineate additional responsibilities for the Company's Lead Director. The Corporate Governance Guidelines may be accessed from the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor.
The Board has a program for orienting new directors and for providing continuing education for all directors, including the reimbursement of expenses for continuing education. The Board annually evaluates its own performance and that of the individual committees. The evaluation process is coordinated by the Nominating and Governance Committee and has three parts: committee self-assessments, full Board evaluations and evaluations of the individual directors in the class whose term is expiring at the next annual meeting. The committee self-assessments consider whether and how well each committee has performed the responsibilities listed in its charter. The full Board evaluations consider the committee self-assessments, as well as the quality of the Board's meeting agendas, materials and discussions. All assessments and evaluations focus on both strengths and opportunities for improvement.
In accordance with the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board affirmatively determines the independence of each director and nominee for election as a director in accordance with the categorical guidelines it has adopted, which include all objective standards of independence set forth in the exchange listing standards. The categorical independence standards adopted by the Board are contained in the Corporate Governance Guidelines, which may be accessed from the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor. Based on these standards, at its meeting held on February 19, 2015, the Board determined that each of the following non-employee directors is independent and has no material relationship with PPG, except as a director and shareholder:
Stephen F. Angel | Michele J. Hooper | |
James G. Berges | Michael W. Lamach | |
John V. Faraci | Martin H. Richenhagen | |
Hugh Grant | Thomas J. Usher | |
Victoria F. Haynes |
In addition, based on such standards, the Board affirmatively determined that Charles E. Bunch is not independent because he is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG.
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Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight
We have a traditional board leadership structure under which Mr. Bunch serves as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. We currently have eight other directors, each of whom is independent. Our Board has four standing committees, each of which is comprised solely of independent directors with a committee chair. We believe that this leadership structure has served PPG well. The Board believes that the Company's Chief Executive Officer is best situated to serve as Chairman of the Board because he is the director most familiar with our business and industry and the director most capable of identifying strategic priorities and executing our business strategy. The Board believes the combined role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer serves as a highly effective bridge between the Board and management and provides the leadership to execute our business strategy and create shareholder value.
In addition, having one person serve as both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer demonstrates to our employees, suppliers, customers, shareholders and other stakeholders that PPG has strong leadership with a single person setting the tone and having the responsibility for managing our operations. Having a single leader eliminates the potential for confusion and provides clear leadership for PPG. We believe that our Board consists of directors with significant leadership skills, as discussed above. All of our independent directors have served as the chairman, chief executive officer and/or president of other companies. Accordingly, we believe that our independent directors have demonstrated leadership in large enterprises and are well versed in board processes and that having directors with significant leadership skills benefits our Company and our shareholders.
In accordance with our Bylaws and our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Chairman is responsible for chairing Board meetings and setting the agenda for these meetings. Each director also may suggest items for inclusion on the agenda and may raise at any Board meeting subjects that are not on the agenda for that meeting. As required by our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our independent directors meet separately, without management present, at each meeting of the Board. In addition, the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Audit Committee regularly meet without members of management present.
The Board has designated the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee to serve as the Lead Director. In their discretion, the independent directors may select another independent director to serve as the Lead Director. Aside from chairing meetings of the independent directors, the Lead Director presides at all meetings where the Chairman is not present, serves as a liaison between the independent directors and the Chairman, has the power to call meetings of the independent directors, consults with the Chairman about the concerns of the Board, approves Board meeting agendas and other types of information sent to the Board, approves meeting schedules to assure that there is sufficient time for discussion of all agenda items, and is available for consultation and direct communication with major shareholders as appropriate.
As part of its annual self-evaluation process, the Board evaluates our leadership structure to ensure that it provides the optimal structure for PPG. We believe that having a single leader for our Company with oversight of Company operations, coupled with experienced independent directors who have appointed a Lead Director and four committee chairs, is the appropriate leadership structure for PPG.
In accordance with New York Stock Exchange requirements, our Audit Committee charter provides that the Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing our risk management process. The Audit Committee is updated on a regular basis on relevant and significant risk areas. This includes periodic updates from certain officers of the Company and a formal annual update by the Director of Corporate Audit Services. The annual update provides a comprehensive review of PPG's enterprise risks and includes the feedback of most of the Company's officers. The Audit Committee, in turn, reports to the full Board. While the Audit Committee has primary responsibility for overseeing risk
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management, our entire Board is actively involved in overseeing risk management for the Company by engaging in periodic discussions with Company officers and other employees as the Board may deem appropriate. In addition, each of our Board committees considers the risks within its areas of responsibility. For example, our Technology and Environment Committee considers risks related to our environment, health, safety, product stewardship and other sustainability policies, programs and practices. Our Audit Committee focuses on risks inherent in our accounting, financial reporting and internal controls. Our OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee considers the risks that may be implicated by our executive compensation program. We believe that the leadership structure of our Board supports the Board's effective oversight of the Company's risk management.
Review and Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons
The Board and its Nominating and Governance Committee have adopted written policies and procedures relating to approval or ratification of "Related Person Transactions." Under these policies and procedures, the Nominating and Governance Committee (or its chair, under some circumstances) reviews the relevant facts of all proposed Related Person Transactions and either approves or disapproves of the entry into the Related Person Transaction, by taking into account, among other factors it deems appropriate:
No director may participate in any consideration or approval of a Related Person Transaction with respect to which he or she or any of his or her immediate family members is the Related Person. Related Person Transactions are approved only if they are determined to be in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of PPG and its shareholders.
If a Related Person Transaction that has not been previously approved or previously ratified is discovered, the Nominating and Governance Committee, or its chair, will promptly consider all of the relevant facts. In addition, the committee generally reviews all ongoing Related Person Transactions on an annual basis to determine whether to continue, modify or terminate the Related Person Transaction.
Under our policies and procedures, a "Related Person Transaction" is generally a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which PPG was, is or will be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any Related Person had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. A "Related Person" is generally any person who is, or at any time since the beginning of PPG's last fiscal year was, (i) a director or executive officer of PPG or a nominee to become a director of PPG; (ii) any person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of PPG's voting securities; or (iii) any immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
As discussed above, the Nominating and Governance Committee is charged with reviewing issues involving potential conflicts of interest and all Related Person Transactions. PPG and its subsidiaries purchase products and services from and/or sell products and services to companies of which certain of the directors, director nominees and/or executive officers of PPG are directors and/or executive officers.
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During 2014, PPG entered into the following transactions with Related Persons that are required to be reported under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Stephen F. Angel, a director of PPG, is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Praxair, Inc. During 2014, PPG and its subsidiaries purchased approximately $8.6 million of industrial gases from Praxair.
Martin H. Richenhagen, a director of PPG, is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO Corporation. During 2014, PPG and its subsidiaries sold approximately $3.6 million of coatings products to AGCO Corporation.
John V. Faraci, a director of PPG, retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Paper Company in 2014. During 2014, PPG and its subsidiaries purchased approximately $5.6 million of packaging products from International Paper.
Michael W. Lamach, a director nominee of PPG, is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingersoll-Rand plc. During 2014, PPG and its subsidiaries purchased approximately $900,000 of primarily HVAC products from Ingersoll-Rand and sold approximately $800,000 of coatings products to Ingersoll-Rand.
Robert Mehrabian retired as a director of PPG in 2014. He is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Teledyne Technologies, Inc. During 2014, PPG and its subsidiaries sold approximately $520,000 of sealants to Teledyne Technologies.
The Nominating and Governance Committee does not consider the amounts involved in such transactions material. Such purchases from and sales to each company involved less than 1% of the consolidated gross revenues for 2014 of each of the purchaser and the seller and all of such transactions were in the ordinary course of business.
The Board currently has four standing committees: Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee, OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee and Technology and Environment Committee. The current composition of each Board committee is indicated below. The charter of each Board committee is available on the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor.
Audit Committee | Nominating and Governance Committee |
OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee |
Technology and Environment Committee |
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John V. Faraci | James G. Berges | Stephen F. Angel | Stephen F. Angel* | |||
Victoria F. Haynes | John V. Faraci | James G. Berges | Victoria F. Haynes | |||
Michele J. Hooper* | Hugh Grant* | Hugh Grant | Martin H. Richenhagen | |||
Martin H. Richenhagen | Michele J. Hooper | Thomas J. Usher* | Thomas J. Usher |
During 2014, the Board held 10 meetings, the Audit Committee held seven meetings, the Nominating and Governance Committee held seven meetings, the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee held four meetings, and the Technology and Environment Committee held two meetings. The average attendance at meetings of the Board and committees during 2014 was 95%, and no incumbent director attended less than 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board and committees on which such director served. PPG does not have a formal policy requiring attendance at the annual meeting of shareholders; however, all directors serving at the time of the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, other than Mr. Whitwam, attended such meeting.
Our independent directors meet separately, without any management present, at each meeting of the Board. The Board has designated the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, to
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serve as the Lead Director and to preside over the independent director sessions. In their discretion, the independent directors may select another independent director to serve as the Lead Director.
The Audit Committee is comprised of four directors, each of whom is independent under the standards adopted by the Board, the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The committee's charter, which may be accessed on the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor, describes the composition, purposes and responsibilities of the committee. Among other things, the charter provides that the committee will be comprised of independent, non-employee directors. The functions of the committee are primarily to review with our independent auditors and our internal auditors their respective reports and recommendations concerning audit findings and the scope of and plans for their future audit programs and to review audits, annual and quarterly financial statements and accounting and financial controls. The committee also appoints our independent registered public accounting firm, oversees our internal auditing department, assists the Board in oversight of our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to financial reporting matters and oversees the risk management process. The Board has determined that each member of the committee is "financially literate" in accordance with the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, the Board has determined that all of the members of the committee, including Ms. Hooper, the chair of the committee, are "audit committee financial experts" in accordance with the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Audit Committee Report to Shareholders
The primary role of the Audit Committee is to oversee and review on behalf of the Board of Directors PPG's processes to provide for the reliability and integrity of the Company's financial reporting, including the Company's disclosure practices, risk management processes and internal controls. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors.
The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment of both the independent registered public accounting firm and PPG's lead internal auditor. The Audit Committee led the appointment and retention of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as PPG's independent registered public accounting firm for 2014. For the work performed on the 2014 audit, the Audit Committee discussed and evaluated PricewaterhouseCoopers' performance, which included an evaluation by the Company's management of PricewaterhouseCoopers' performance. The Audit Committee is responsible for the compensation of the independent registered public accounting firm and has reviewed and approved in advance all fees and services performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The Audit Committee discussed with, and received regular status reports from PPG's internal auditor and PricewaterhouseCoopers on the overall scope and plans for their audits, their plans for evaluating the effectiveness of PPG's internal control over financial reporting and the coordination of efforts between them. The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the key risk factors used in developing PPG's internal audit and PricewaterhouseCoopers' audit plans. The Audit Committee also reviewed with the Company's management PPG's risk management practices and an assessment of significant risks.
The Audit Committee met separately with both the Director of Corporate Audit Services, PPG's lead internal auditor, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations, their audits of PPG's financial statements and internal control over financial reporting and the overall quality of PPG's financial reporting. The Audit Committee also met separately with the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and with the Company's Senior Vice President and General Counsel. The Audit Committee annually reviews its
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performance and received feedback on its performance from the Company's management and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The Company's management is responsible for the preparation and accuracy of PPG's financial statements. The Company is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. In 2014, PPG's independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, was responsible for auditing the consolidated financial statements and expressing an opinion as to their conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, as well as expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of PPG's internal control over financial reporting.
In carrying out its responsibilities, the Audit Committee discussed and reviewed with the Company's management the process to assemble the financial statements, including the Company's internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations.
The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 and management's report on internal control over financial reporting with management and with PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Audit Committee also discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers the matters required by statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1. AU section 380), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T.
The Audit Committee has received the written independence disclosures and letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent registered public accounting firm's communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers its independence. In addition, the Audit Committee considered whether PricewaterhouseCoopers' provision of non-audit services to PPG is compatible with maintaining its independence.
Based upon these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Audit Committee:
John
V. Faraci
Victoria F. Haynes
Michele J. Hooper (Chair)
Martin H. Richenhagen
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of our previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that incorporate future filings, including this Proxy Statement, in whole or in part, the foregoing Audit Committee Report to Shareholders shall not be incorporated by reference into any such filings.
Nominating and Governance Committee
The Nominating and Governance Committee is comprised of four directors, each of whom is independent under the standards adopted by the Board and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The committee's charter, which may be accessed on the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor, describes the composition, purposes and responsibilities of the committee. Among other things, the charter provides that the committee will be comprised of independent, non-employee directors. The charter also provides that the committee shall be responsible to identify and recommend to the Board of Directors persons to be nominated by the Board to stand for election as directors at each annual meeting of shareholders, the persons to be elected by the Board to fill any vacancy or vacancies in its number, and the persons to be elected by the Board to be
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Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, President, if any, and the other executive officers of PPG. The committee also recommends to the Board actions to be taken regarding the structure, organization and functioning of the Board, and the persons to serve as members of the standing committees of, and other committees appointed by, the Board. The charter gives the committee the responsibility to develop and recommend corporate governance guidelines to the Board, and to recommend to the Board the process and criteria to be used in evaluating the performance of the Board and to oversee the evaluation of the Board.
OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee
The OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee is comprised of four directors, each of whom is independent under the standards adopted by the Board and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The committee's charter, which may be accessed on the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor, describes the composition, purposes and responsibilities of the committee. Among other things, the charter provides that the committee will be comprised of independent, non-employee directors.
Committee meetings are regularly attended by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and our Vice President of Human Resources, as well as a representative of the outside compensation consulting firm retained by the committee, Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. At each meeting, the committee meets in executive session. The committee's chair reports the committee's recommendations on executive compensation to the Board. The human resources department supports the committee in its duties and, along with the Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee, a committee comprised of members of senior management, may be delegated authority to fulfill certain administrative duties regarding our compensation programs. The committee has authority under its charter to retain, approve fees for and terminate advisors, consultants and agents as it deems necessary to assist in the fulfillment of its responsibilities.
The committee approves, adopts, administers, interprets, amends, suspends and terminates our compensation plans applicable to, and fixes the compensation and benefits of, all of our executive officers. Recommendations regarding compensation of other officers are made by our Chief Executive Officer. The conclusions reached and recommendations based on these reviews, including with respect to salary adjustments and annual award amounts, are presented to the committee. The committee can exercise its discretion in modifying any recommended adjustments or awards to executives. The committee regularly reviews tally sheets that set forth the Company's total compensation obligations to our senior executives under various scenarios, including retirement, voluntary and involuntary termination and termination in connection with a change in control of PPG.
The committee engaged Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. to advise the committee on all matters related to executive officer and director compensation. Specifically, Frederic W. Cook & Co. provides relevant market data, current updates regarding trends in executive and director compensation, and advice on program design, specific compensation decisions for the Chief Executive Officer and on the recommendations being made by management for executives other than the Chief Executive Officer. The committee meets independently with its consultant at each regularly scheduled meeting. All of the services that the compensation consultant performs for PPG are performed at the request of the committee, are related to executive and director compensation and are in support of decision making by the committee.
In 2014, the committee considered the independence of Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. in light of Securities and Exchange Commission rules and New York Stock Exchange listing standards. The committee requested and received a letter from Frederic W. Cook & Co. addressing Frederic W. Cook & Co.'s and the senior advisor involved in the engagement's independence, including the following factors: (1) other services provided to us by Frederic W. Cook & Co.; (2) fees paid by us as a percentage of Frederic W. Cook & Co.'s total revenue; (3) policies or procedures maintained by
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Frederic W. Cook & Co. that are designed to prevent a conflict of interest; (4) any business or personal relationships between the senior advisor and a member of the committee; (5) any company stock owned by Frederic W. Cook & Co. or the senior advisor; and (6) any business or personal relationships between our executive officers and Frederic W. Cook & Co. or the senior advisor. The committee discussed these considerations and concluded that the work performed by Frederic W. Cook & Co. and Frederic W. Cook & Co.'s senior advisor involved in the engagement did not raise any conflict of interest.
OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee Report to Shareholders
We have reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this Proxy Statement with management. Based on our review and discussion with management, we have recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and incorporated in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
The OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee:
Stephen
F. Angel
James G. Berges
Hugh Grant
Thomas J. Usher (Chair)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of our previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that incorporate future filings, including this Proxy Statement, in whole or in part, the foregoing OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee Report to Shareholders shall not be incorporated by reference into any such filings.
Compensation Program Design Mitigates Risk
In 2014, PPG management undertook a review of all of PPG's compensation programs to identify any inherent material risks to PPG created by these programs. Certain of these compensation programs were also reviewed by the Company's internal auditors. The framework used to identify any potential risks that could be incentivized by our compensation programs was developed with input from members of our human resources, finance, and legal functions and our independent executive compensation consultant, Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. Based on the results of this review, we concluded that the design of our compensation programs does not encourage our employees to take unnecessary or excessive risks that could harm the long-term value of PPG. Features of our compensation programs and practices that mitigate risk include, among other things: (i) incentive plans that are appropriately weighted between short-term and long-term performance and cash and equity; (ii) long-term incentives consist of a mix of stock options, performance-based restricted stock units and total shareholder return contingent shares, which provides for a balanced mix of performance measures; (iii) ranges of performance and multiple performance targets are utilized to determine incentive compensation payouts, rather than a single performance target that provides an "all or nothing" basis for compensation; (iv) maximum payouts are in place in our incentive compensation programs to limit excessive payments; (v) determination of incentive compensation payouts is subject to managerial approval and/or OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee discretion; and (vi) our executive officers are subject to a recoupment policy in the event of a financial restatement affecting their incentive compensation payout.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
No member of the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee was at any time during 2014 an officer or employee of PPG or any of our subsidiaries nor is any such person a former officer of PPG
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or any of our subsidiaries. In addition, no "compensation committee interlocks" existed during 2014. For information concerning Related Person Transactions involving members of the Officers Directors Compensation Committee, see "Corporate GovernanceCertain Relationships and Related Transactions" on pages 16 through 17.
Technology and Environment Committee
The Technology and Environment Committee is comprised of four directors, each of whom is independent under the standards adopted by the Board. The committee's charter, which may be accessed on the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor, describes the composition, purposes and responsibilities of the committee. The primary purpose of the committee is to discharge certain of the Board's responsibilities relating to the oversight of programs, initiatives and activities of PPG in the areas of science, technology and sustainability. The functions of the committee are primarily to assess the science and technology capabilities of PPG in all phases of its activities in relation to its corporate strategies and plans; review with management the existing and emerging technologies, and environment, health, safety, product stewardship and other sustainability issues, that can have a material impact on PPG; and review the status of our environment, health, safety, product stewardship and other sustainability policies, programs and practices.
Shareholder Recommendations or Nominations for Director
The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for identifying and screening potential director candidates and for recommending to the Board qualified candidates for nomination. The committee considers recommendations of potential candidates from current directors, management and shareholders. The committee also has authority to retain and terminate search firms to assist in identifying director candidates. From time to time, search firms have been paid a fee to identify candidates. In January 2015, the Board of Directors nominated Mr. Lamach as a director of PPG to stand for election by the Company's shareholders at the 2015 Annual Meeting. He was initially identified as a potential nominee by a third party search firm engaged by the Nominating and Governance Committee and, following an interview process undertaken by Mr. Bunch and Mr. Grant and a review of his candidacy by the Nominating and Governance Committee, Mr. Lamach was recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee as a nominee for election to the Board.
Qualifications. In evaluating director candidates, the committee uses a skills matrix to aid in identifying the qualifications and skills of the candidates, including the qualifications set forth below. Candidates recommended by shareholders are evaluated against the same criteria used to evaluate all candidates:
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In applying these criteria, the committee seeks to establish a Board that, when taken as a whole, should:
The Nominating and Governance Committee does not a have formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying director candidates. However, as discussed above, we endeavor to have a Board representing diverse experience at policy-making levels in business, government, education and technology, and in areas that are relevant to the Company's global activities. The Nominating and Governance Committee seeks to find director candidates who have demonstrated executive leadership ability and who are representative of the broad scope of shareholder interests by identifying candidates from diverse industries having diverse cultural backgrounds, ethnic backgrounds, viewpoints and ages. The Nominating and Governance Committee believes that the current members of the Board provide this diversity.
Process. Shareholders wishing to recommend or nominate a nominee for director should send their recommendation or nomination to the chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, in care of our corporate secretary at PPG Industries, Inc., One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272. A shareholder recommendation of a director nominee should be submitted with the same information as required by our Bylaws to be included in a written notice of a shareholder nomination of a person to stand for election at a meeting of shareholders, as set forth below.
Our Bylaws provide that nominations for persons to stand for election as directors may be made by holders of record of PPG common stock, provided that a nomination may be made by a shareholder at a meeting of shareholders only if written notice of such nomination is received by our corporate secretary not later than:
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Each notice of recommendation or nomination from a shareholder must include:
Our Bylaws also require that the person proposed to be nominated to stand for election as a director must complete a questionnaire similar to those completed by director nominees nominated by the Board of Directors and must make certain written representations to us about future voting commitments or compensatory arrangements that such nominee would be a party to if they were elected as a director of the company. A copy of PPG's Bylaws may be accessed on the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor.
Our Bylaws provide that if an incumbent director is not elected by majority vote in an "uncontested election" (where the number of nominees does not exceed the number of directors to be elected), the director must offer to tender his or her resignation to our Board of Directors. The Nominating and Governance Committee would then make a recommendation to the Board whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board will act on the Nominating and Governance Committee's recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the rationale behind it within 90 days from the date the election results are certified. The director who tenders his or her resignation will not participate in the Board's decision with respect to their resignation. The election of directors that will be held at the Annual Meeting is an uncontested election.
Our Global Code of Ethics, which is applicable to all directors and employees worldwide, embodies our global principles and practices relating to the ethical conduct of our business and our long-standing commitment to honesty, fair dealing and compliance with all laws affecting our business. We also have a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers that is applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller or persons performing similar functions. The Global Code of Ethics and Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers are available on the Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/investor. In addition, we intend to post on our website all disclosures that are required by law, the Form 8-K rules or the New York Stock Exchange listing standards concerning any amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of our codes.
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The Board has established a means for employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders or other interested parties to submit confidential and anonymous reports of suspected or actual violations of our Global Code of Ethics. Any employee, shareholder or other interested party can call a toll-free number to submit a report. In North America, this number is (800) 742-9687. This number is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Ethics hotline numbers for other regions may be found on the Ethics page of our website at www.ppg.com/ethics.
Shareholders and other interested parties may send communications to the Board, the independent directors (individually or as a group) or the Lead Director in writing by sending them in care of our corporate secretary at PPG Industries, Inc., One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272. All communications received will be opened by the corporate secretary for the sole purpose of determining whether the contents represent a message to directors. Communications deemed by the corporate secretary to be frivolous or otherwise inappropriate for the Board's consideration will not be forwarded. The corporate secretary will maintain a log of all such communications. Communications of an urgent nature are promptly reported to the Board. Communications to directors may also be forwarded within PPG for review by a subject matter expert.
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The compensation program for the directors who are not also officers of PPG, to whom we refer as non-employee directors, is reviewed annually by the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee to ensure that the program remains competitive. As a part of the committee's review, the types and levels of compensation offered to our non-employee directors are compared with those provided by a select group of comparable companies. The companies comprising this comparator group are used for review of the executive officer compensation program as well and are:
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3M Company | Eastman Chemical Company | Honeywell International Inc. | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | |||
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | Eaton Corporation | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Praxair, Inc. | |||
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Alcoa Inc. | Ecolab Inc. | International Paper Company | The Sherwin-Williams Company | |||
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The Dow Chemical Company | Emerson Electric Co. | Johnson Controls, Inc. | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | |||
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E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | Monsanto Company | Textron Inc. | |||
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Taking into consideration the size of PPG relative to this comparator group and advice from Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc., the committee reports its recommendations to the Board for approval. The committee does not determine director compensation, but only makes recommendations to the Board. Changes to the non-employee directors' compensation program generally become effective as of the year following adoption.
Directors Compensation Table
(2014)
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Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)(1) |
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Name
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Annual Retainer |
Committee Chairperson Fees |
Stock Awards ($)(2) |
All Other Compensation ($)(3) |
Total ($) | |||||||||||
S. F. Angel |
$ | 125,000 | $ | 15,000 | $ | 125,036 | $ | 10,000 | $ | 275,036 | ||||||
J. G. Berges |
$ | 125,000 | $ | | $ | 125,036 | $ | | $ | 250,036 | ||||||
J. V. Faraci |
$ | 125,000 | $ | | $ | 125,036 | $ | | $ | 250,036 | ||||||
H. Grant |
$ | 125,000 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 125,036 | $ | 10,000 | $ | 280,036 | ||||||
V. F. Haynes |
$ | 125,000 | $ | | $ | 125,036 | $ | | $ | 250,036 | ||||||
M. J. Hooper |
$ | 125,000 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 125,036 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 290,036 | ||||||
R. Mehrabian(4) |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
M. H. Richenhagen |
$ | 125,000 | $ | | $ | 125,036 | $ | | $ | 250,036 | ||||||
R. Ripp(4) |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 | ||||||
T. J. Usher |
$ | 125,000 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 125,036 | $ | | $ | 270,036 | ||||||
D. R. Whitwam(4) |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 |
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Directors Compensation Committee; and $15,000 for the chair of the Technology and Environment Committee.
For 2014, each of our non-employee directors received an annual retainer with a value equal to $250,000, of which $125,000 was paid in cash and $125,000 in equity in the form of time-based restricted stock units, or TBRSUs. The cash portion of the retainer was payable in quarterly installments, with the first quarterly installment paid after the annual shareholders meeting. The number of TBRSUs a director received was determined by dividing $125,000 by the weighted average closing price of our stock on the grant date, which was the date of the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders. A TBRSU represents the right to receive a share of PPG common stock upon vesting and earns dividend equivalents during the vesting period when dividends are declared on PPG common stock, but does not carry voting rights or other rights afforded to a holder of PPG common stock. TBRSUs granted in 2014 vest on the day prior to the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Additional Retainers for Committee Chairs
In addition to the annual retainer for each non-employee director, each non-employee director who chairs a Board standing committee is entitled to an additional annual cash retainer, which is payable at the same time as the regular annual retainer. For 2014, the additional annual retainer for service as a committee chair was:
Committee
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Retainer Amount |
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Audit |
$ | 20,000 | ||
Nominating and Governance |
$ | 20,000 | ||
OfficersDirectors Compensation |
$ | 20,000 | ||
Technology and Environment |
$ | 15,000 |
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We pay the premiums to provide each of our non-employee directors with the following insurance coverage:
A non-employee director may elect to have all or a portion of his or her retainer fees (including fees payable in TBRSUs) credited to the PPG Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, thus deferring receipt of such fees until after the director leaves the Board. All amounts held in a director's account under the Deferred Compensation Plan are credited as hypothetical shares of our stock, or what we refer to as common stock equivalents, the number of which is determined by dividing the dollar amount of the deferral by the closing stock price of PPG common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of the deferral. Common stock equivalents earn dividend equivalents (that are converted into additional common stock equivalents) when dividends are declared on PPG common stock, but do not carry voting rights or other rights afforded to a holder of PPG common stock. Each non-employee director will generally be paid his or her deferred compensation account balance no earlier than six months and ten days after leaving the Board of Directors, except in circumstances of death or disability, in which case payment shall be made as soon as administratively possible. Each non-employee director's account balance related to compensation deferred on or after January 1, 2005 will be paid in a lump sum; however, a non-employee director may elect to receive payment of his or her account balance related to compensation deferred prior to January 1, 2005 in one to fifteen annual installments. All distributions are made in the form of one share of PPG common stock for each common stock equivalent credited to the director's deferred account (and cash as to any fractional common stock equivalents).
As part of our overall program to promote charitable giving, we established a directors' charitable award program funded by insurance policies on the lives of directors who were initially elected before July 17, 2003. Upon the death of any of these directors, PPG will donate an amount up to and including a total of $1 million to one or more qualifying charitable organizations designated by any such director and approved by PPG. We will be reimbursed subsequently from the proceeds of the life insurance policies. Directors derive no financial benefit from this program since all charitable deductions accrue solely to PPG. This program is not applicable to any director initially elected on or after July 17, 2003. The aggregate cost of this program to PPG for 2014 was $59,627.
In addition to the above program, all of our current directors are eligible to participate in the PPG Industries Foundation Matching Gifts Program, which encourages charitable donations by our directors by matching his or her contributions to eligible institutions. Contributions of up to a total of $10,000 per year may be matched under the program. Eligible institutions include many types of non-profit institutions, including colleges or universities, private secondary schools, cultural institutions and organizations serving exceptional children.
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We established stock ownership guidelines for all non-employee directors effective January 1, 2005. Under the guidelines, each non-employee director is required to own shares of our stock with a value equal to five times the portion of the annual retainer that is paid in cash. For non-employee directors, unvested TBRSUs and common stock equivalent shares credited to the director under the Deferred Compensation Plan are counted toward meeting this requirement. Mr. Faraci is within his five-year compliance period and should meet the ownership requirement by the end of such period. All other non-employee directors have met or exceeded the ownership requirement.
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
PPG's vision is to be the world's leading coatings company by consistently delivering high-quality, innovative and sustainable solutions that customers trust to protect and beautify their products and surroundings. This vision is enabled by a strategy of accelerated profitable growth and enhanced operational excellence. Our executive compensation program is a key factor in promoting this strategy and a crucial tool in aligning the interests of our senior leadership with those of our shareholders.
The Company's strong performance and focus on shareholder value is evident in our continuing legacy of outstanding cash generation and rewarding shareholders. PPG has paid uninterrupted annual dividends since 1899 and has increased its annual dividend payout for 43 consecutive years. Continuing with that legacy, in 2014 PPG returned about 61% of cash from continuing operations to shareholders in the form of an increased annual per share dividend payout and share repurchases.
Executive compensation is based on our pay-for-performance philosophy, which emphasizes executive performance measures that correlate closely with the achievement of both shorter-term performance objectives and longer-term shareholder value creation. To this end, a substantial portion of our executives' annual and long-term compensation is performance-based, with the payment being contingent on the achievement of performance goals. We believe the program strikes the appropriate balance between effectively incentivizing our executives based on performance and utilizing responsible, market competitive pay practices in order that our executives dedicate themselves fully to value creation for our shareholders. This balance is evidenced by the following:
The following charts contain adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations, net sales from continuing operations and adjusted net income from continuing operations for each of the last five fiscal years:
Adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations and adjusted net income from continuing operations are not recognized financial measures determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and should not be considered a substitute for earnings-per-share or net income or other financial measures as computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A Regulation G reconciliation of adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations
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and adjusted net income from continuing operations to reported earnings-per-share from continuing operations and net income from continuing operations is included in Annex A to this Proxy Statement.
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met their ownership requirement, except for Mr. Sklarsky who is within his five-year compliance period and should meet the ownership requirement by the end of such period.
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
PPG's philosophy in establishing compensation policies for our executive officers is to align compensation with our strategic objectives, while concurrently providing competitive compensation that enables us to attract and retain top-quality executive talent. The primary objectives of our compensation policies for executive officers are to:
Principal Components of Executive Compensation
The principal components of our executive compensation program are:
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Variable compensation that is based on Company, business, and individual performance. |
Incentivize executive officers to achieve our short-term performance objectives. |
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Long-Term, Equity-Based Incentives |
Variable compensation that is based solely on Company performance. |
Retain our executive officers, align their financial interests with the interests of shareholders, and incentivize achievement of our long-term strategic goals. |
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Mix of Compensation Components
Executive compensation is based on our pay-for-performance philosophy, which emphasizes executive performance measures that correlate closely with the achievement of both shorter-term performance objectives and longer-term shareholder value creation. To this end, a substantial portion of our executives' annual and long-term compensation is performance-based, with the payment being contingent on the achievement of performance goals. The portion of compensation that is performance-based increases with the executive's level of responsibility. We use performance-based compensation for more senior positions because these roles have greater leadership responsibility and influence on the performance of the Company as a whole.
Compensation Program Design Mitigates Risk
In 2014, the Company's management undertook a review of all of PPG's compensation programs to identify any inherent material risks to PPG created by these programs. Based on the results of this review, we concluded that the design of our compensation programs does not encourage our employees to take unnecessary or excessive risks that could harm the long-term value of PPG. For more information about this review and the features of our compensation program that mitigate risk, see "Corporate GovernanceCompensation Program Design Mitigates Risk" on page 21.
Our executive officers receive two forms of annual compensationbase salary and annual incentive awardswhich together constitute an executive's total annual compensation. Please note that "total annual compensation," as discussed in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, differs from the "Total" compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table on pages 47 through 48, which includes long-term incentive and other forms of compensation. The levels of base salary and annual incentive targets for our executive officers are established annually under a program intended to maintain parity with the competitive market for executives in comparable positions. Target total annual compensation for each position is set at or near the "market value" for that position.
To determine market value, the compensation committee considers compensation data based on a comparator group, as well as the most recently available data from nationally-recognized independent executive compensation surveys representing a cross section of manufacturing companies.
For purposes of establishing the 2014 executive compensation program, the compensation committee considered a competitive analysis of total direct compensation levels and compensation mixes for our executive officers, using information from:
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Our comparator group is intended to be representative of the market in which we compete most directly for executive talent. The selection of companies comprising our comparator group is based on similarity in revenue size, lines of business, participation in global markets and market capitalization.
The compensation committee regularly reviews this group of companies with our independent executive compensation consultant, Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc., to ensure that it remains an appropriate benchmark for us.
We target the median levels of compensation to derive our market value by adjusting this compensation data to reflect differences in company revenues using regression analysis. The general industry data and the comparator group data are blended when composing the competitive analysis, when possible, such that the combined general industry data and the comparator group are each weighted 50%. The competitive analysis showed that the Company's named executive officers' 2014 target total direct compensation was positioned in a range around the median of the compensation of the executives comprising the competitive analysis, and none of our named executive officers' target total direct compensation was above the range around the median for their peers in the competitive analysis.
In addition, the compensation committee annually reviews a tally sheet of each executive officer's compensation. Each tally sheet includes detailed data for each of the following compensation elements:
The compensation committee reviews the information presented in the tally sheet to ensure that it is informed of the compensation and benefits each executive is receiving annually.
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The charts below illustrate the allocation of the principal compensation components for our named executive officers for 2014.
Our annual compensation policies reflect our pay-for-performance philosophy. We set target total annual compensation for our executive officers to be competitive with the market value for comparable positions, taking into account each executive's experience in the position and performance. Annual incentive awards are targeted at a level that, when combined with base salaries, is intended to yield total annual compensation that approximates market value. As a result, total annual compensation for a position generally should exceed its market value when our financial performance exceeds our applicable annual targets and individual performance contributes to meeting our objectives. Total annual compensation generally should be below market value when our financial performance does not meet targets and/or individual performance does not have a favorable impact on our objectives.
Base Salary. Based on the compensation committee's review of the applicable compensation data as discussed above, in February 2014 the committee set base salaries effective March 1, 2014 for all executive officers in relation to the market value for comparable positions. Mr. Bunch received a base salary increase of $40,000; Mr. Sklarsky received a base salary increase of $20,000; Mr. McGarry and Mr. Sekmakas each received a base salary increase of $30,000.
With his promotion to Chief Operating Officer on August 1, 2014, Mr. McGarry's annual base salary was increased to $675,000.
Annual Incentive Awards. In February 2014, the compensation committee determined that the incentive award for 2014 annual incentive awards to executive officers would be based upon adjusted consolidated earnings from operations on a pre-tax basis, excluding noncontrolling interests, for the year ended December 31, 2014. Consolidated earnings is determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as reflected in our audited consolidated statement of income, and includes any non-operating adjustments approved by the committee. The committee has established guidelines for certain types of non-operating adjustments used by the committee in determining
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adjusted consolidated earnings for these purposes. These adjustments generally relate to legacy litigation or legacy environmental remediation, accounting rule changes and major portfolio changes, including planned restructuring initiatives. The committee also established that the maximum annual incentive award that could be paid to our chief executive officer would be equal to 0.75% of adjusted consolidated earnings and the maximum annual incentive award that could be paid to each of the other executive officers named in Summary Compensation Table would be equal to 0.5% of adjusted consolidated earnings. In no case may an executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table be granted an annual incentive award that exceeds $6 million. Final awards for the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table are subject to the negative discretion of the compensation committee.
Although the percentage of adjusted consolidated earnings allocated to each executive officer determines the maximum amount that can be paid individually, the compensation committee's practice has been to approve annual incentive awards based primarily on target levels set for each executive officer and pre-established, short-term performance objectives. Thus, on an annual basis, the committee establishes a target annual incentive award for each executive officer based on the executive's position and the market value of comparable positions in our comparator group. For 2014, this target, when expressed as a percentage of base salary, was as follows for each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table: Mr. Bunch, 140%; Mr. Sklarsky, 90%; Mr. McGarry, 90%; Mr. Navikas, 90%; and Mr. Sekmakas, 90%. With his promotion to Chief Operating Officer on August 1, 2014, Mr. McGarry's target, when expressed as a percentage of base salary, was increased to 100%.
The amount of an executive's actual annual incentive award, in relation to the executive's target opportunity, is determined on the basis of achievement of short-term performance objectives. The performance objectives for our chief executive officer and chief financial officer include specific financial targets for Company performance (weighted 70%) and personal performance (weighted 30%). The performance objectives for other executive officers include specific financial targets for Company performance (weighted 20%), business performance (weighted 50%) and personal performance (weighted 30%).
The potential payout of the Company performance component of the annual incentive is based on a pre-determined schedule recommended by management and approved by the compensation committee. The schedule corresponds to various levels of potential Company financial performance measured by adjusted earnings-per-share (weighted 70%), adjusted cash flow from operations (weighted 20%) and sales volume/mix growth (weighted 10%), assuming the minimum adjusted earnings-per-share threshold is met. The maximum payout of this component under the schedule is 220% of target.
In assessing Company performance against objectives, the compensation committee considers actual results against the approved target objectives, considering whether significant unforeseen obstacles or favorable circumstances altered the expected difficulty of achieving the desired results and the extent to which economic assumptions underlying the performance targets materialized. The overall assessment for Company performance then determines the percentage of the target award that will be paid to each executive for the Company performance component of the annual incentive award. For 2014, as described below, the committee exercised discretion in applying certain non-operating adjustments to the actual earnings-per-share and cash flow results, consistent with guidelines established previously by the committee.
In February 2014, the committee approved a financial performance standard for the Company component of the award of $8.90 adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations, adjusted cash flow from continuing operations of $1,706 million and sales volume/mix growth of 3.3%. If achieved, this standard would generate 100% of the target bonus for the Company component of the award. The approved performance standard for 2014 included a threshold adjusted earnings-per-share from
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continuing operations of $7.12, below which no bonus would be paid, regardless of either the cash flow from operations or the sales volume/mix growth performance, and a minimum cash flow from continuing operations performance of $1,280 million and a minimum sales growth/mix growth performance of 0.0% for payment on those two components. In addition, the approved performance standard for 2014 included a maximum bonus opportunity of 220% if adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations of $9.79, adjusted cash flow from continuing operations of $1,962 million and sales volume/mix growth of 5.0% were achieved.
In February 2015, the compensation committee reviewed adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations of $9.54, adjusted cash flow from continuing operations of $1,905 million and sales volume/mix growth of 3.4%. The committee approved the Company performance component for incentive awards based on adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations of $9.54, adjusted cash flow from continuing operations of $1,905 million and sales volume/mix growth of 3.4%. The earnings-per-share performance component included adjustments of $1.44 for a debt refinancing charge, $0.61 for legacy environmental remediation charges, $0.09 for transaction-related costs, $0.03 for legacy pension settlement costs offset by $0.52 gain on an asset disposition and $0.21 due to a favorable ruling on a prior year foreign tax matter. Adjustments to the cash flow from operations performance component included adding back $57 million for restructuring cash spending and $41 million for cash contributions to pension plans.
Adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations of $9.54, adjusted cash flow from continuing operations of $1,905 million and sales volume/mix growth of 3.4% resulted in a payout of 179% of target for the Company performance component, based on the schedule discussed above. For the earnings-per-share component, this schedule yielded a payout of 186% for the above-target result of $9.54 per share. For the cash flow component, this schedule yielded a payout of 193% for the above target result of $1,905 million. For the sales volume/mix growth component, this schedule yielded a payout of 107% for the above target result of 3.4%. Combining these three results using the 70%, 20% and 10% weightings, respectively, yielded an overall result of 179%, which was approved by the compensation committee.
Approved 2014 Performance Components
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The personal performance component of the annual incentive is based on measures of individual performance relevant to the particular individual's job responsibilities. The personal performance assessment of our Chief Executive Officer is determined by the compensation committee, with input from the other non-management members of the Board. The personal performance of each other executive officer is determined by our Chief Executive Officer. The following factors were considered in assessing the personal performance of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table for 2014 against individual objectives:
Under Mr. Bunch's leadership, the Company delivered record financial performance through strong execution by the Company's businesses. During the year, the Company continued to diversify its geographic sales mix through the acquisition of Comex, the second largest acquisition in the Company's history. Each major region achieved higher earnings and sales volumes in 2014 despite continued challenging global economic conditions. Total net sales from continuing operations for 2014 were a record $15.4 billion, versus $14.3 billion in 2013, and adjusted net income from continuing operations for 2014 was $1.36 billion, up 20% versus $1.11 billion in 2013. Mr. Bunch also led the Company in its continued strategic transformation into a more focused coatings and specialty materials company. The Company completed the sale of its 51% ownership interest in the Transitions Optical joint venture in 2014. These results exceeded expectations.
Mr. Sklarsky led the finance organization through a number of key strategic initiatives during his leadership as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. These initiatives included completion of a debt refinancing project, the acquisition of Comex and the completion of the sale of the Company's 51% ownership interest in the Transitions Optical joint venture. Mr. Sklarsky effectively performed as a member of the Executive Committee, positively influencing the results of the Company. These results exceeded expectations.
Mr. McGarry led the architectural coatings EMEA business, the architectural coatings Americas and Asia Pacific business, the protective and marine coatings business and the flat glass business. With his appointment to Chief Operating Officer in August 2014, Mr. McGarry assumed leadership responsibility for all of the Company's remaining businesses. He successfully began the integration of the acquisition of Comex and achieved the synergy target related to the acquisition of the large North American architectural coatings business one year ahead of schedule. Mr. McGarry also provided valuable leadership to his staff responsibilities for information technology and environmental, health and safety (EHS) by accomplishing numerous information technology conversions and moving forward a number of EHS programs. Mr. McGarry effectively performed as a member of the Executive Committee, positively influencing the results of the Company. These results exceeded expectations.
Mr. Navikas led the strategic planning and corporate development organization through a number of key strategic initiatives, including the acquisition of Comex and several other smaller transactions, and the completion of the sale of the Company's 51% ownership interest in the Transitions Optical joint venture. Mr. Navikas effectively performed as a member of the Executive Committee, positively influencing the results of the Company. These results exceeded expectations.
Mr. Sekmakas led the industrial, packaging, protective and marine coatings and specialty coatings and materials businesses and the fiber glass and flat glass businesses. Under Mr. Sekmakas' leadership, growth accelerated in the industrial coatings business aided by continued North American and emerging region strength. European demand remained positive despite a difficult economic environment and overall results were record sales and earnings. Under the guidance of Mr. Sekmakas, the packaging business has positioned itself to gain share for coatings applied inside of beverage and food cans where previously we had a minor share. In addition, the specialty coatings and materials business and flat glass business achieved increased sales and improved earnings. Mr. Sekmakas also provided leadership to his staff responsibilities for corporate purchasing. Mr. Sekmakas effectively
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performed as a member of the Executive Committee, positively influencing the results of the Company. These results exceeded expectations.
Business unit short-term performance objectives and their assessment are specific to each particular business, and are based on pre-tax, pre-interest earnings, working capital reduction, and sales volume/mix growth. The overall assessment of business performance determines the percent of target paid to applicable executives for the business component of the annual incentive award.
For 2014, we assessed the performance of 11 defined businesses against the criteria discussed above. Actual payouts of the business performance component ranged from 40% to 220% of target. The business performance component payouts for two of our executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table, Messrs. McGarry and Sekmakas are based on the performance of each of the specific businesses and regions for which each of them is responsible.
Mr. McGarry's business performance component, for the period January through July, was a composite of the results of architectural coatings EMEA business, the architectural coatings Americas and Asia Pacific business, the flat glass business and the EMEA region. In addition, for the period April through July, Mr. McGarry's business performance component was a composite of the results of the protective and marine coatings business. With his appointment to Chief Operating Officer in August 2014, Mr. McGarry's business performance component also included a composite of the aerospace, automotive original equipment market, automotive refinish, industrial, packaging coatings and specialty coatings and materials businesses, and the fiber glass business. The composite performance of these businesses exceeded performance objectives for pre-tax, pre-interest earnings, working capital reduction and sales volume/mix growth and resulted in a payout of 130%.
Mr. Sekmakas' business performance component was a composite of the results of the industrial and packaging coatings businesses, the fiber glass business and the Asia Pacific region. In addition, for the period January through March, Mr. Sekmakas' business performance component was a composite of the results of the protective and marine coatings business, and for the period August through December, Mr. Sekmakas' business performance component was a composite of the results of the specialty coatings and materials business and the flat glass business. The composite performance of these businesses met performance objectives for pre-tax, pre-interest earnings, working capital reductions and sales volume/mix growth and resulted in a payout of 100%.
The level of achievement of corporate and personal performance objectives for 2014 for Messrs. Bunch, Sklarsky and Navikas corresponded to payouts of 191%, 174% and 173% of target, respectively. The level of achievement of business, corporate and personal performance objectives for 2014 for Messrs. McGarry and Sekmakas corresponded to payouts of 188% and 161% of target, respectively. The annual incentive awards actually paid to each of these executives for 2014 are shown in the "Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table on pages 47 through 48. While serving as executive officers over the past two or three years, as the case may be, the annual incentive awards for these executive officers have ranged from 161% to 220% of target.
Annual incentive awards are payable in cash, except that any executive who does not meet the stock ownership requirements described under "PPG Stock Ownership Requirements" on page 46 receives 20% of his or her annual incentive award in the form of PPG common stock. Such stock is restricted from sale by such executive for a period of between two and five years, depending upon the level of stock ownership of the executive. In addition, for officers who have been subject to the policy for more than five years at their current requirement level and have not met the ownership requirement, 100% of the vested shares delivered from the PBRSU award and TSR share award must be held by the officer for a minimum of one year and until the requirement is met. U.S.-based participants are entitled to defer part or all of an annual incentive award under our deferred compensation plan. All of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table have met
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their stock ownership requirement, except for Mr. Sklarsky, who joined the Company in April 2013 and is within his five-year compliance period. For additional information concerning our deferred compensation plan, see "Deferred Compensation Opportunities" on pages 43 through 44.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Our compensation committee believes that long-term incentive compensation is an important component of our program because it has the effect of retaining executives, aligning executives' financial interests with the interests of shareholders and incentivizing achievement of PPG's long-term strategic goals. Payment of long-term incentive awards is based solely on Company performance. Grants are targeted at levels that approximate market value for comparable positions, utilizing the same compensation data used for setting total annual compensation. Each February, the committee reviews and approves equity-based compensation for that year to be granted to executive officers. Three types of long-term incentive awards are granted annually to executive officers:
The number of stock options, TSR shares and PBRSUs granted to executive officers is intended to represent an estimated potential value that, when combined with total annual compensation, as discussed above, will approximate the market value of total annual and long-term compensation paid to executives in our comparator group and in a cross-section of general industrial companies represented in nationally-recognized executive compensation surveys.
These types of long-term incentive awards were selected to provide a program that focuses on different aspects of long-term performance: stock price appreciation, total return to shareholders and earnings-per-share growth and cash flow return on capital. The estimated potential value of the awards granted to each executive officer is delivered equally through each instrument, so that approximately one-third of the value of the total award is in stock options, one-third is in performance-based RSUs, and one-third is in TSR shares. The compensation committee selected equal distribution to emphasize its view that each of the three equity-based vehicles serves a particular purpose and is equally important in supporting our long-term compensation strategy.
Stock Options. Stock options provide our executive officers with the opportunity to purchase and maintain an equity interest in PPG and to share in the appreciation of the value of our stock. All stock options granted to executive officers in 2014 were granted from our shareholder-approved Omnibus Incentive Plan. Some features of our stock option program include:
We continue to use stock options as a long-term incentive because stock options focus the management team on delivering levels of company financial performance over a longer term that contribute to shareholder value. For additional information concerning the timing of grants of stock options, see "Our Policies with Respect to the Granting of Equity Awards" on pages 45 through 46. In February 2014, the following stock options were awarded to each of the executive officers named in the
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Summary Compensation Table: Mr. Bunch, 61,949; Mr. Sklarsky, 12,390; Mr. McGarry, 10,841; Mr. Navikas, 11,616; and Mr. Sekmakas, 10,841. Mr. McGarry was awarded a one-time grant of 4,670 stock options in August 2014 in conjunction with his promotion to Chief Operating Officer. Such awards are consistent with our program to distribute long-term incentive awards equally among three different equity-based vehicles, as discussed above.
TSR Shares. TSR shares represent a contingent share grant that is made at the beginning of a three-calendar-year performance period and vests on the last day of the performance period. The grant is settled in a combination of cash and shares of PPG common stock at the end of the performance period. The award amount generated by the grant is based on PPG's total shareholder return relative to the S&P 500 comparison group. This comparison group represents the entire S&P 500 Index as it existed at the beginning of the performance period, excluding any companies that have been removed from the Index because they are no longer publicly traded during the performance period because they ceased to be publicly traded. The calculation of total shareholder return assumes that all dividends were reinvested. Summarized below are the material provisions of the TSR share program:
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Total shareholder return of PPG compared to total shareholder return for S&P 500 companies (as described above)
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If minimum performance is not achieved, no payment is made with respect to the TSR share grant. If performance is above target, payment may exceed the original number of contingent TSR shares awarded. Target performance is set at the 60th percentile rank, which allows for a 100% payout only if our performance is greater than the median performance for the comparison set of companies. The minimum and maximum number of shares that may be issued upon settlement of a TSR share grant ranges from 0% to 220% of the original number of contingent TSR shares awarded. Dividend equivalents are awarded at the end of the performance period, based on the actual number of shares earned and paid to an executive. TSR shares are intended to reward executives only when we provide a greater long-term return to shareholders relative to a percentage of the comparison set of companies, which is consistent with our pay-for-performance compensation philosophy.
In February 2014, the following TSR shares were awarded to each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table: Mr. Bunch, 14,256; Mr. Sklarsky, 2,851; Mr. McGarry, 2,495; Mr. Navikas, 2,673; and Mr. Sekmakas, 2,495. Mr. McGarry was awarded a one-time grant of 1,090 TSR shares in August 2014 in conjunction with his promotion to Chief Operating Officer. Such awards are consistent with our program to distribute long-term incentive awards equally among three different equity-based vehicles, as discussed above under "Long-Term Incentive Compensation."
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The performance period for the TSR shares granted in 2012 ended on December 31, 2014. PPG's total shareholder return was measured against that of the S&P 500 (as described above) over the three-year period ending December 31, 2014. PPG's ranking on this performance measure was at the 95th percentile, resulting in payouts at 220% of target. The payouts were distributed 50% in shares of PPG common stock and 50% in cash. The cash payment was calculated based on the average PPG stock closing price during the month of December 2014. Payouts to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table for the 2012 TSR grants were: Mr. Bunch, 30,985 shares and $6,973,034; Mr. McGarry, 4,077 shares and $917,570 (aggregate of two grants in 2012); Mr. Navikas, 4,077 shares and $917,570; and Mr. Sekmakas, 4,077 shares and $917,570 (aggregate of two grants in 2012). Such share payouts, which vested in December 2014, are reflected in the Option Exercises and Stock Vested table on page 52.
Performance-based RSUs. Performance-based RSUs represent a contingent share grant that is made at the beginning of a three-calendar-year performance period and vests on the last day of the performance period. If we achieve certain pre-determined performance thresholds, payment is settled in shares of PPG common stock in the February immediately after the end of the three-year performance period. The performance criteria for each year in the three-year performance period are 10% growth in earnings-per-share and 12% cash flow return on capital, taking into account the same adjustment categories utilized by the compensation committee in determining earnings-per-share for purposes of annual incentive awards (see "Annual Incentive Awards" above). If minimum performance is not achieved, no shares are issued with respect to the grant. If performance is above target, the number of shares issued may exceed the original number of contingent shares awarded. The minimum and maximum number of shares that may be issued upon settlement of an PBRSU ranges from 0% to 180% of the original number of contingent shares awarded, depending on the number of goals attained during the three-year period (see the table below for a breakdown of the payout percentages). No dividend equivalents are awarded on performance-based RSUs. By including performance-based RSUs in the long-term incentive mix, executives are rewarded when financial performance objectives are achieved over an extended period of time. Summarized below are the material provisions of the performance-based RSUs:
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In February 2014, the following PBRSUs were awarded to each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table: Mr. Bunch, 14,843; Mr. Sklarsky, 2,969; Mr. McGarry, 2,597; Mr. Navikas, 2,783; and Mr. Sekmakas, 2,597. Mr. McGarry was awarded a one-time grant of 1,140 PBRSUs in August 2014 in conjunction with his promotion to Chief Operating Officer. Such awards
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are consistent with our program to distribute long-term incentive awards equally among three different equity-based vehicles, as discussed above under "Long-Term Incentive Compensation."
The performance period for the PBRSUs granted in 2012 ended on December 31, 2014. For such 2012 grants, six of the annual goals were achieved in three years, yielding payouts at 180% of target. Specifically, the results were as follows:
PBRSU Performance Measures for 2012-2014 Performance Period
|
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2012 - 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
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|
EPS Growth |
Cash Flow ROC |
EPS Growth |
Cash Flow ROC |
EPS Growth |
Cash Flow ROC |
Total Goals Met |
|||||||||||||||
Goal Result |
15.6 | % | 20.7 | % | 28.6 | % | 16.9 | % | 27.1 | % | 13.1 | % | ||||||||||
Goals Met |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
The Company made share payouts to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table for the 2012 PBRSU grants as follows: Mr. Bunch, 55,006; Mr. McGarry, 7,238 (aggregate of two grants in 2012); Mr. Navikas, 7,238; and Mr. Sekmakas, 7,238 (aggregate of two grants in 2012). Such payouts, which vested in December 2014, are reflected in the Option Exercises and Stock Vested table on page 52.
Perquisites and Other Benefits
In addition to the annual and long-term compensation described above, executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table receive certain perquisites and other benefits. Such perquisites include financial counseling services and limited personal use of PPG's corporate aircraft. At the direction of the compensation committee, in 2011, executive officer perquisites were reviewed and reduced. Effective January 1, 2012, personal club memberships were discontinued and financial counseling benefits were limited to current participants only. Other benefits for our executive officers may include executive life insurance and Company matching contributions under our Deferred Compensation Plan. These perquisites and other benefits are provided to increase the availability of the executives to focus on the business of the enterprise or because we believe they are important to our ability to attract and retain top-quality executive talent. The costs to PPG associated with providing these benefits for executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table are reflected in the "All Other Compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table on pages 47 through 48 and in the All Other Compensation Table on page 49.
We also provide other benefits, such as medical, dental and life insurance and disability coverage, to each executive named in the Summary Compensation Table under our benefit plans, which are also provided to most eligible U.S.-based salaried employees. In addition, all of our U.S.-based executive officers are eligible to participate in the PPG Industries Foundation Matching Gift Program, which encourages charitable donations by all of our U.S. employees by matching his or her contributions to eligible institutions. Contributions of up to a total of $10,000 per year may be matched under the program. Eligible institutions include many types of non-profit institutions, including colleges or universities, private secondary schools, cultural institutions and organizations serving exceptional children. The value of these benefits is not included in the Summary Compensation Table because such benefits are made available on a Company-wide basis to most U.S. salaried employees. We also provide vacation and other paid holidays to all employees, including the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table, which are comparable to those provided at other large companies.
Deferred Compensation Opportunities
Another aspect of our executive compensation program is our Deferred Compensation Plan. The plan is a voluntary, non-tax qualified, unfunded, deferred compensation plan available to all U.S.-based
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executive officers and other participants in our management incentive plans to enable them to save for retirement by deferring a portion of their current compensation. The plan also provides eligible employees with supplemental contributions equal to the contributions they would have received under our Employee Savings Plan and our Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, but for certain limitations under the Internal Revenue Code. Under the plan, compensation may be deferred until death, disability, retirement or termination or, in the case of the cash portion of certain incentive awards, other earlier specified dates the participants may select. Deferred amounts (other than the PPG common stock portion of deferred incentive awards, which must be invested in PPG stock) are credited to an investment account that earns a return based on the investment options chosen by the participant. The value of a participant's investment account is based on the value of the investments selected. Benefits are paid out of our general assets. For additional information concerning our Deferred Compensation Plan, see "Defined Contribution Retirement Plans and Deferred Compensation Plan" and the accompanying Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Table on page 56.
We maintain both a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan, called Retirement Plan C, and a non-qualified defined benefit pension plan, called the Non-Qualified Retirement Plan, for U.S.-based salaried employees hired prior to 2006. U.S.-based salaried employees hired on or after January 1, 2006 are not eligible to participate in these plans. Each of the U.S.-based executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table participate in these plans, with the exception of Mr. Sklarsky. In 2013, the Company reorganized its two U.S. tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans into six plans. The named executive officers who formerly participated in the Retirement Income Plan now participate in Retirement Plan C. The compensation covered by Retirement Plan C, which is compulsory and noncontributory, is the base salary of a participant as limited by applicable Internal Revenue Service regulations. Our Non-Qualified Retirement Plan is an unfunded supplemental plan that provides benefits paid out of our general assets in an amount substantially equal to the difference between the amount that would have been payable under Retirement Plan C, in the absence of legislation limiting pension benefits and earnings that may be considered in calculating pension benefits, and the amount actually payable under Retirement Plan C. The Non-Qualified Retirement Plan also includes a benefit based on bonus awards for certain U.S. management bonus program participants. We believe this supplemental retirement benefit is competitive with that provided by other companies with which we compete for executive talent. For additional information concerning our retirement plans, see "Pension Benefits" and "Defined Contribution Retirement Plans and Deferred Compensation Plan" on pages 55 through 56.
Mr. Sklarsky is eligible to participate in the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, which was established by the Company for certain U.S.-based employees hired after 2005. The plan is funded by contributions made by the Company. Contributions are between 2% and 5% of a participant's eligible plan compensation, based on age and years of service. If contributions made for the benefit of an executive are limited due to requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, we will credit such excess contributions to the executive officer's account in the Deferred Compensation Plan. An executive has a fully vested benefit under the plan upon completing three years of service with the Company, is within ten years of his or her Social Security normal retirement age or upon termination of employment after reaching early retirement age. An executive may receive a distribution of the vested balance in his or her plan account upon retirement, death, disability or termination of employment.
We have agreements in place with each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table providing for their continued employment for a period of up to three years in the event of an actual or threatened change in control of PPG (as "change in control" is defined in the
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agreements). We believe that these agreements serve to maintain the focus of our senior executives and ensure that their attention, efforts and commitment are aligned with maximizing the success of PPG and shareholder value. These agreements avoid distractions involving executive management that arise when the Board is considering possible strategic transactions involving a change in control and assure continuity of executive management and objective input to the Board when it is considering any strategic transaction. For additional information concerning our change in control agreements, see "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control" on pages 57 through 64.
The tax and accounting consequences of utilizing various forms of compensation are considered when adopting new or modifying existing compensation programs. For example, we considered limitations on the deductibility of personal use of corporate aircraft under the American Jobs Creation Act when adopting our policies regarding use of our aircraft by executive officers. In addition, we have administered our incentive and equity compensation programs, severance plans and change in control agreements in compliance with federal tax rules affecting non-qualified deferred compensation.
Under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, publicly-held corporations may not take a tax deduction for compensation in excess of $1 million paid to any of the U.S.-based executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table (except the chief financial officer) during any fiscal year. There is an exception to the $1 million limitation for performance-based compensation meeting certain requirements. To maintain flexibility in compensating executives in a manner designed to promote varying corporate goals, the compensation committee has not adopted a policy requiring all compensation to be deductible under Section 162(m) and reserves the right to structure compensation arrangements and issue awards that may not be deductible under Section 162(m). However, the committee considers, among other factors, deductibility under Section 162(m) with respect to compensation arrangements for executives. We have designed our annual and long-term incentive compensation programs for executives in a manner that is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m); however, these programs may not qualify from time to time.
It is our policy that we will, to the extent permitted by governing law, seek recoupment of incentive compensation paid to any executive officer where:
In each such instance, we will, to the extent practicable, seek to recover the amount by which the individual executive officer's incentive compensation for the relevant period exceeded the payment that would have been made based on the restated financial results, plus a reasonable rate of interest.
Our Policies with Respect to the Granting of Equity Awards
Equity awards may be granted by either the compensation committee or its delegate. The committee only delegates authority to grant equity awards to employees who are not executive officers, and only in aggregate amounts not exceeding amounts approved by the committee. The Board generally does not grant equity awards, although the committee regularly reports its activity, including approval of grants, to the Board.
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Timing of Grants. Equity awards are granted in February at a regularly scheduled meeting of the compensation committee, and generally further grants are not made for the remainder of the year. These meetings occur approximately one month after the release of our earnings for the immediately preceding year. On limited occasions, grants may occur on an interim basis, primarily for the purpose of approving a compensation package for a newly hired or promoted executive officer. The timing of these grants is driven solely by the activity related to the need for the hiring or promotion, not our stock price or the timing of any release of Company information.
Option Exercise Price. The exercise price of a newly granted stock option is the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant. With respect to the occasional interim grants to a newly hired or promoted executive, the exercise price is the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant, which is the later of the approval date or the hire or promotion date; provided, however, that if the date of hire or promotion would fall within a Company imposed blackout period, the grant date will be the first business day following such blackout period.
PPG Stock Ownership Requirements
The compensation committee also believes that it is in the best interests of shareholders for our officers to own a significant amount of PPG common stock, thereby aligning their interests with the interests of shareholders. Accordingly, in 2003, the compensation committee implemented stock ownership requirements applicable to all of our officers, based on a multiple of base salary. The current stock ownership requirements are:
Chief Executive Officer | 6 times base salary | |
Other executive officers | 3 times base salary | |
Other officers | 1 or 2 times base salary |
Ownership for purposes of these requirements includes shares of PPG common stock personally owned, as well as all stock holdings in PPG's savings plan and deferred compensation accounts. Unexercised options and unvested shares awarded under our long-term incentive plans are not counted for these purposes. Officers are expected to meet these ownership requirements within five years of election, appointment or promotion. All executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table have met their ownership requirement, except for Mr. Sklarsky who is within his five-year compliance period and should meet the ownership requirement by the end of such period.
PPG officers and directors may not engage in any transaction in which they may profit from short-term speculative swings in the value of PPG's securities. This prohibition includes "short sales" (selling borrowed securities that the seller hopes can be purchased at a lower price in the future) or "short sales against the box" (selling owned, but not delivered securities), "put" and "call" options (publicly available rights to sell or buy securities within a certain period of time at a specified price) and other hedging transactions designed to minimize an executive's risk inherent in owning PPG stock, such as zero-cost collars and forward sale contracts. In addition, officers may not hold PPG stock in a margin account and may not pledge PPG stock as collateral for a loan. This policy is designed to ensure compliance with all insider trading rules.
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COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Summary Compensation Table
(2012-2014)
Name and Position
|
Year | Salary(3) | Bonus(4) | Stock Awards(5) |
Option Awards(6) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation(7) |
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(8) |
All Other Compensation(9) |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||
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C. E. Bunch |
2014 | $ | 1,393,333 | $ | | $ | 5,335,141 | $ | 2,666,904 | $ | 3,750,000 | $ | 7,870,510 | $ | 612,193 | $ | 21,628,081 | ||||||||||
Chairman and Chief Executive |
2013 | $ | 1,350,833 | $ | | $ | 5,066,660 | $ | 2,533,586 | $ | 4,188,000 | $ | 3,112,852 | $ | 661,299 | $ | 16,913,230 | ||||||||||
Officer |
2012 | $ | 1,280,000 | $ | | $ | 5,066,681 | $ | 2,533,602 | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 4,415,749 | $ | 595,511 | $ | 17,891,543 | ||||||||||
F. S. Sklarsky(1)(2) |
2014 |
$ |
666,733 |
$ |
|
$ |
1,067,062 |
$ |
533,390 |
$ |
1,050,000 |
$ |
|
$ |
93,901 |
$ |
3,411,086 |
||||||||||
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
2013 | $ | 463,164 | $ | | $ | 3,113,116 | $ | 500,040 | $ | 681,000 | $ | | $ | 47,301 | $ | 4,804,621 | ||||||||||
M. H. McGarry |
2014 |
$ |
614,583 |
$ |
|
$ |
1,366,826 |
$ |
683,393 |
$ |
1,100,000 |
$ |
1,700,491 |
$ |
85,947 |
$ |
5,551,240 |
||||||||||
Chief Operating Officer |
2013 | $ | 541,666 | $ | | $ | 833,321 | $ | 416,708 | $ | 900,000 | $ | 267,467 | $ | 97,833 | $ | 3,056,995 | ||||||||||
|
2012 | $ | 442,500 | $ | | $ | 716,317 | $ | 357,762 | $ | 720,000 | $ | 691,111 | $ | 72,387 | $ | 3,000,077 | ||||||||||
D. B. Navikas(2) |
2014 |
$ |
570,000 |
$ |
|
$ |
1,000,328 |
$ |
500,069 |
$ |
890,000 |
$ |
1,571,985 |
$ |
63,794 |
$ |
4,596,176 |
||||||||||
Senior Vice President, Strategic |
2013 | $ | 567,167 | $ | | $ | 666,760 | $ | 333,367 | $ | 935,000 | $ | 728,221 | $ | 76,965 | $ | 3,307,480 | ||||||||||
Planning and Corporate Development |
2012 | $ | 544,167 | $ | | $ | 666,659 | $ | 333,370 | $ | 918,000 | $ | 679,755 | $ | 59,888 | $ | 3,201,839 | ||||||||||
V. R. Sekmakas |
2014 |
$ |
575,000 |
$ |
|
$ |
933,593 |
$ |
466,705 |
$ |
840,000 |
$ |
751,217 |
$ |
75,404 |
$ |
3,641,919 |
||||||||||
Executive Vice President |
2013 | $ | 541,666 | $ | | $ | 833,321 | $ | 416,708 | $ | 800,000 | $ | 177,939 | $ | 70,735 | $ | 2,840,369 | ||||||||||
|
2012 | $ | 442,500 | $ | | $ | 716,317 | $ | 357,762 | $ | 700,000 | $ | 292,755 | $ | 57,544 | $ | 2,566,878 |
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All Other Compensation Table
(2014)
|
Perquisites | Other Compensation | |
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|
Personal Use of Company Aircraft(1) |
Financial Counseling(2) |
Other(3) | Total Perquisites |
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and Employee Savings Plan Contributions(4) |
Deferred Compensation Contributions(5) |
Deferred Dividends(6) |
Total Other Compensation |
Total All Other Compensation |
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C. E. Bunch |
$ | 163,038 | $ | 10,860 | $ | 12,558 | $ | 186,456 | $ | 15,600 | $ | 41,798 | $ | 368,339 | $ | 425,737 | $ | 612,193 | ||||||||||
F. S. Sklarsky |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 26,000 | $ | 67,901 | $ | | $ | 93,901 | $ | 93,901 | ||||||||||
M. H. McGarry |
$ | | $ | 10,860 | $ | | $ | 10,860 | $ | 15,600 | $ | 21,263 | $ | 38,224 | $ | 75,087 | $ | 85,947 | ||||||||||
D. B. Navikas |
$ | | $ | 10,860 | $ | 929 | $ | 11,789 | $ | 15,600 | $ | 17,100 | $ | 19,305 | $ | 52,005 | $ | 63,794 | ||||||||||
V. R. Sekmakas |
$ | | $ | 10,860 | $ | | $ | 10,860 | $ | 15,600 | $ | 11,492 | $ | 37,452 | $ | 64,544 | $ | 75,404 |
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Grants of Plan Based Awards
(2014)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other Option Awards: | |
|
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|
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1) |
Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards(3) |
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|
|
Number of Securities Underlying (#) |
Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)(2) |
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Name
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Grant Date | Threshold ($) | Target ($) | Maximum ($) | Threshold (#) | Target (#) | Maximum (#) | |
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C. E. Bunch |
N/A | $ | 784,000 | $ | 1,960,000 | $ | 6,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 |
61,949 |
$ |
187.06 |
$ |
2,666,904 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 | 3,711 | 14,843 | 26,717 | U | $ | 2,659,717 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 | 4,277 | 14,256 | 31,363 | T | $ | 2,675,424 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
F. S. Sklarsky |
N/A |
$ |
241,200 |
$ |
603,000 |
$ |
6,000,000 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 |
12,390 |
$ |
187.06 |
$ |
533,390 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 | 742 | 2,969 | 5,344 | U | $ | 532,015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 | 855 | 2,851 | 6,272 | T | $ | 535,047 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. H. McGarry |
N/A |
$ |
234,400 |
$ |
586,000 |
$ |
6,000,000 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 |
10,841 |
$ |
187.06 |
$ |
466,705 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
01-Aug-2014 | 4,670 | $ | 198.39 | $ | 216,688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 | 649 | 2,597 | 4,675 | U | $ | 465,356 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
01-Aug-2014 | 285 | 1,140 | 2,052 | U | $ | 216,988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 | 749 | 2,495 | 5,489 | T | $ | 468,237 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
01-Aug-2014 | 327 | 1,090 | 2,398 | T | $ | 216,245 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. B. Navikas |
N/A |
$ |
205,200 |
$ |
513,000 |
$ |
6,000,000 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 |
11,616 |
$ |
187.06 |
$ |
500,069 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 | 696 | 2,783 | 5,009 | U | $ | 498,686 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 | 802 | 2,673 | 5,881 | T | $ | 501,642 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
V. R. Sekmakas |
N/A |
$ |
208,800 |
$ |
522,000 |
$ |
6,000,000 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 |
10,841 |
$ |
187.06 |
$ |
466,705 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 | 649 | 2,597 | 4,675 | U | $ | 465,356 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
19-Feb-2014 | 749 | 2,495 | 5,489 | T | $ | 468,237 |
UPBRSUs. Estimated future payouts relate to the performance period of 2014 through 2016. For additional information concerning the material terms of these PBRSU grants, see pages 42 through 43.
TTSR shares. Estimated future payouts relate to the performance period of 2014 through 2016. For additional information concerning the material terms of these TSR grants, see pages 41 though 42.
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
(2014)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights Not Vested ($)(3) |
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Option Awards | |
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|
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Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights Not Vested (#)(1)(2) |
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Name
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
Option Exercise Price ($) |
Option Vest Date |
Option Expiration Date |
|
Performance Period |
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C. E. Bunch |
141,542 | $ | 89.94 | 15-Feb-2015 | 14-Feb-2022 | 14,843 | U | 2014 - 2016 | 3,430,959 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
92,568 | $ | 131.51 | 20-Feb-2016 | 19-Feb-2023 | 30,560 | U | 2013 - 2015 | 7,063,828 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
61,949 | $ | 187.06 | 19-Feb-2017 | 18-Feb-2024 | 15,739 | T | 2014 - 2016 | 3,637,983 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
34,519 | T | 2013 - 2015 | 7,979,135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
F. S. Sklarsky |
18,520 |
$ |
131.44 |
15-Apr-2016 |
14-Apr-2023 |
2,969 |
U |
2014 - 2016 |
686,284 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
12,390 | $ | 187.06 | 19-Feb-2017 | 18-Feb-2024 | 6,038 | U | 2013 - 2015 | 1,395,568 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
3,148 | T | 2014 - 2016 | 727,546 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
6,819 | T | 2013 - 2015 | 1,576,110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
17,000 | (4) | 3,929,550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. H. McGarry |
12,664 |
$ |
89.94 |
15-Feb-2015 |
14-Feb-2022 |
3,737 |
U |
2014 - 2016 |
863,808 |
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|
5,958 | $ | 110.02 | 01-Sep-2015 | 31-Aug-2022 | 5,027 | U | 2013 - 2015 | 1,161,875 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
15,225 | $ | 131.51 | 20-Feb-2016 | 19-Feb-2023 | 3,958 | T | 2014 - 2016 | 914,855 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
10,841 | $ | 187.06 | 19-Feb-2017 | 18-Feb-2024 | 5,677 | T | 2013 - 2015 | 1,312,251 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
4,670 | $ | 198.39 | 01-Aug-2017 | 31-Jul-2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. B. Navikas |
8,290 |
$ |
83.90 |
01-Aug-2014 |
31-Jul-2021 |
2,783 |
U |
2014 - 2016 |
643,290 |
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|
18,624 | $ | 89.94 | 15-Feb-2015 | 14-Feb-2022 | 4,022 | U | 2013 - 2015 | 929,570 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
12,180 | $ | 131.51 | 20-Feb-2016 | 19-Feb-2023 | 2,951 | T | 2014 - 2016 | 682,122 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
11,616 | $ | 187.06 | 19-Feb-2017 | 18-Feb-2024 | 4,543 | T | 2013 - 2015 | 1,050,050 | ||||||||||||||||||
V. R. Sekmakas |
12,664 |
$ |
89.94 |
15-Feb-2015 |
14-Feb-2022 |
2,597 |
U |
2014 - 2016 |
600,297 |
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|
5,958 | $ | 110.02 | 01-Sep-2015 | 31-Aug-2022 | 5,027 | U | 2013 - 2015 | 1,161,875 | ||||||||||||||||||
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15,225 | $ | 131.51 | 20-Feb-2016 | 19-Feb-2023 | 2,754 | T | 2014 - 2016 | 636,698 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
10,841 | $ | 187.06 | 19-Feb-2017 | 18-Feb-2024 | 5,677 | T | 2013 - 2015 | 1,312,251 |
UPBRSUs. For additional information concerning the material terms of these PBRSU grants, see pages 42 through 43.
TTSR shares. For additional information concerning the material terms of these TSR grants, see pages 41 through 42.
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested
(2014)
|
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |
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Name
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Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) |
Value Realized on Exercise ($)(1) |
Number of Shares Acquired on RSU Vesting (#)(2) |
Number of Shares Acquired on TSR Vesting (#)(3) |
Value Realized on Vesting ($) |
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C. E. Bunch |
235,400 | $ | 29,138,556 | 55,006 | 30,985 | $ | 26,661,155 | |||||||||
F. S. Sklarsky |
| $ | | | | $ | | |||||||||
M. H. McGarry |
14,900 | $ | 1,753,929 | 7,238 | 4,077 | $ | 3,508,203 | |||||||||
D. B. Navikas |
9,000 | $ | 1,031,092 | 7,238 | 4,077 | $ | 3,508,203 | |||||||||
V. R. Sekmakas |
9,700 | $ | 1,049,618 | 7,238 | 4,077 | $ | 3,508,203 |
We maintain both a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan, called Retirement Plan C, and a non-qualified defined benefit pension plan, called the Non-Qualified Retirement Plan. Employees hired on or after January 1, 2006 are not eligible to participate in these plans. Each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table participates in these plans, with the exception of Mr. Sklarsky. In 2013, the Company reorganized its two U.S. tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans into six plans. The named executive officers who formerly participated in the Retirement Income Plan now participate in Retirement Plan C. The table below shows the present value of accumulated benefits payable to each such named executive officer as of December 31, 2014, including the number of years of service credited to each such named executive officer, under each of Retirement Plan C and the Non-Qualified Retirement Plan, determined using interest rate and mortality rate assumptions consistent with those used in our financial statements. The material terms of Retirement Plan C and the Non-Qualified Retirement Plan are described below.
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Name
|
Plan Name | Number of Years Credited Service (#) |
Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($) |
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C. E. Bunch |
Retirement Plan C | 35.5 | 1,483,649 | ||||||
|
Non-Qualified Retirement Plan | 35.5 | 28,863,854 | (1) | |||||
M. H. McGarry |
Retirement Plan C |
34.0 |
893,960 |
||||||
|
Non-Qualified Retirement Plan | 34.0 | 3,417,818 | (1) | |||||
D. B. Navikas |
Retirement Plan C |
19.2 |
722,586 |
||||||
|
Non-Qualified Retirement Plan | 28.8 | (2) | 3,681,887 | (1)(3) | ||||
V. R. Sekmakas |
Retirement Plan C |
17.3 |
386,685 |
||||||
|
Non-Qualified Retirement Plan | 17.3 | 1,297,528 |
The values reflected in the "Present Value of Accumulated Benefit" column of the Pension Benefits Table are equal to the actuarial present value of each officer's accrued benefit under the applicable plan as of December 31, 2014, using the same actuarial factors and assumptions used for financial statement reporting purposes, except that retirement age is assumed to be normal retirement age as defined in the applicable plan. These assumptions are described under Note 12 to our Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, which is located on pages 54 through 60 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. In accordance with Item 402(h) of Regulation S-K, the present value amounts are calculated using a 4.18% discount rate for Retirement Plan C and 4.01% discount rate for the Non-Qualified Retirement Plan. The lump-sum payment amounts for the Non-Qualified Pension Plan are calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Non-Qualified Pension Plan using the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation discount rate of 1.00% as in effect on December 31, 2014, rather than the 4.01% discount rate used for financial statement reporting purposes.
The benefit payable under Retirement Plan C is a function of the participant's five-year average annual covered base compensation for the highest five consecutive years out of the final ten years immediately prior to retirement and credited years of service. In January 2011, Retirement Plan C was amended such that eligible employees with combined age and service points fewer than 60 and actively employed by the Company as of December 31, 2011 ceased to accrue benefits under Retirement Plan C as of December 31, 2011. Eligible employees with combined age and service points of 60 or
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more and actively employed by the Company at December 31, 2011 will continue to accrue benefits under Retirement Plan C until the earlier of their retirement date or December 31, 2020. When benefits cease to accrue under Retirement Plan C, eligible employees will earn future retirement benefits through the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan. The Non-Qualified Retirement Plan's benefit is supplemental to the qualified plan's benefit in that the Non-Qualified Retirement Plan provides a benefit that is substantially equal to the difference between the amount that would have been payable under the qualified Retirement Plan C, in the absence of legislation limiting the compensation covered by the plan, and the amount actually payable under Retirement Plan C. The Non-Qualified Retirement Plan also includes a benefit based on bonus awards for certain U.S. management bonus program participants. The benefit payable under the Non-Qualified Plan is determined in the same manner as for Retirement Plan C with regard to credited service and base salary above legislative limits; incentive payments are factored in by using the average of the highest five payments during the last ten years prior to retirement. Historically, a short service provision was granted to selected experienced executives as part of their hiring arrangements. This provision enabled us to accelerate the executive's Company service (1.5 years credited for each actual year of service, up to a maximum of 30 years) in the Non-Qualified Retirement Plan in order to facilitate late-career employment changes. This short service provision currently is in effect for Mr. Navikas. Executives hired on or after January 1, 2006 are not eligible for this benefit as a result of an amendment to the Non-Qualified Retirement Plan.
Retirement Plan C contains the following material terms:
The Non-Qualified Plan contains the following material terms:
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Defined Contribution Retirement Plans and Deferred Compensation Plan
We maintain a tax-qualified defined contribution retirement plan, called the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, which was established by PPG for certain U.S.-based employees hired on or after January 1, 2006. Mr. Sklarsky participates in the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan. The plan is funded by contributions made by the Company. Contributions are between 2% and 5% of a participant's eligible plan compensation, based on age and years of service. If contributions made for the benefit of an executive are limited due to requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, we will credit such excess contributions to the executive officer's account under the Deferred Compensation Plan. An executive has a fully vested benefit under the plan upon completing three years of service with the Company, is within ten years of his or her Social Security normal retirement age or upon termination of employment after reaching early retirement age. An executive may receive a distribution of the vested balance in his or her plan account upon retirement, death, disability or termination of employment.
In the U.S., we maintain the Deferred Compensation Plan to allow participants, including each of the U.S.-based executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table, to defer a portion of their compensation in a phantom PPG stock account or other phantom investment accounts. The amount deferred earns a return based on the investment options selected by the executive officer. Executive officers may elect to defer up to 50% of their base salary, and up to 100% of any incentive award, TSR share award and restricted stock unit award that the executive officer may be entitled to receive. All dividend equivalents earned on TSR share award grants are deferred into the Deferred Compensation Plan. We also may make certain additional contributions to the executive officer's account. For example, if the executive officer's contributions under the Employee Savings Plan or the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan are limited due to requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, we will credit such excess contributions to the executive officer's account under the Deferred Compensation Plan. The executive officer is always fully vested in compensation that he or she elects to have deferred into the plan and any contributions made on behalf of the executive officer related to the Employee Savings Plan. Company contributions are invested proportionally into the investment options chosen by the employee.
The table below shows the Deferred Compensation Plan's current investment options and their respective annual rate of return for the year ended December 31, 2014, as reported by the administrator of the plan.
Investment Option
|
Rate of Return | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
PPG Stock Account |
23.13 | % | ||
Fidelity Growth Company Fund |
14.44 | % | ||
Fidelity Contrafund |
9.56 | % | ||
Fidelity Spartan US Equity Index Fund |
13.59 | % | ||
Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund |
3.31 | % | ||
Fidelity Institutional MM Portfolio-Class 1 |
0.01 | % |
The amount owed to executive officers under the Deferred Compensation Plan is an unfunded and unsecured general obligation of PPG. An executive officer receives a distribution of the balance in his or her plan account upon retirement, death, disability, termination of employment, a scheduled payment date, financial hardship (for amounts deferred prior to January 1, 2005) or unforeseeable emergency (for amounts deferred after December 31, 2004). Distributions can be in the form of a lump sum or installments. Payment can commence at the time of separation or, in certain situations, can be deferred until a later point in time. Compensation deferred prior to January 1, 2005 and related earnings are distributed according to the executive officer's election. Compensation deferred after December 31, 2004 and related earnings are distributed according to the executive officer's election only in the case of retirement (no earlier than six months following retirement). In the case of disability
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or termination, the distribution is made in a lump sum on the date that is the later of (i) the first day of the first quarter of a plan year that is six months and ten days following the separation or (ii) January 1 of the year following the separation. In the case of death, a distribution is made to the executive officer's beneficiary as soon as administratively possible. Distributions from the PPG stock account are in the form of PPG common stock and distributions from all other investment options are in cash.
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Table
(2014)
Name
|
Plan(1) | Executive Contributions ($)(2) |
Registrant Contributions ($)(3) |
Aggregate Earnings ($)(4) |
Aggregate Balance ($)(5) |
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C. E. Bunch |
DCP | 410,137 | 41,798 | 1,383,434 | 9,703,763 | ||||||||||
F. S. Sklarsky |
DCP | 26,666 | 67,901 | 17,526 | 159,760 | ||||||||||
M. H. McGarry |
DCP | 68,946 | 21,263 | 74,043 | 581,316 | ||||||||||
D. B. Navikas |
DCP | 36,405 | 17,100 | 402,060 | 2,454,309 | ||||||||||
V. R. Sekmakas |
DCP | 48,944 | 11,492 | 100,836 | 799,266 |
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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL
The tables below reflect the amount of compensation to each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table in the event of termination of such executive's employment under certain circumstances. The amounts shown assume that such termination was effective as of December 31, 2014, and thus includes amounts earned through such time and are estimates of the amounts that would be paid out to the executives upon their termination. The actual amounts to be paid out can only be determined at the time of such executive's separation from PPG.
For purposes of calculating the estimated potential payments to our U.S.-based officers under the Non-Qualified Pension Plan, as reflected in the tables below, we have used the same actuarial factors and assumptions used for financial statement reporting purposes and set forth under Note 12 to our Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, which is located on pages 54 through 60 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. However, the amounts reflected in the tables below for the Non-Qualified Pension Plan are calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Non-Qualified Pension Plan using the 4.01% discount rate for our U.S. non-qualified defined benefit pension plan that is used for financial statement reporting purposes.
Potential Payments and Benefits Upon Termination
The first column of each table below sets forth the payments to which the officer would be entitled, other than accrued but unpaid base salary and any benefits payable or provided under broad-based employee benefit plans and programs, in the event of a termination of the officer's employment for any reason by PPG or the officer, and assuming such termination occurred prior to, or did not otherwise arise in connection with, a change in control of PPG. The second column of each table reflects payments that would be due in the event of the officer's termination of employment due to death prior to a change in control of PPG. In any of these events, we are not obligated to provide other health or welfare benefits or any special severance payments, accelerated vesting of equity compensation or tax gross-ups to the officers.
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Change in Control
Voluntary or Involuntary Termination
(2014)
|
Voluntary or Involuntary Termination |
Death | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. E. Bunch |
|||||||
Non-Qualified Pension |
$ | | (1) | $ | 19,395,085 | (2) | |
Financial Counseling |
11,155 | | |||||
Executive LifeProceeds |
| 1,400,000 | (3) | ||||
| | | | | | | |
Total |
$ | 11,155 | $ | 20,795,085 | |||
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
M. H. McGarry |
|||||||
Non-Qualified Pension |
$ | | (1) | $ | 4,488,842 | (2) | |
Financial Counseling |
11,155 | | |||||
| | | | | | | |
Total |
$ | 11,155 | $ | 4,488,842 | |||
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
D. B. Navikas(6) |
|||||||
Non-Qualified Pension |
$ | | (1) | $ | 3,320,908 | (2) | |
Financial Counseling |
11,155 | | |||||
Executive LifeProceeds |
| 570,000 | (3) | ||||
| | | | | | | |
Total |
$ | 11,155 | $ | 3,890,908 | |||
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
V. R. Sekmakas |
|||||||
Non-Qualified Pension |
(4) | $ | 794,649 | (5) | |||
Financial Counseling |
| (4) | | ||||
| | | | | | | |
Total |
$ | | $ | 794,649 | |||
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
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employment with PPG on December 31, 2014 and payments commenced upon the date that the officer attains the earliest eligible retirement age provided under the Non-Qualified Pension Plan. Also, because this officer is not eligible to retire at December 31, 2014, no amount would be payable for financial counseling upon termination.
Potential Payments and Benefits Upon Termination Following, or in Connection with, a Change in Control of PPG
We have entered into change in control agreements with our executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table and with certain other officers. The change in control agreements have three-year terms, which terms are automatically extended for one year upon each anniversary unless a notice not to extend is given by PPG. If a "change in control" occurs during the term of an agreement, then the agreement becomes operative for a fixed three-year period. The agreements provide generally that the officer's terms and conditions of employment (including position, location, compensation and benefits) will not be adversely changed during the three-year period after a change in control of PPG. The change in control agreements also contain confidentiality provisions prohibiting the officer from divulging or communicating, without our prior consent or except as required by law, any confidential information, knowledge or data relating to PPG or its business during the officer's employment and at all times thereafter. In 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013, the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee approved certain changes to our change in control agreements, which are described under "Changes to Form of Change in Control Agreement" on pages 61 through 62.
Termination For Cause or Other Than For Good Reason. Under the change in control agreements, in the event of an officer's termination of employment by PPG for cause or by the officer other than for good reason during the three-year period following a change in control, the officer will receive payment only of his or her accrued but unpaid base salary and any benefits payable or provided under broad-based employee benefit plans and programs.
Termination Without Cause or For Good Reason. If PPG terminates the officer's employment (other than for cause, death or disability) or the officer terminates his or her employment for good reason during the three-year period following a change in control, and upon certain terminations prior to a change in control or in connection with or in anticipation of a change in control, the officer is generally entitled to receive the following payments and benefits:
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The table below sets forth the amounts each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table would be entitled to receive, other than accrued but unpaid base salary and any benefits payable or provided under broad-based employee benefit plans and programs, in the event of a termination of the executive officer's employment by PPG without cause or by the executive officer for good reason following or in connection with a change in control of PPG.
For purposes of calculating the estimated potential payment to such executive officers with respect to the Pension Differential under the change in control agreements, as reflected in the table below, we have used the same actuarial factors and assumptions used for financial statement reporting purposes and set forth under Note 12 to our Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, which is located on pages 54 through 60 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including a discount rate of 4.18% for Retirement Plan C and 4.01% for our U.S. non-qualified defined benefit pension plan and assuming a lump-sum payment of the Pension Differential.
Termination During the 30-Day Window Period. Under certain of our change in control agreements, if an officer terminates his or her employment for any reason during a 30-day window period following the first anniversary of the change in control, the officer will be entitled to the payments and benefits described above, except that the multiplier of three referenced above would be two for purposes of all payments and benefits for which the multiplier is relevant.
Definitions. For purposes of the agreements, the terms set forth below generally have the meanings described below.
"Change in Control" generally includes the occurrence of any of the following events or circumstances:
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nomination was approved by a majority of directors who were on the Board at the date of the agreement;
"Cause" generally means (i) the willful and continued failure of the officer to perform his or her duties; or (ii) the willful engaging by the officer in illegal conduct or gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to PPG.
"Good reason" generally means (i) the assignment of duties inconsistent with the officer's position, authority, duties or responsibilities in effect at the time of the change in control, or any other action resulting in a diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, other than isolated and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith that is remedied promptly; (ii) failure to provide the employment compensation and benefits required under the change in control agreement, other than an isolated and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith that is remedied promptly; or (iii) a relocation or substantial change in the officer's workplace or the company's requiring the officer to travel on company business to a substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to the change in control.
Changes to Form of Change in Control Agreement. The OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee has made modifications to the form of change in control agreement for officers in response to current trends in executive compensation and to a shareholder proposal that was supported by shareholders at the 2007 annual meeting of shareholders. PPG began entering into the revised agreements in 2008 with certain newly hired or promoted officers.
Key revisions to the change in control agreement in 2007 included:
In 2010, 2012 and 2013, the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee made additional modifications to the form of change in control agreement for officers in response to current trends in executive compensation. The key revisions to the change in control agreement for 2010 were to eliminate the excise tax gross-up entirely and include a "conditional" payment limitation, which provides for a reduction in change of control payments if such payments would trigger an excise tax,
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unless a larger amount would be received on an after-tax basis without a payment reduction. The key revisions made in 2012 were to change the definition of Retirement and the associated benefits related to retirement to ensure that all applicable provisions are applied properly for executives who only participate in the PPG Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and non-U.S. executives who do not participate in either Retirement Plan C or the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan. The key revision made in 2013 was to eliminate potential double payments under other PPG severance provisions or statutory requirements and the change in control agreement.
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Change in Control
Involuntary or Good Reason Termination
(2014)
|
Involuntary or Good Reason Termination |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|
C. E. Bunch |
||||
Financial Counseling |
$ | 34,821 | ||
Lump Sum Payment |
||||
Base Salary |
4,200,000 | |||
Bonus |
12,564,000 | |||
Pension Differential |
2,428,837 | |||
Health & Welfare Benefits |
33,905 | |||
Accelerated Vesting of LTI |
54,053,858 | |||
Excise Tax and Gross-up |
| |||
| | | | |
Total |
$ | 73,315,421 | (1) | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
F. S. Sklarsky |
||||
Lump Sum Payment |
||||
Base Salary |
$ | 2,010,000 | ||
Bonus |
1,809,000 | |||
Pension Differential |
| |||
Health & Welfare Benefits |
49,673 | |||
Accelerated Vesting of LTI |
10,707,962 | |||
Excise Tax and Gross-up |
6,469,969 | |||
| | | | |
Total |
$ | 21,046,604 | (1) | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
M. H. McGarry |
||||
Financial Counseling |
$ | 34,821 | ||
Lump Sum Payment |
||||
Base Salary |
2,025,000 | |||
Bonus |
3,300,000 | |||
Pension Differential |
2,855,717 | |||
Health & Welfare Benefits |
34,591 | |||
Accelerated Vesting of LTI |
8,910,753 | |||
Excise Tax and Gross-up |
7,381,116 | |||
| | | | |
Total |
$ | 24,541,998 | (1) | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
D. B. Navikas(4) |
||||
Financial Counseling |
$ | 34,821 | ||
Lump Sum Payment |
||||
Base Salary |
1,710,000 | |||
Bonus |
2,805,000 | |||
Pension Differential |
654,240 | |||
Health & Welfare Benefits |
36,165 | |||
Accelerated Vesting of LTI |
7,660,692 | |||
Excise Tax and Gross-up |
4,554,338 | |||
| | | | |
Total |
$ | 17,455,256 | (1) | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
V. R. Sekmakas |
||||
Non-Qualified Pension |
$ | 2,070,597 | (2) | |
Financial Counseling |
34,821 | |||
Lump Sum Payment |
||||
Base Salary |
1,740,000 | |||
Bonus |
2,520,000 | |||
Pension Differential |
1,238,340 | |||
Health & Welfare Benefits |
42,918 | |||
Retiree Medical Benefits |
243,185 | (3) | ||
Accelerated Vesting of LTI |
8,216,096 | |||
Excise Tax and Gross-up |
5,147,814 | |||
| | | | |
Total |
$ | 21,253,771 | ||
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
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present value under the Non-Qualified Pension Plan to which this officer would be entitled is presented in the Pension Benefits Table, which is located on page 53.
In the event of a change in control of PPG, the Company stock plans and award agreements entered into prior to 2009 provide that the participant will be entitled to full vesting acceleration of his or her unvested stock options, TSR awards and restricted stock units. For award agreements entered into in 2009 and thereafter, in the event of a change in control of PPG, an executive must be terminated (or have a substantial diminution of job duties) to be entitled to full vesting acceleration of unvested stock options, TSR awards and restricted stock units. The table below reflects the calculation of the aggregate dollar values related to acceleration of vesting of the incentive equity awards held by the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table in the event of a termination following a change in control, and the total is reflected in the "Accelerated Vesting of LTI" row for each officer in the table above on page 63. The stock option value was calculated by multiplying the number of unvested shares by the difference between the grant price and the closing stock price on December 31, 2014 ($231.15). If any stock options were underwater as of December 31, 2014, no value was assigned to such options. The TSR share and restricted stock unit value was calculated by multiplying the target number of unvested shares by the closing stock price on December 31, 2014, except as otherwise noted.
Change in Control
Accelerated Vesting of Outstanding Equity
(2014)
|
|
Restricted Stock Units | Total Shareholder Return Shares |
|
||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive
|
Stock Options ($) |
2013 - 2015 Performance Period ($)(1) |
2014 - 2016 Performance Period ($)(1) |
Time Vested ($) |
2013 - 2015 Performance Period ($)(2) |
2014 - 2016 Performance Period ($)(2) |
Total ($) | |||||||||||||||
C. E. Bunch |
31,941,953 | 7,063,828 | 3,430,959 | 0 | 7,979,135 | 3,637,983 | 54,053,858 | |||||||||||||||
F. S. Sklarsky |
2,392,904 | 1,395,568 | 686,284 | 3,929,550 | 1,576,110 | 727,546 | 10,707,962 | |||||||||||||||
M. H. McGarry |
4,657,964 | 1,161,875 | 863,808 | 0 | 1,312,251 | 914,855 | 8,910,753 | |||||||||||||||
D. B. Navikas(3) |
4,355,660 | 929,570 | 643,290 | 0 | 1,050,050 | 682,122 | 7,660,692 | |||||||||||||||
V. R. Sekmakas |
4,504,975 | 1,161,875 | 600,297 | 0 | 1,312,251 | 636,698 | 8,216,096 |
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PROPOSAL 2: NONBINDING VOTE ON APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION
OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires that we include in this Proxy Statement a non-binding shareholder vote on our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement (commonly referred to as "say-on-pay"). Based upon the vote of our shareholders at the 2011 annual meeting and the Board's recommendation, PPG will provide this advisory vote on an annual basis.
We encourage shareholders to review the section of this Proxy Statement relating to executive compensation on pages 30 through 64. Executive compensation is based on our pay-for-performance philosophy, which emphasizes executive performance measures that correlate closely with the achievement of both shorter-term performance objectives and longer-term shareholder value. To this end, a substantial portion of our executives' annual and long-term compensation is performance-based, with the payment being contingent on the achievement of performance goals. We believe our program strikes the appropriate balance between utilizing responsible, measured pay practices and effectively incentivizing our executives to dedicate themselves fully to value creation for our shareholders. This balance is evidenced by the following:
The following charts contain adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations, net sales from continuing operations and adjusted net income from continuing operations for each of the last five fiscal years:
Adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations and adjusted net income from continuing operations are not recognized financial measures determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and should not be considered a substitute for earnings-per-share or net income or other financial measures as computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A Regulation G reconciliation of adjusted earnings-per-share from continuing operations and adjusted net income from continuing operations to reported earnings-per-share from continuing operations and net income from continuing operations is included in Annex A to this Proxy Statement.
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past three years when measured against the S&P 500 was in the 95th percentile resulting in the payment of long-term TSR share awards at 220% of target.
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officers may not hold PPG stock in a margin account and may not pledge PPG stock as collateral for a loan.
Accordingly, you are asked to vote on the following resolution:
RESOLVED: The Board strongly endorses the Company's executive compensation program and recommends that the shareholders vote in favor of the following resolution: that the shareholders approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement on pages 30 through 64 and disclosed in accordance with rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the tabular and narrative disclosure contained therein.
Because the vote is advisory, it will not be binding upon the Board or the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee, and neither the Board nor the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee will be required to take any action as a result of the outcome of the vote on this proposal. However, the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee will carefully consider the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation programs.
Adoption of the resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers will require the affirmative vote of more than one-half of the shares present, either in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote and voting (excluding abstentions) at the Annual Meeting.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.
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PROPOSAL 3: PROPOSAL TO AMEND PPG'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO REPLACE THE SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENTS
PPG's Board of Directors has unanimously approved and is recommending that shareholders approve an amendment to PPG's Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to replace the supermajority voting requirements set forth therein.
At our 2013 annual meeting of shareholders, PPG placed on the ballot a non-binding, shareholder-submitted proposal requesting that PPG take the steps necessary to eliminate each shareholder voting requirement in PPG's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws that calls for a greater than simple majority vote. This proposal received the support of the holders of a majority of the cast votes at the meeting.
In 2014, the Board considered this proposal, including the amount of shareholder support it received, and proposed to amend PPG's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to replace the supermajority vote requirements with a simple majority vote or the closest standard to a simple majority vote allowed by Pennsylvania law. At our 2014 annual meeting, the Board's proposal to amend PPG's Articles and Bylaws received the support of the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting. However, the proposal failed because it did not receive the required affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the shares of PPG's outstanding common stock.
Considering the vote received at the 2014 annual meeting, the Board is again proposing to amend PPG's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to replace the supermajority vote requirements with a simple majority vote or the closest standard to a simple majority vote allowed by Pennsylvania law. The Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law (the "Pennsylvania BCL") provides that whenever any corporate action is to be taken by vote of the shareholders of a business corporation, it will be authorized upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote thereon.
PPG's Articles of Incorporation currently require the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the shares of PPG's outstanding common stock entitled to vote for shareholders to approve the following actions:
PPG's Bylaws currently require the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the shares of PPG's outstanding common stock entitled to vote in order for shareholders to approve the following actions:
The proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws would reduce the voting requirements for these actions to require a vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote in each circumstance described above other than the business combination provision. The Pennsylvania BCL requires that certain business combinations between PPG and a person who owns 20% or more of PPG's shares (an interested shareholder) receive the affirmative vote of no less than the majority of the votes cast if the transaction meets certain criteria. However, depending on the form of the transaction, approval may require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of
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outstanding common stock, excluding the votes of the interested shareholders, or may require the affirmative vote of all of the shares of outstanding common stock. Therefore, the vote required to approve such a transaction would be reduced to the minimum vote required by the Pennsylvania BCL.
Following the 2013 and 2014 annual meetings, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board carefully considered the advantages and disadvantages of maintaining the supermajority voting requirements in PPG's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Ultimately, the Nominating and Governance Committee determined, and the Board of Directors agreed, that it is in the best interest of PPG to replace the supermajority voting requirements. In developing this view, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board considered the relative weight of the arguments for and against supermajority voting requirements.
Proponents of the elimination of supermajority voting requirements posit that these requirements impede accountability to shareholders and contribute to Board and management entrenchment. They argue that a minority of shareholders can block an initiative supported by a majority of shareholders and that a simple majority vote requirement should be sufficient for any corporate action requiring shareholder approval. In this regard, the Board gave considerable weight to the fact that the 2013 shareholder proposal and 2014 management proposal each received a substantial majority of votes in favor of the proposal.
Meanwhile, proponents of supermajority voting requirements argue that these requirements are tailored to address specific instances where minority shareholders need a measure of protection against changes in corporate governance and other self-interested actions by one or more large shareholders. They argue that extraordinary transactions and fundamental changes to corporate governance should have the support of a broad consensus of a company's shareholders. Since a simple majority vote requires only the approval of a majority of the votes cast for and against a matter, a minority of shareholders could amend a company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and significantly alter the company's governance structure. Supermajority vote requirements may also protect minority shareholders by encouraging persons making unsolicited takeover proposals to negotiate directly with the Board.
After carefully weighing these considerations, the Board concluded that replacement of the supermajority voting provisions will both enhance our corporate governance practices and be an effective way to maintain and enhance the accountability of PPG to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Board, upon recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, has unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to amend PPG's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to replace the supermajority vote requirements set forth therein.
Conforming Changes to PPG's Bylaws
PPG's Bylaws also include supermajority voting provisions relating to the repeal of the classified board structure, removal of a director from office outside of the annual meeting process and amendment of the director liability and indemnification provisions that are consistent with the same provisions in the Articles of Incorporation. Conditional upon approval by the shareholders of the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation described in this proposal, PPG's Board has voted to remove the supermajority voting standards from the Bylaws and replace them with a standard requiring the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast and entitled to vote.
Complete Text of Proposed Amendment
The general description of the proposed amendment to PPG's Articles of Incorporation and the proposed amendment to PPG's Bylaws set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws, which are attached
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as Annex A and Annex B, respectively, to this proxy statement. Proposed additions are underlined, and proposed deletions are stricken through.
The affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the shares of the Company's outstanding common stock entitled to vote (including abstentions) at the Annual Meeting will be required for approval of the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation. If approved, the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation will become effective upon its filing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which we intend to do following the Annual Meeting.
If the proposal is approved, the Board also will make conforming amendments to our Bylaws as described above. If this proposal is not approved, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws will remain unchanged.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PPG'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO REPLACE THE SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENTS.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Service Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
During 2013 and 2014, we retained PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. In 2013, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company's previous independent registered public accounting firm, was dismissed from that role. However, during 2013 Deloitte & Touche LLP continued to provide some tax advisory, and on much smaller scale, audit services. In 2013 and 2014, Deloitte & Touche LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, respectively, provided services in the following categories and amounts:
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2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||
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Deloitte & Touche Fees |
PwC Fees |
Total Fees |
PwC Fees |
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Audit fees(1) |
$ | 0.1 | $ | 6.5 | $ | 6.6 | $ | 8.1 | |||||
Audit-related fees(2) |
$ | 0.2 | $ | 0.3 | $ | 0.5 | $ | 0.4 | |||||
Tax fees(3) |
$ | 3.0 | $ | 2.0 | $ | 5.0 | $ | 2.2 | |||||
All other fees |
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Total All Fees |
$ | 3.3 | $ | 8.8 | $ | 12.1 | $ | 10.7 |
The majority of services performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in 2014 were pre-approved in accordance with the Audit Committee pre-approval policy and procedures at its February 19, 2014 meeting. Additional services were approved during the year as needed, in accordance with this policy. In so doing, the committee determined that the provision of these services is compatible with
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maintaining the principal accountant's independence. In 2014, no services (which pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission regulations were considered de minimis) were provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that were approved by the committee after such services were performed.
Audit Committee Pre-approval Policy
The pre-approval policy describes the permitted audit, audit-related, tax and other services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP may perform and lists a range of fees for these services (referred to as the Service List). The service and fee ranges listed in the pre-approval policy are pre-approved by the Audit Committee. If a type of service to be provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is not included in the Service List, the committee must specifically pre-approve it. Normally, pre-approval is provided at regularly scheduled meetings. However, the authority to pre-approve up to $150,000 per engagement has been delegated to the committee chair to accommodate time sensitive service proposals. Any pre-approval decisions made by the chair must be communicated to the full committee at the next scheduled meeting.
PROPOSAL 4: RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2015. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and, while they do not plan to make a statement (although they will have the opportunity if they desire to do so), they will be available to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders.
It is intended that the shares represented by each proxy will be voted, in the discretion of the persons appointed as proxies, FOR the ratification. If the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is not ratified, the Audit Committee will reconsider the appointment of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. Even if the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is ratified by our shareholders, the Audit Committee in its discretion could decide to terminate the engagement of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and engage another firm if the committee determines such action to be necessary or desirable.
The ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 will require the affirmative vote of more than one-half of the shares present, either in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote and voting (excluding abstentions) at the Annual Meeting.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE
RATIFICATION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2015.
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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2014, regarding the number of shares of PPG common stock that may be issued under PPG's equity compensation plans:
Plan category
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Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) |
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b) |
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c)(2) |
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1) |
3,385,357 | $ | 108.14 | 7,579,479 | ||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders(3) |
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$ |
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Total |
3,385,357 | $ | 108.14 | 7,579,479 |
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As of the close of business on the record date, February 20, 2015, there were outstanding 136,397,471 shares of PPG common stock, par value $1.662/3 per share. Set forth below is certain information concerning the beneficial owners of more than 5% of PPG's outstanding shares:
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned |
Percent of Shares Outstanding |
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BlackRock, Inc. |
7,895,823 | (1) | 5.8 | % | |||
The Vanguard Group, Inc. |
8,483,743 |
(2) |
6.2 |
% |
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The following table sets forth all shares of PPG common stock beneficially owned, as of February 20, 2015, by each director, director nominee and executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table, as well as all directors, all director nominees and all executive officers of the Company as a group.
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Shares of Beneficially Owned Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents(1) |
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Beneficially Owned Common Stock(2) |
Common Stock Equivalents(3) |
Total(4) | |||||||
Stephen F. Angel |
1,130 | 6,764 | 7,894 | |||||||
Charles E. Bunch |
412,430 | 17,125 | 429,555 | |||||||
James G. Berges |
4,369 | 16,982 | 21,351 | |||||||
John V. Faraci |
730 | 1,793 | 2,523 | |||||||
Hugh Grant |
1,130 | 25,678 | 26,808 | |||||||
Victoria F. Haynes |
955 | 16,726 | 17,681 | |||||||
Michele J. Hooper |
6,255 | 15,301 | 21,556 | |||||||
Michael W. Lamach |
500 | 0 | 500 | |||||||
Martin H. Richenhagen |
8,867 | 0 | 8,867 | |||||||
Thomas J. Usher |
1,630 | 35,999 | 37,629 | |||||||
Frank S. Sklarsky |
1,616 | 231 | 1,847 | |||||||
Michael H. McGarry |
59,240 | 520 | 59,760 | |||||||
Viktoras R. Sekmakas |
37,421 | 329 | 37,750 | |||||||
David B. Navikas |
47,932 | 7,390 | 55,322 | |||||||
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group(5) |
648,955 | 147,880 | 796,835 |
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1.0% of the voting securities of PPG outstanding. The beneficial owners as a group hold less than 1.0% of the voting securities of PPG outstanding.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
The directors and executive officers of PPG are required to file reports of initial ownership and changes of ownership of PPG securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. As a practical matter, PPG assists its directors and executive officers by monitoring transactions and completing and filing such reports on their behalf. To PPG's knowledge, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the required filings of all such directors and executive officers were timely filed.
PPG and some banks, brokers and other nominees are participating in the practice of "householding" proxy materials. This means that shareholders who share the same address may not receive separate copies of proxy materials, unless we have received instructions to the contrary. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate set of the proxy materials, or if you are receiving multiple copies of the proxy materials and wish to receive only one, please notify your bank, broker or other nominee if your shares are held in a brokerage account or us if you hold registered shares. We will promptly deliver an additional copy of the proxy materials to you, without charge, if you write to Investor Relations at PPG Industries, Inc., One PPG Place, 40th Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272, or call us at (412) 434-3318.
So far as is known, no matters other than those described herein are expected to come before the Annual Meeting. It is intended, however, that the proxies solicited hereby will be voted on any other matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, in the discretion of the person or persons voting such proxies unless the shareholder has indicated on the proxy card that the shares represented thereby are not to be voted on such other matters.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 5, 2015 |
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
PPG believes investors' understanding of the Company's operating performance is enhanced by the disclosure of net income from continuing operations and earnings per diluted share from continuing operations adjusted for nonrecurring charges. PPG's management considers this information useful in providing insight into the Company's ongoing operating performance because it excludes the impact of items that cannot reasonably be expected to recur on an ongoing basis. Net income from continuing operations and earnings per diluted share from continuing operations adjusted for these items are not recognized financial measures determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and should not be considered a substitute for net income from continuing operations and earnings per diluted share from continuing operations or other financial measures as computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, net income from continuing operations and earnings per diluted share from continuing operations may not be comparable to similarly titled measures as reported by other companies.
Net income from continuing operations (attributable to PPG) and earnings per share from continuing operationsassuming dilution (attributable to PPG) are reconciled to adjusted net income from continuing operations (attributable to PPG) and adjusted earnings per share from continuing operationsassuming dilution below:
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Net Income |
Net Income |
Net Income |
Net Income |
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$ | EPS | $ | EPS | $ | EPS | $ | EPS | $ | EPS | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net income from continuing operations (attributable to PPG) |
$ | 1,133 | $ | 8.10 | $ | 950 | $ | 6.55 | $ | 663 | $ | 4.27 | $ | 778 | $ | 4.88 | $ | 537 | $ | 3.23 | |||||||||||
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Net income from continuing operations (attributable to PPG) includes: |
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Charges related to business restructuring |
| | 73 | 0.50 | 137 | 0.89 | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Charges related to environmental remediation |
86 | 0.61 | 64 | 0.44 | 99 | 0.64 | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Charges related to business acquisitions |
| | 24 | 0.16 | 7 | 0.05 | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Legacy pension settlement costs |
5 | 0.03 | 13 | 0.09 | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. tax law change enacted in 2013 |
| | (10 | ) | (0.07 | ) | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||
U.S. tax law change enacted in 2010 |
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Charges related to debt refinancing |
200 | 1.44 | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Charges related to transaction-related costs |
42 | 0.30 | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on asset dispositions |
(73 | ) | (0.52 | ) | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Favorable foreign tax ruling |
(29 | ) | (0.21 | ) | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net income |
$ | 1,364 | $ | 9.75 | $ | 1,114 | $ | 7.67 | $ | 906 | $ | 5.85 | $ | 778 | $ | 4.88 | $ | 610 | $ | 3.67 | |||||||||||
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. TO REPLACE THE SUPERMAJORITY VOTING
REQUIREMENTS
The Restated Articles of Incorporation of PPG Industries, Inc. is proposed to be amended as follows. Proposed additions are
underlined, and proposed deletions are stricken through.
RESTATED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
FIRST. The name of the corporation is PPG Industries, Inc.
SECOND. The location and post office address of its registered office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272.
THIRD. The purpose or purposes of the corporation, which exists under the Business Corporation Law of 1933, as amended, are:
(a) To manufacture, buy, sell, install, and deal in goods, wares, and merchandise of all descriptions;
(b) To mine, contract, quarry, drill, or bore for, produce, buy, and sell coal, limestone, sand, clay, gypsum, oil, ores, mineral salt, natural gas (sales to be made at the mouth of the well and at wholesale only), and other minerals and mineral substances;
(c) To engage in building construction, as contractor or otherwise; and
(d) To engage in research, engineering, and developmental work.
The corporation shall also have unlimited power to engage in and to do any lawful act concerning any or all lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated under the Business Corporation Law of 1933, as amended.
FOURTH. The term of its existence is perpetual.
FIFTH. 5.1 The aggregate number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is 610,000,000, of which 10,000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock, without par value, issuable in one or more series and 600,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock, par value $1.662/3 per share.
5.2 The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, at any time or from time to time, to divide any or all of the shares of Preferred Stock into one or more series, and in the resolution or resolutions establishing a particular series, before issuance of any of the shares thereof, to fix and determine the number of shares and the designation of such series, so as to distinguish it from the shares of all other series and classes, and to fix and determine the preferences, voting rights, qualifications, privileges, limitations, options, conversion rights, restrictions and other special or relative rights of the Preferred Stock or of such series, to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the
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laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including, but not limited to, the variations between different series in the following respects:
(a) the distinctive designation of such series and the number of shares which shall constitute such series, which number may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) from time to time by the Board of Directors;
(b) the annual dividend rate for such series, and the date or dates from which dividends shall commence to accrue;
(c) the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions on which, the shares of such series may be made redeemable;
(d) the purchase or sinking fund provisions, if any, for the purchase or redemption of shares of such series;
(e) the preferential amount or amounts payable upon shares of such series in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation;
(f) the voting rights, if any, of shares of such series;
(g) the terms and conditions, if any, upon which shares of such series may be converted and the class or classes or series of shares of the corporation or other securities into which such shares may be converted;
(h) the relative seniority, parity or junior rank of such series as to dividends or assets with respect to any other classes or series of stock then or thereafter to be issued; and
(i) such other terms, qualifications, privileges, limitations, options, restrictions, and special or relative rights and preferences, if any, of shares of such series as the Board of Directors may, at the time of such resolution or resolutions, lawfully fix and determine under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Unless otherwise provided in a resolution or resolutions establishing any particular series, the aggregate number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased by an amendment of the Restated Articles approved solely by a majority vote of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (or solely with a lesser vote of the Common Stock, or solely by action of the Board of Directors, if permitted by law at the time).
All shares of any one series shall be alike in every particular, except with respect to the accrual of dividends prior to the date of issuance.
5.3 Except for and subject to those rights expressly granted to the holders of Preferred Stock or any series thereof by resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Article Fifth and except as may be provided by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the holders of Common Stock shall have exclusively all other rights of shareholders.
5.4 No holder of Common Stock or of any other class of stock of the corporation shall be entitled as such, as a matter of right, to subscribe for or purchase any part of any new or additional issue of stock of any class or of securities convertible into any stock of any class, whether now or hereafter authorized and whether issued for cash or other consideration or by way of dividend, and the corporation may issue shares, option rights or securities having option or conversion rights without first offering them to shareholders of any class. No holder of Common Stock or of any other class of stock of the corporation shall have the right of cumulative voting in any election of directors.
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SIXTH. 6.1 The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors comprised as follows:
(a) The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than 9 nor more than 17 persons, the exact number to be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the directors then in office;
(b) Directors shall, from and after the annual meeting of shareholders held in 1987, continue to be classified with respect to the time for which they shall severally hold office by dividing them into 3 classes, as nearly equal in number as possible. At such meeting and at each succeeding annual meeting of shareholders, the class of directors then being elected shall be elected to hold office for a term of 3 years. Each director shall hold office for the term for which elected and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified;
(c) Subject
to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any director, any class of directors, or the entire Board of Directors, may be
removed from office by shareholder vote at any time, with or without assigning any cause, but only if shareholders entitled to cast at least 80% of the votes which all shareholders
would be entitled to cast at an annual election of directors or of such class of directors shall vote in favor of such removal; provided, however, that no individual director shall
be removed (unless the entire Board of Directors or any class of directors be removed) in case the votes cast against such removal would be sufficient, if voted cumulatively for such director, to
elect him or her to the class of directors of which he or she is a member; and
(d) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, vacancies in the Board of Directors, including vacancies resulting from an increase in the number of directors, shall be filled only by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, though less than a quorum, except that vacancies resulting from removal from office by a vote of the shareholders may be filled by the shareholders at the same meeting at which such removal occurs. All directors elected to fill vacancies shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders at which the term of the class to which they have been elected expires. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
6.2 Notwithstanding
any other provisions of law, the Restated Articles or the Bylaws of the corporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least
80% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote in an annual election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to
amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article Sixth.
(a) In
addition to any affirmative vote required by law or the Restated Articles, and except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 7.2 of this
Article Seventh:
SEVENTH. 7.1(a) In addition to any affirmative vote required by law or the Restated Articles, and except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 7.2 of this Article Seventh, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote thereon in an annual election of directors (the "Voting Stock"), voting together as a single class, shall be required for certain Business Combinations (as defined herein) as follows:
(1) any merger or consolidation of the corporation or any Subsidiary with (A) any Interested Shareholder or with (B) any other corporation (whether or not itself an Interested Shareholder) which is, or after such merger or consolidation would be, an Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Shareholder;
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(2) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) to or with any Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Shareholder of any assets of the corporation or any Subsidiary having an aggregate Fair Market Value of $10,000,000 or more;
(3) the issuance or sale by the corporation or any Subsidiary (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of any securities of the corporation or any Subsidiary to any Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Shareholder in exchange for cash, securities or other consideration (or a combination thereof) having an aggregate Fair Market Value of $10,000,000 or more;
(4) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the corporation proposed by or on behalf of any Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Shareholder; or
(5) any
reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock split), or recapitalization of the corporation, or any merger or consolidation of the corporation with
any of its Subsidiaries or any other transaction (whether or not with or into or otherwise involving an Interested Shareholder) which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the
proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class of equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities of the corporation or any Subsidiary which is directly or indirectly
owned by any Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Shareholder; shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting
power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote in an annual election of directors (the "Voting Stock"), voting together as a single
class.
Such affirmative vote described above shall be required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that a lesser percentage may be specified, by law or in any agreement with any national securities exchange or otherwise.
(b) The term "Business Combination" as used in this Article Seventh shall mean any transaction which is referred to in any one or more of clauses (1) through (5) of paragraph (a) of Section 7.1 of this Article Seventh.
7.2 The provisions of Section 7.1 of this Article Seventh shall not be applicable to any Business Combination, and such Business Combination shall require only such affirmative vote (if any) as is required by law, any other provision of the Restated Articles or any agreement with any national securities exchange, if all of the conditions specified in either of the following paragraphs (a) or (b) are met:
(a) The Business Combination shall have been approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors; or
(b) All of the following six conditions shall have been met:
(1) The transaction constituting the Business Combination shall provide for a consideration to be received by holders of Common Stock in exchange for their stock, and the aggregate amount of the cash and the Fair Market Value as of the date of the consummation of the Business Combination of consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders of Common Stock in such Business Combination shall be at least equal to the highest of the following:
(A) (if applicable) the highest per share price (including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers' fees) paid in order to acquire any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Interested Shareholder which were acquired (i) within the two-year period immediately prior to the first public announcement of the proposed
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Business Combination (the "Announcement Date") or (ii) in the transaction in which it became an Interested Shareholder, whichever is higher;
(B) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Announcement Date or on the date on which the Interested Shareholder became an Interested Shareholder (the "Determination Date"), whichever is higher; and
(C) (if applicable) the price per share equal to the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock determined pursuant to clause (B) immediately preceding, multiplied by the ratio of (i) the highest per share price (including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers' fees) paid in order to acquire any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Interested Shareholder which were acquired within the two-year period immediately prior to the Announcement Date to (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the first day in such two-year period on which the Interested Shareholder beneficially owned any shares of Common Stock.
(2) If the transaction constituting the Business Combination shall provide for a consideration to be received by holders of any class of outstanding Voting Stock other than Common Stock and other than Institutional Voting Stock, the aggregate amount of the cash and the Fair Market Value as of the date of the consummation of the Business Combination of consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders of shares of such Voting Stock shall be at least equal to the highest of the following (it being intended that the requirements of this clause (b)(2) shall be required to be met with respect to every class of outstanding Voting Stock (other than Institutional Voting Stock), whether or not the Interested Shareholder beneficially owns any shares of a particular class of Voting Stock):
(A) (if applicable) the highest per share price (including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers' fees) paid in order to acquire any shares of such class of Voting Stock beneficially owned by the Interested Shareholder which were acquired (i) within the two-year period immediately prior to the Announcement Date or (ii) in the transaction in which it became an Interested Shareholder, whichever is higher;
(B) (if applicable) the highest preferential amount per share to which the holders of shares of such class of Voting Stock are entitled in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation;
(C) the Fair Market Value per share of such class of Voting Stock on the Announcement Date or on the Determination Date, whichever is higher; and
(D) (if applicable) the price per share equal to the Fair Market Value per share of such class of Voting Stock determined pursuant to clause (C) immediately preceding, multiplied by the ratio of (i) the highest per share price (including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers' fees) paid in order to acquire any shares of such class of Voting Stock beneficially owned by the Interested Shareholder which were acquired within the two-year period immediately prior to the Announcement Date to (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of such class of Voting Stock on the first day in such two-year period on which the Interested Shareholder beneficially owned any shares of such class of Voting Stock.
(3) The consideration to be received by holders of a particular class of outstanding Voting Stock (including Common Stock) shall be in cash or in the same form as was previously paid in order to acquire shares of such class of Voting Stock which are beneficially owned by the Interested Shareholder. If the Interested Shareholder beneficially owns shares of any class of Voting Stock which were acquired with varying forms of consideration, the form of consideration to be received by holders of such class of Voting Stock shall be either cash or
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the form used to acquire the largest number of shares of such class of Voting Stock beneficially owned by it.
(4) After such Interested Shareholder has become an Interested Shareholder and prior to the consummation of such Business Combination: (A) except as approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors, there shall have been no failure to declare and pay at the regular date therefor any full quarterly dividends (whether or not cumulative) on any outstanding Preferred Stock; (B) there shall have been (i) no reduction in the annual rate of dividends paid on the Common Stock (except as necessary to reflect any subdivision of the Common Stock), except as approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors, and (ii) an increase in such annual rate of dividends (as necessary to prevent any such reduction) in the event of any reclassification (including any reverse stock split), recapitalization, reorganization or any similar transaction which has the effect of reducing the number of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, unless the failure so to increase such annual rate is approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors; and (C) such Interested Shareholder shall not have become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Voting Stock except as part of the transaction in which it became an Interested Shareholder.
(5) After such Interested Shareholder has become an Interested Shareholder, such Interested Shareholder shall not have received the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a shareholder), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial assistance or any tax credits or other tax advantages provided by the corporation, whether in anticipation of or in connection with such Business Combination or otherwise.
(6) A proxy or information statement describing the proposed Business Combination and complying with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder (or any subsequent provisions replacing such Act, rules or regulations) shall be mailed to public shareholders of the corporation at least 30 days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination (whether or not such proxy or information statement is required to be mailed pursuant to such Act or subsequent provisions).
7.3 For the purposes of this Article Seventh:
(a) A "person" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation or other entity.
(b) "Interested Shareholder" at any particular time shall mean any person (other than the corporation or any Subsidiary) who or which:
(1) is at such time the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 20% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock;
(2) is at such time a director of the corporation and at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to such time was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 20% of the voting power of the then outstanding Voting Stock; or
(3) Is at such time an assignee of or has otherwise succeeded to the beneficial ownership of any shares of Voting Stock which were at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to such time beneficially owned by any Interested Shareholder, if such assignment or succession shall have occurred in the course of a transaction or series of transactions not involving a public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933.
(c) A person shall be a "beneficial owner" of any shares of Voting Stock:
(1) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates beneficially owns, directly or indirectly;
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(2) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has (A) the right to acquire (whether or not such right is exercisable immediately) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (B) the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; or
(3) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other person with which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of Voting Stock.
(d) For the purposes of determining whether a person is an Interested Shareholder pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 7.3, the number of shares of Voting Stock deemed to be outstanding shall include shares deemed owned by an Interested Shareholder through application of paragraph (c) of this Section 7.3 but shall not include any other shares of Voting Stock which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.
(e) "Affiliate" or "Associate" shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on February 17, 1983 (the term "registrant" in said Rule 12b-2 meaning in this case the corporation).
(f) "Subsidiary" means any corporation of which a majority of any class of equity security is owned, directly or indirectly, by the corporation; provided, however, that for the purposes of the definition of Interested Shareholder set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section 7.3, the term "Subsidiary" shall mean only a corporation of which a majority of each class of equity security is owned, directly or indirectly, by the corporation.
(g) "Continuing Director" means any member of the Board of Directors of the corporation who is unaffiliated with, and not a representative of, the Interested Shareholder and was a member of the Board of Directors prior to the time that the Interested Shareholder became an Interested Shareholder, and any successor of a Continuing Director who is unaffiliated with, and not a representative of, the Interested Shareholder and is recommended to succeed a Continuing Director by a majority of the Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors.
(h) "Fair Market Value" means: (1) in the case of stock, the highest closing sale price during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date in question of a share of such stock on the Composite Tape for New York Stock Exchange-Listed Stocks, or, if such stock is not quoted on the Composite Tape, on the New York Stock Exchange, or, if such stock is not listed on such Exchange, on the principal United States securities exchange registered under the Securities Act of 1934 on which such stock is listed, or, if such stock is not listed on any such exchange, the highest closing bid quotation with respect to a share of such stock during the 30-day period preceding the date in question on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System or any system then in use, or if no such quotations are available, the fair market value on the date in question of a share of such stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith; and (2) in the case of property other than cash or stock, the fair market value of such property on the date in question as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.
(i) "Institutional Voting Stock" shall mean any class of Voting Stock which was issued to and continues to be held solely by one or more insurance companies, pension funds, commercial banks, savings banks or similar financial institutions or institutional investors.
(j) In the event of any Business Combination in which the corporation survives, the phrase "consideration other than cash to be received" as used in paragraph (b) of Section 7.2 of this
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Article Seventh shall include the shares of Common Stock and/or the shares of any other class of outstanding Voting Stock retained by the holders of such shares.
7.4 The Board of Directors shall have the power and duty to determine for the purposes of this Article Seventh, on the basis of information known to them after reasonable inquiry, (a) whether a person is an Interested Shareholder, (b) the number of shares of Voting Stock beneficially owned by any person, (c) whether a person is an Affiliate or Associate of another, (d) whether a class of Voting Stock is Institutional Voting Stock and (e) whether the assets which are the subject of any Business Combination have, or the consideration to be received for the issuance or transfer of securities by the corporation or any Subsidiary in any Business Combination has, an aggregate Fair Market Value of $10,000,000 or more. Any such determination made in good faith shall be binding and conclusive on all parties.
7.5 Nothing contained in this Article Seventh shall be construed to relieve any Interested Shareholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.
7.6 Notwithstanding
any other provisions of law, the Restated Articles or the Bylaws of the corporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least
80% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this
Article Seventh.
EIGHTH. To
the fullest extent that the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as in effect on January 27, 1987, or as thereafter
amended, permit the elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, no director of the corporation shall be personally liable for monetary damages as such for any action taken, or any failure
to take any action, as a director. This Article Eighth shall not apply to any actions filed prior to January 27, 1987, nor to any breach of performance of duty or any failure of performance of
duty by any director occurring prior to January 27, 1987. The provisions of this Article Eighth shall be deemed to be a contract with each director of the corporation who serves as such at any
time while such provisions are in effect, and each such director shall be deemed to be serving as such in reliance on such provisions. Any amendment to or repeal of this Article Eighth, or adoption of
any other Article or Bylaw of the corporation, which has the effect of increasing director liability shall require the affirmative vote of at
least 80% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote in an annual election of directors, voting together as a single class. Any such
amendment or repeal, or other Article or Bylaw, shall operate prospectively only and shall not have effect with respect to any action taken, or any failure to act, by a director
prior thereto.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF PPG
INDUSTRIES, INC. TO REPLACE THE SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENTS
The Amended and Restated Bylaws of PPG Industries, Inc. are proposed to be amended as follows. Proposed additions are
underlined, and proposed deletions are stricken through.
BYLAWS
OF
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Incorporated under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)
Section 1.1 Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held each year on such day as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors") may designate, or, if not so designated, on the third Thursday in April if not a legal holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the next business day following. Annual meetings shall be held at such geographic location, within or without the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 1.2 Business at Annual Meetings. The business at each annual meeting of the shareholders shall include: (a) a review of the business of the preceding year; (b) the election of directors; and (c) such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. No business may be transacted at any annual meeting other than (i) matters referred to in the notice of the meeting or any supplement thereto, (ii) matters otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (iii) matters properly brought before the meeting by one or more shareholders, but only in accordance and upon compliance with the provisions of the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the notice provisions of Section 1.3 and Section 1.4 of these bylaws (including, in the case of nominations, the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 1.13 of these bylaws) and (iv) matters which are incidental or germane to any of the foregoing. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended from time to time (the "Restated Articles of Incorporation") or these bylaws, the Chairman or, in the Chairman's absence, the presiding officer of any annual or special meeting (as provided for in Section 1.11 of these bylaws) shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with these bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or other business is not in compliance with these bylaws, to declare that no action shall be taken on such nomination or other business and such nomination or other business shall be disregarded.
Section 1.3 Nominations of Director Candidates.
(a) Nominations for the election of directors at a meeting of shareholders may be made only (i) by the Board of Directors or a committee appointed by the Board of Directors or (ii) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such a meeting, by a holder of record of stock entitled to vote in the election of the directors to be elected; but a nomination (other than a nomination to fill a vacancy resulting from removal from office by a vote of the shareholders under Article Sixth of the Restated Articles of Incorporation) may be made by a shareholder only if written notice of such nomination is given, either by personal delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary and has been received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than (1) with respect to an election to be held at an annual meeting of shareholders held on the third Thursday in April, 90 days prior to
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such annual meeting and (2) with respect to an election to be held at an annual meeting of shareholders held on a date other than the third Thursday in April or an election to be held at a special meeting of the shareholders, the later of 90 days prior to such meeting or the close of business on the tenth day following the date of the first public disclosure of the date of such meeting. The immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to make nominations before a meeting of shareholders. In addition, to be considered timely, a shareholder's notice shall further be updated and supplemented, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for the meeting in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date, and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. No such supplement or update may include any new nominees who were not named in the original notice of nomination. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual or special meeting, or the public announcement thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder's notice as described above. For purposes of this Section 1.3, the first public disclosure of the date of any special meeting of shareholders or any annual meeting of shareholders held on a date other than the third Thursday in April shall be when disclosure of such meeting date is first made in a filing made by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in any notice given to the New York Stock Exchange, or in a news release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Reuters, Bloomberg, the Associated Press or comparable national news service.
(b) As to each person, if any, whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board of Directors, a shareholder's notice must, in addition to the matters set forth in Section 1.5 of these bylaws, set forth: (i) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected), (ii) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such shareholder and the beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission if the shareholder making the nomination and the beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the "registrant" for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; and (iii) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement as required by Section 1.13 of these bylaws. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable shareholder's understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee. The presiding officer of the meeting may refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person by a shareholder
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not made in compliance with the foregoing procedure. Subject to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, nothing in these bylaws shall be construed to permit any shareholder, or give any shareholder the right, to include or have disseminated or described in the Corporation's proxy statement any nomination of a director or directors or any other business proposal.
Section 1.4 Other Matters Brought by Shareholders. For business, other than nominations of director candidates, to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to clause (c) of Section 1.2 of these bylaws, the shareholder must give timely notice thereof, and timely updates and supplements with respect thereto, in writing to the Secretary and such business must otherwise be a proper matter for shareholder action. The immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to bring business other than nominations of director candidates (and other than matters properly submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Corporation's notice of meeting) before an annual meeting of shareholders. To be timely, a shareholder's notice shall be given, either by personal delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary and received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than 90 days prior to such annual meeting, provided that, if such annual meeting is held on a date other than the third Thursday in April, such written notice must be given not later than the later of 90 days prior to such annual meeting or the close of business on the tenth day following the date of the first public disclosure of the date of such meeting. For purposes of this Section 1.4, the first public disclosure of the date of any annual meeting of shareholders held on a date other than the third Thursday in April shall be when disclosure of such meeting date is first made in a filing by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in any notice given to the New York Stock Exchange, or in a news release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Reuters, Bloomberg, the Associated Press or comparable national news service. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting, or the public announcement thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder's notice as described above. In addition, to be considered timely, a shareholder's notice shall further be updated and supplemented, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for the meeting in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date, and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. No such supplement or update may include any new business to be brought before the annual meeting that was not specified in the original notice. Such shareholder's notice shall set forth, in addition to the matters set forth in Section 1.5 of these bylaws, (a) as to each matter a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such shareholder; (b) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such proposal or business includes a proposal to amend the bylaws of the Corporation, the text of the proposed amendment); (c) the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given and a specific representation that the shareholder intends to be present at the meeting in person or by proxy to present and speak as to such business; and (d) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such shareholder. The presiding officer of the meeting may refuse to permit any business to be brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder without compliance with the procedure set forth in this Section 1.4.
Section 1.5 Disclosure Requirements. To be in proper form, a shareholder's notice (whether given pursuant to Section 1.3 or Section 1.4 of these bylaws) to the Secretary must, as to the
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shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, set forth: (i) the name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Corporation's books, of such beneficial owner, if any, and of their respective affiliates or associates or any others acting in concert therewith, (ii) (A) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record by such shareholder, such beneficial owner and their respective affiliates or associates or any others acting in concert therewith, (B) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, or any derivative or synthetic arrangement having the characteristics of a long position in any class or series of shares of the Corporation, or any contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions designed to produce economic benefits and risks that correspond substantially to the ownership of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, including due to the fact that the value of such contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions is determined by reference to the price, value or volatility of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument, contract or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of shares of the Corporation, through the delivery of cash or other property, or otherwise, and without regard to whether the shareholder of record, the beneficial owner, if any, or their respective affiliates or associates or any others acting in concert therewith, may have entered into transactions that hedge or mitigate the economic effect of such instrument, contract or right, or any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation (any of the foregoing, a "Derivative Instrument") directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such shareholder, the beneficial owner, if any, or their respective affiliates or associates or any others acting in concert therewith, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such shareholder has a right to vote any class or series of shares of the Corporation, (D) any agreement, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, including any repurchase or similar so-called "stock borrowing" agreement or arrangement, involving such shareholder, directly or indirectly, the purpose or effect of which is to mitigate loss, to reduce the economic risk (of ownership or otherwise) of any class or series of the shares of the Corporation, to manage the risk of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such shareholder with respect to any class or series of the shares of the Corporation, or which provides, directly or indirectly, the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the price or value of any class or series of the shares of the Corporation (any of the foregoing, a "Short Interest"), (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such shareholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such shareholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership, (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such shareholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such shareholder's immediate family sharing the same household, (H) any significant equity interests or any Derivative Instruments or Short Interests in any principal competitor of the Corporation held by such shareholder, and (I) any direct or indirect interest of such shareholder in any contract with the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation or any principal competitor of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), and (iii) any other information relating to such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement and form of proxy or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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Section 1.6 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called at any time, for the purpose or purposes set forth in the call, by the Board of Directors or by the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Special meetings shall be held at the registered office of the Corporation, or at such other places, within or without the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as may be designated by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board of Directors. No business may be transacted at any special meeting of the shareholders other than matters referred to in the notice of the meeting or any supplement thereto and matters which are incidental or germane thereto.
Section 1.7 Notice. Notice specifying the geographic location, date and time and the general nature of business to be transacted at each meeting of the shareholders shall be given by the Secretary to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting.
Section 1.8 Quorum; Adjournment. A shareholders' meeting shall not be organized for the transaction of business unless a quorum is present. At any meeting, the presence in person or by proxy of shareholders entitled to cast the minimum number of votes required by law to constitute a quorum on a particular matter in the absence of a bylaw to the contrary, or if no such number is required by law, at least a majority of the votes which all shareholders are entitled to cast on such matter, shall be necessary and sufficient to organize a meeting for the purpose of considering such matter. If a proxy casts a vote on behalf of a shareholder on any issue other than a procedural motion considered at a meeting of shareholders, the shareholder shall be deemed to be present during the entire meeting for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present for consideration of any other issue. Notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than the number of votes required by the preceding sentence, the shareholders who continue to be present at a duly organized meeting shall constitute a quorum in order to continue to do business until adjournment. If a meeting cannot be organized because a quorum has not attended, those present in person or by proxy may by majority vote adjourn the meeting to such time and place as they may determine. The Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President may adjourn the meeting from time to time, whether or not there is a quorum, and it shall not be necessary to give notice of such adjourned meeting or the business to be transacted at such meeting to any shareholder other than by announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment is taken, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Section 1.9 Voting. In order to vote at any meeting, a shareholder must be personally present or vote by proxy. When authorized by the presiding officer, the voting at a meeting of the shareholders may be by voice; but at any meeting of shareholders any qualified voter may demand a stock vote on a matter properly before the meeting, whereupon (i) with respect to any matter specifically set forth in the notice of meeting, such stock vote shall be taken by ballot, and (ii) in the case of any other vote, such stock vote may be taken by ballot, by show of hands, or by any other manner selected by the presiding officer. If the vote is taken by ballot, each ballot shall state the name of the shareholder voting and the number of shares voted by such shareholder, and if such ballot be cast by proxy, it shall state the name of the proxy voting and the number of shares voted as proxy. Each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share having voting power registered in such shareholder's name on the books of the Corporation as of the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting, and it may be voted by the shareholder or such shareholder's duly authorized proxy. When a stock vote is demanded, all questions shall be decided by a vote of shareholders present, in person or by proxy, entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes which all shareholders present and voting (excluding abstentions) are entitled to cast on the particular matter, unless otherwise especially provided in these bylaws, in the Restated Articles of Incorporation or by law, and except that in the case of privileged, subsidiary or incidental motions or questions involving the convenience of the shareholders present, the presiding officer may call for a per capita vote, either by voice or by show of hands. Where a proxy or proxies represent the holders of shares entitled to cast in aggregate a
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sufficient number of votes to adopt a particular resolution, the vote of such proxy or proxies may, in the discretion of the presiding officer, constitute action by the shareholders.
A complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders, arranged in alphabetical order with the address of and the number of shares held by each, shall be prepared by the Secretary and shall be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the whole time of the meeting. In lieu of the making of a list, the Corporation may make the information therein available at the meeting by any other means.
Section 1.10 Proxies. Every shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of the shareholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons, but not more than three, to act for such shareholder by proxy. Every proxy shall be executed or authenticated by the shareholder or by such shareholder's duly authorized attorney-in-fact, in a manner authorized by applicable law and filed with or transmitted to the Secretary or the designated agent of the Corporation.
Section 1.11 Meeting Procedure. At all meetings of shareholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside, but in the absence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the presiding officer shall be designated by the Board of Directors, or if not so designated, selected by the shareholders present. The Secretary shall take the minutes of the meeting, but in the absence of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, the presiding officer shall designate any person to take the minutes of the meeting. The presiding officer of any meeting shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the conduct of discussion as seems to such officer in order. The conduct of meetings shall be governed by accepted corporate practice (not Roberts' Rules), the fundamental rule being that all who are entitled to take part shall be treated with fairness and good faith.
Section 1.12 Election and Resignation of Directors.
(a) Subject to any rights of the holders of any class or series of shares of the Corporation to elect directors separately, each director shall be elected by a vote of the majority of the votes cast with respect to that director at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, in accordance with Section 1.8 of these bylaws; provided, that, if, at the close of the notice period set forth in Section 1.3 of these bylaws, the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected, the directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast and entitled to vote on the election of directors in person or by proxy at any such meeting. For purposes of this Section 1.12, a vote of the majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted "for" a director must exceed 50% of the votes cast "for" or "against" that director.
(b) If an incumbent director is running uncontested and is not elected as provided in subsection (a) of this Section 1.12, such director shall promptly offer to tender his or her irrevocable resignation to the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee, or such other committee designated by the Board, will recommend to the Board of Directors whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors will act on the Committee's recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the rationale behind it within 90 days following the date of the certification of the election results. The director who tenders his or her resignation will not participate in the Board of Directors' decision with respect to such resignation.
(c) Any director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or to the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified in the notice or, if no time is specified, immediately. Unless such notice is provided pursuant to subsection (b) of this
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Section 1.12, or acceptance is otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 1.13 Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement. To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation, a person must deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under these bylaws) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request), and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) that such person (A) is not and will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a "Voting Commitment") that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person's ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such person's fiduciary duties under applicable law, (B) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein; (C) beneficially owns, or agrees to purchase prior to being elected as a director of the Corporation, not less than 100 common shares of the Corporation (the "Qualifying Shares") (subject to adjustment for any stock splits or stock dividends occurring after date of such representation or agreement), will not dispose of such minimum number of shares so long as such person is a director, and has disclosed therein whether all or any portion of the Qualifying Shares were purchased with any financial assistance provided by any other person and whether any other person has any interest in the Qualifying Shares; and (D) will serve as a director of the Corporation if so elected and, in such person's individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, that such person would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply, with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation publicly disclosed from time to time and with the requirements of Section 1.12 of these bylaws.
Section 2.1 Number, Classification and Removal; Vacancies. Article Sixth of the Restated Articles of Incorporation reads as follows:
"SIXTH. 6.1 The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors comprised as follows:
(a) The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than 9 nor more than 17 persons, the exact number to be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the directors then in office;
(b) Directors shall, from and after the annual meeting of shareholders held in 1987, continue to be classified with respect to the time for which they shall severally hold office by dividing them into 3 classes, as nearly equal in number as possible. At such meeting and at each succeeding annual meeting of shareholders, the class of directors then being elected shall be elected to hold office for a term of 3 years. Each director shall hold office for the term for which elected and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified;
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(c) Subject
to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, any director, any class of directors, or the entire Board of Directors, may be
removed from office by shareholder vote at any time, with or without assigning any cause, but only if shareholders entitled to cast at least 80% of the votes which all shareholders
would be entitled to cast at an annual election of directors or of such class of directors shall vote in favor of such removal; provided, however, that no individual director shall
be removed (unless the entire Board of Directors or any class of directors be removed) in case the votes cast against such removal would be sufficient, if voted cumulatively for such director, to
elect him or her to the class of directors of which he or she is a member; and
(d) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, vacancies in the Board of Directors, including vacancies resulting from an increase in the number of directors, shall be filled only by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, though less than a quorum, except that vacancies resulting from removal from office by a vote of the shareholders may be filled by the shareholders at the same meeting at which such removal occurs. All directors elected to fill vacancies shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders at which the term of the class to which they have been elected expires. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
6.2 Notwithstanding
any other provisions of law, the Restated Articles of Incorporation or the bylaws of the corporation, the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote in an annual election of directors,
voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article Sixth."
Section 2.2 Qualifications and Powers. No person shall be elected a director unless such person owns at least 100 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon it by these bylaws and the Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things in the management of the Corporation as are not, by these bylaws, by the Restated Articles of Incorporation, or by law directed or required to be exercised or done by the shareholders.
Section 2.3 Organizational Meeting. The first regular meeting of each newly-elected Board of Directors shall be held immediately following the annual meeting of the shareholders, and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided that a quorum of the Board of Directors shall be present. At such meeting the Board of Directors shall organize itself, and may elect officers, appoint members of standing committees and transact any other business.
Section 2.4 Regular Meetings; Notice. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such time and place as shall be designated by the Board of Directors from time to time. Notice of such regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall not be required to be given, except as otherwise expressly required in these bylaws or by law. However, whenever the time or place of regular meetings shall be initially fixed or changed, notice of such action shall be given to each director not participating in such action. Any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 2.5 Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in the absence or during the inability to act of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, by the Chief Executive Officer or, in the absence or during the inability of either to act, by the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in the absence or during the inability of any of them to act, by the President, or by any four directors of the Corporation, by giving notice to the Secretary. Notice of every special meeting of the Board of Directors stating the place, day and hour thereof shall be given by the Secretary to each director by being mailed by first class mail at least five days, or express mail or sent by courier service at least three days, or sent by telex, telegram, facsimile transmission, e-mail or other electronic communication, or given personally or by telephone at least 24 hours, before the time at which the meeting is to be held. Any business may be transacted at any special meeting.
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Section 2.6 Quorum; Action. A meeting of the Board of Directors shall not be organized for the transaction of business unless a quorum is present. At any meeting, a majority of the directors then in office shall be necessary and sufficient to organize the meeting. A meeting at which a quorum is not present may be adjourned from time to time by a majority vote of those present to such time and place as they may determine, and it shall not be necessary to give notice of such adjourned meeting or the business to be transacted thereat other than by announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment is taken. Notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough directors to leave less than a majority, the directors who continue to be present at a duly organized meeting shall constitute a quorum in order to continue to do business. Unless otherwise provided in these bylaws, in the Restated Articles of Incorporation or by law, the acts of a majority of the directors present and voting (excluding abstentions) at a duly organized meeting shall be the acts of the Board of Directors. The yeas and nays shall be taken and recorded in the minutes at the request of any director present at a meeting.
Section 2.7 Fees and Expenses. The Board of Directors shall fix the compensation of each director (except for those directors who are officers of the Corporation, whose compensation is to be fixed by the OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee). Directors shall be reimbursed for the expenses of attendance at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee.
Section 2.8 Charitable Contributions. The Board of Directors may authorize contributions out of the income of the Corporation for the public welfare or for religious, charitable, scientific, or educational purposes.
Section 2.9 Catastrophe. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Restated Articles of Incorporation or these bylaws, during any emergency period caused by a national catastrophe or local disaster, a majority of the surviving members (or the sole survivor) of the Board of Directors who have not been rendered incapable of acting because of incapacity or the difficulty of communication or transportation to the place of meeting, shall constitute a quorum for the sole purpose of electing directors to fill such emergency vacancies or to reduce the size of the full Board of Directors or both; and a majority of the directors (or the sole survivor) present at such a meeting may take such action. Directors so elected shall serve until such absent directors are able to attend meetings or until the shareholders act to elect directors for such purpose. During such an emergency period, if the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee are unable to or fail to meet, any action appropriate to the circumstances may be taken by such officers of the Corporation as may be present and able. Questions as to the existence of a national catastrophe or local disaster and the number of surviving members capable of acting shall be conclusively determined at the time by the directors or the officers so acting.
Section 2.10 Limitation of Liability. To the fullest extent that the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as in effect on January 27, 1987, or as thereafter amended, permit the elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, no director of the Corporation
shall be personally liable for monetary damages as such for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, as a director. This Section 2.10 shall not apply to any actions filed prior to
January 27, 1987, nor to any breach of performance of duty or any failure of performance of duty by any director occurring prior to January 27, 1987. The provisions of this
Section 2.10 shall be deemed to be a contract with each director of the Corporation who serves as such at any time while such provisions are in effect, and each such director shall be deemed to
be serving as such in reliance on such provisions. Any amendment to or repeal of this Section 2.10, or adoption of any other Article or bylaw of the Corporation, which has the effect of
increasing director liability shall require the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to
vote in an annual election of directors, voting together as a single class. Any such amendment or repeal, other Article or bylaw, shall operate prospectively only and shall not
have effect with respect to any action taken, or any failure to act, by a director prior thereto.
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Section 3.1 Standing Committees. The Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, shall appoint the members of the following standing committees:
(a) Audit Committee, comprised of independent, non-employee members of the Board of Directors, which shall be responsible for appointing, retaining or terminating, compensating, and overseeing the work of the independent public accountants for the Corporation; review with the independent public accountants and the internal auditors the scope and plan of their respective future audit programs and their respective reports and recommendations concerning audit findings; meet with the officers of the Corporation and separately with the independent public accountants and with the internal auditors to review audits, annual financial statements prior to their release, accounting and financial controls and compliance with appropriate codes of conduct; report on its meetings to the Board of Directors together with its comments and recommendations; and have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may specify.
(b) Nominating and Governance Committee, comprised of non-employee members of the Board of Directors, which shall recommend to the Board of Directors (i) the persons to be nominated by the Board of Directors to stand for election as directors at the annual meeting of the shareholders, (ii) the person or persons to be elected by the Board of Directors to fill any vacancy or vacancies in the Board of Directors, (iii) the persons to be elected by the Board of Directors to the offices of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and any office which would cause such person to be an executive officer (as defined under the Exchange Act) of the Corporation, (iv) the persons to be appointed by the Board of Directors as members of the Executive Committee, (v) actions to be taken regarding the structure, organization and functioning of the Board of Directors and (vi) the directors to be appointed to serve as members, and as chairmen, of the standing and other committees established by the Board of Directors; and have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may specify.
(c) OfficersDirectors Compensation Committee, comprised of non-employee members of the Board of Directors, which shall approve, adopt, administer, interpret, amend, suspend or terminate the compensation plans of the Corporation applicable to, and fix the compensation and benefits of, (i) all officers of the Corporation serving as directors of the Corporation and (ii) all executive officers (as defined under the Exchange Act) of the Corporation; and have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may specify.
(d) Technology and Environment Committee, comprised of non-employee members of the Board of Directors, which shall (i) assess the science and technology capabilities of the Corporation; (ii) consult with management concerning technologies that can have a material impact on the Corporation; (iii) review the status of the Corporation's environment, health, safety and product stewardship policies, programs and practices; (iv) consult with management concerning current and emerging environment, health, safety and product stewardship issues that can have a material impact on the Corporation; and have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may specify.
Section 3.2 Other Committees. The Board of Directors shall establish the Executive Committee and may establish such other committees as it may deem appropriate, all of which committees shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors may specify and have such membership, which may or may not include directors, as the Board of Directors may appoint.
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Section 3.3 Organization of and Action by Committees; Quorum. All committee members appointed by the Board of Directors shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. All committees shall determine their own organization, procedures and times and places of meeting, unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors. Any action taken by any committee shall be subject to alteration or revocation by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that third parties shall not be prejudiced by such alteration or revocation. For any committee consisting of four members, two members shall constitute a quorum of that committee. For any other committee, a majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
Section 4.1 Election. The Board of Directors shall elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Secretary and a Treasurer. In addition, the Board of Directors may elect a Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Controller, or any one or more of them, and may elect one or more Vice Presidents or other officers. Each officer elected by the Board of Directors shall serve until the next organizational meeting of the Board of Directors and until his or her successor, if any, shall have been elected, unless his or her resignation or removal shall expressly be effective earlier. Each officer appointed by the Executive Committee shall serve until his or her successor, if any, shall have been appointed, unless his or her resignation or removal shall expressly be effective earlier. Any officer of the Corporation may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause.
Section 4.2 Chairman. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have general control and direction of the business of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at all meetings of shareholders and directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may specify. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be an ex officio member, without the right to vote, of the Audit, Nominating and Governance, OfficersDirectors Compensation and Technology and Environment Committees.
Section 4.3 Chief Executive Officer. Subject to the control of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall have general control and direction of the business of the Corporation. If no person is elected to the office of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.4 Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board of Directors may specify.
Section 4.5 President. The President shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board of Directors may specify. If the office of President is vacant, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all of the powers and perform all acts incident to the office of the President.
Section 4.6 Vice Presidents and Other Officers. The Vice Presidents and other officers elected by the Board of Directors shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President may specify. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and the President, or during their inability to act, such Vice Presidents and other officers may exercise, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and the President. The Vice Presidents and other officers appointed by the Executive Committee shall have such powers and perform such
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duties as the entity that appointed them or any officers to whom they report, directly or indirectly, may specify.
Section 4.7 Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors and shall keep careful records of all such meetings, the proceedings of which shall be transcribed into the minute book of the Corporation over the Secretary's signature. The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal and of all books, documents, and papers of the Corporation committed to his or her charge. The Secretary shall cause all notices to be given to shareholders and to directors of the Corporation as may be required by law or these bylaws. The Secretary shall make such reports, have such other powers and perform such other duties as are authorized or required by law or as the Board of Directors may specify. The Secretary may delegate to one or more Assistant Secretaries any of the Secretary's powers and duties. In the absence of the Secretary or during the Secretary's inability to act, the Secretary's powers and duties shall be performed by one or more Assistant Secretaries.
Section 4.8 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody and care of, and shall manage and invest, all the money, securities, and funds of the Corporation. To the extent not invested in stocks, bonds or other securities, the Treasurer shall deposit the money and funds of the Corporation in such bank or banks or depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, provided that the Board of Directors may delegate to the Treasurer, subject to such limitations as it may from time to time prescribe, the power to designate such bank or banks or depositories. Under the direction of the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall pay out and dispose of all drafts, notes, checks, warrants, and orders for the payment of money; render such statements to the Board of Directors as it shall require; and have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may specify or which are authorized or required of the Treasurer by law. The Treasurer may delegate any of the Treasurer's powers and duties to one or more Assistant Treasurers and, if authorized by the Board of Directors, any officer or agent of the Corporation. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer and any Assistant Treasurer shall give bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such amount as may be fixed by the Board of Directors and with such surety as may be approved by the Board of Directors. In the absence of the Treasurer or during the Treasurer's inability to act, the Treasurer's powers and duties shall be performed by one or more Assistant Treasurers.
Section 4.9 Controller. The Controller shall keep or cause to be kept all books of account and accounting records of the Corporation. The Controller shall periodically render to the Board of Directors financial statements and reports covering the results of the operations of the Corporation. Subject to the control of the Board of Directors, the Controller shall determine all accounting policies and procedures, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, matters relating to depreciation, depletion, valuation of inventories, the method of creating reserves and accruals, and the establishment of the value of land, buildings, equipment, securities and other assets and shall perform all other acts authorized or required of the Controller by law and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may specify. The Controller may delegate to one or more Assistant Controllers any of the Controller's powers and duties. In the absence of the Controller or during Controller's inability to act, the Controller's powers and duties shall be performed by one or more Assistant Controllers. If the office of Controller is vacant, the Controller's duties shall be performed by the officer designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.10 Vacancies. Vacancy in any office or position by reason of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause, shall be filled in the manner provided in this Article for regular election or appointment to such office.
Section 4.11 Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence of any officer of the Corporation, or for any other reason that the Board of Directors may deem sufficient, the Board of Directors may
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delegate for the time being the powers and duties, or any of them, of such officer to any other officer or director or other person whom it may select.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS AND DOCUMENTS
Section 5.1 Borrowing. No officer, agent or employee of the Corporation shall have any power or authority to borrow money on its behalf, to guarantee or pledge its credit, or to mortgage or pledge any of its real or personal property, except within the scope and to the extent of such authority as may be delegated by the Board of Directors. Authority may be granted by the Board of Directors for any of the above purposes and may be general or limited to specific instances.
Section 5.2 Execution of Instruments. All properly authorized notes, bonds, drafts, acceptances, checks, endorsements (other than for deposit), guarantees, and all evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation whatsoever, and all deeds, mortgages, contracts and other instruments requiring execution by the Corporation may be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President or the Treasurer; and authority to sign any such instruments, which may be general or confined to specific instances, may be conferred by the Board of Directors upon any other person or persons, subject to such requirements as to countersignature or other conditions, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Facsimile signatures may be used on checks, notes, bonds or other instruments. Any person having authority to sign on behalf of the Corporation may delegate, from time to time, by instrument in writing, all or any part of such authority to any person or persons if authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise delegated, the Board of Directors retains the authority to approve any and all transactions entered into on behalf of the Corporation.
Section 5.3 Voting and Acting with Respect to Stock and Other Securities Owned by the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President or the Treasurer of the Corporation shall have the power and