GENERAL MATTERS
When and where is the Annual Meeting?
The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time. This year’s Annual Meeting will be a virtual shareholders meeting held via the Internet which you can attend by visiting https://www.cesonlineservices.com/ppg23_vm. There will be no physical location for in-person attendance at the Annual Meeting.
Why am I receiving these proxy materials?
In connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Directors to be voted at the 2023 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 17, 2023, 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 17, 2023, 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, 3, or 5, 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:
● | Our Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting; and |
● | Our 2022 Annual Report to shareholders, which includes our audited consolidated financial statements. |
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 9, 2023, 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.
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.
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 investor.ppg.com.