PPG Industries (PPG) SD Conflict minerals disclosure

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM SD

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania	1-1687	25-0730780
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		15272
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Greg E. Gordon, Esq. Senior Counsel, Finance and Securities (412) 434-3131
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)

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Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

ý Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2022.

Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01	Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

PPG Industries, Inc. (“PPG”) conducted, in good faith, a reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding conflict minerals necessary to the functionality or production of its products that were manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by PPG and for which the manufacture was completed during calendar year 2022.

A copy of PPG’s Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available at https://sustainability.ppg.com/Governance/Conflict-Minerals.

Item 1.02 Exhibit

A copy of PPG’s Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.

Section 2 - Exhibits
Item 2.01	Exhibits

Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD.

SIGNATURES

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

		PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
		(Registrant)
Date: May 31, 2023	By:	/s/ Ramaprasad Vadlamannati
		Ramaprasad Vadlamannati
		Senior Vice President, Operations