As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 1995 	 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 		25-0730780 	(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer 	incorporation or organization) 	Identification No.) 		One PPG Place 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272 (Address of Principal (Zip Code) Executive Offices) PPG INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN (Full title of the plan) W. H. Hernandez, Senior Vice President, Finance One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272 (Name and address of agent for service) (412) 434-2102 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ______________________ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Proposed maxi- Proposed maxi- Amount of Title of securities to Amount to be mum offering mum aggregate registra- be registered registered price/share offering price tion fee PPG Industries, Inc. Common Stock, par value $1.66 2/3 per 4,000,000 $38.375 (a) $153,500,000(a) $52,931.03 share.. . . . . . shares (In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.) (a) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of shares of the Common Stock of PPG Industries, Inc. reported in the consolidated reporting system on April 21, 1995. The contents of Registration Statement No. 33-53235 on Form S-8 of PPG Industries, Inc. are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference. In accordance with Rule 429 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, the Prospectus used in connection with the Securities covered by this Registration Statement on Form S-8 shall also be used in connection with the securities covered by Registration Statement No. 33-53235 on Form S-8 of PPG Industries, Inc. This is page one of 15 pages. The Exhibit Index is on page 3. SIGNATURES The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 27th day of April, 1995. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. /s/W. H. Hernandez W. H. Hernandez Senior Vice President, Finance Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Capacity Date /s/ Jerry E. Dempsey Director and Chairman of ) Jerry E. Dempsey the Board of Directors ) and President (Chief ) Executive Officer) ) ) ) ) ) /s/ W. H. Hernandez Senior Vice President, Finance) W. H. Hernandez (Principal Financial and ) April 27th, 1995 Accounting Officer) ) ) ERROLL B. DAVIS, JR., ) STANLEY C. GAULT, ) ALLEN J. KROWE, ) STEVEN C. MASON, HAROLD A. ) MCINNES, ROBERT MEHRABIAN, ) VINCENT A SARNI, DAVID G. VICE, ) DAVID R. WHITWAM, ) Directors ) By /s/ Jerry E. Dempsey ) Attorney-in-fact ) Jerry E. Dempsey ) The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustee (or other person who administers the employee benefit plan) has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 27th day of April, 1995. PPG INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN By /s/ Kerry A. Rowles Kerry A. Rowles, Administrator of the Plan - 2 - EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Sequential No. Page No. 5 Opinion and consent of Guy A. Zoghby, 4 Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Registrant. 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors. 6 23.2 Consent of Counsel--contained in 4 opinion filed as Exhibit No. 5. 24 Powers of Attorney. 7 - 3 -