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PPG Industries Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 2/20/20, at 11:43am ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  79879-20-8   ·   File #:  1-01687

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 2/20/20  PPG Industries Inc                10-K       12/31/19  129:21M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Value Measurements                                               
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117: R47         Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)            HTML    126K  
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                Value Measurements (Additional Information)                      
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                Value Measurements (Fair Value, Cash Flow and Net                
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                Value Measurements (Assets and Liabilities                       
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                Value Measurements (Fair Value Additional                        
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                Comprehensive Loss Pretax Amounts Not Yet                        
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                Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit               
                Cost for Defined Benefit Pension and Other                       
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                Pension Plan Asset Allocations) (Detail)                         
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                Company's Pension Plan Assets by Asset Category)                 
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                Company's Level 3 Pension Assets) (Detail)                       
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                Settlements - Asbestos Matters and Other                         
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                Assumptions Used in Calculating Fair Value of                    
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6 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/19/22  PPG Industries Inc.               424B2                  2:640K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/18/22  PPG Industries Inc.               424B5                  1:615K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/03/21  PPG Industries Inc.               424B2                  1:515K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/01/21  PPG Industries Inc.               424B5                  1:495K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/25/20  PPG Industries Inc.               424B2                  1:516K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/24/20  PPG Industries Inc.               424B2                  1:515K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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