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| EX-99 - PRESS RELEASE - PPG INDUSTRIES INC | ex99-comexclosingpressrele.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 5, 2014
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania | 001-1687 | 25-0730780 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 15272 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (412) 434-3131 |
Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
As previously disclosed, on June 30, 2014 PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a definitive Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) for the acquisition of Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V. and its related companies (collectively, “Comex”) in a cash transaction valued at $2.3 billion. On November 5, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of Comex. On November 5, 2014, the Company issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement filed as Exhibit 2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2014, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99 | Press release of PPG Industries, Inc., dated November 5, 2014. | |
SIGNATURE
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 undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: November 5, 2014 | By: | /s/ Charles E. Bunch |
Charles E. Bunch | ||
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||