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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KNAVISH TIMOTHY M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PPG INDUSTRIES INC [PPG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP, Automotive Coatings (Last) (First) (Middle) PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2017 (Street) PITTSBURGH, PA 15272 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/15/2017   A(1)   299 A $ 0 (1) 10,505 D   Common Stock 02/15/2017   F   114 D $ 101.5 10,391 D   Common Stock               4,587.313 (2) I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (3)

$ 101.5

02/15/2017

A

11,032

02/15/2020

02/14/2027

Common Stock

11,032

$ 0

11,032

D

Phantom Stock Units (4)

(5)

02/15/2017

A

2,085

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

2,085

(4)

6,596.5296 (7)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KNAVISH TIMOTHY M PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. ONE PPG PLACE PITTSBURGH, PA 15272			Sr. VP, Automotive Coatings

Signatures

/s/ Greg E. Gordon, Attorney-in-Fact for Timothy M. Knavish		02/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Settlement of 2014 total shareholder return contingent shares award.
(2)	Total amount of shares held for the reporting person's account in the PPG Industries Employee Savings Plan as of February 15, 2017.
(3)	Right to buy granted under the PPG Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(4)	Upon the settlement of the 2014 restricted stock unit performance award, the reporting person deferred the receipt of 2,085 shares of common stock and received instead 2,085 phantom stock units pursuant to the PPG Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan.
(5)	The security converts to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(6)	After termination of employment with PPG.
(7)	Total of all phantom stock units held by the reporting person in the PPG Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan.

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