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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950152-02-006732
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020829
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020830

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RPM INC/OH/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000110621
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2851]
		IRS NUMBER:				346550857
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14187
		FILM NUMBER:		02753508

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2628 PEARL RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 777
		CITY:			MEDINA
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44258
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3302735090

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2628 PEARL RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 777
		CITY:			MEDINA
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44258

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	REPUBLIC POWDERED METALS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19711027
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                       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):    August 29, 2002
                                                         ---------------------


                                    RPM, INC.
        ----------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      Ohio                        1-14187                    34-6550857
- ------------------               ---------                  ------------
(State or other                 (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
 jurisdiction of                File Number)              Identification No.)
 incorporation)


          2628 Pearl Road, P.O. Box 777, Medina, Ohio            44258
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:         (330) 273-5090
                                                   -----------------------------



<PAGE>






Item 7.    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
           ------------------------------------------------------------------

      (a)  Not applicable
      (b)  Not applicable
      (c)  Exhibits

           Number          Description
           ------          -----------

           99.1        Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer
                       Regarding Exchange Act Filing.

           99.2        Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer
                       Regarding Exchange Act Filing.

           99.3        News Release, dated August 30, 2002.


Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure.
           -------------------------

         Pursuant to the Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission
requiring the filing of sworn statements under Section 21(a)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, RPM, Inc. has attached the sworn
statements of its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
regarding facts and circumstances relating to the filing of RPM, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002. In addition, on
August 30, 2002, RPM, Inc. issued a news release in connection with the filing
of the sworn statements, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.3.






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                                    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.



                                    RPM, INC.


Date:  August 30, 2002              By:     /s/ P. Kelly Tompkins
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                          P. Kelly Tompkins
                                          Vice President, General Counsel
                                          and Secretary



<PAGE>



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                                  -------------



Exhibit        Description of Exhibit
- -------        ----------------------

99.1           Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding
               Exchange Act Filing.

99.2           Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding
               Exchange Act Filing.

99.3           News Release, dated August 30, 2002.








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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


        STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL
              FINANCIAL OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
                        RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS

I, THOMAS C. SULLIVAN, state and attest that:

     (1)  To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered
          reports of RPM, Inc., and, except as corrected or supplemented in a
          subsequent covered report:

          -    no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material
               fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in
               the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials,
               as of the date on which it was filed); and

          -    no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to
               make the statements in the covered report, in light of the
               circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of
               the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a
               report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date
               on which it was filed).

     (2)  I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's
          Audit Committee.

     (3)  In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or
          before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

          -    the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
               2002 of RPM, Inc.;

          -    all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all
               definitive proxy materials of RPM, Inc. filed with the Commission
               subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and

          -    any amendments to any of the foregoing.



  /s/ Thomas C. Sullivan                  Subscribed and sworn to before me this
- ------------------------------------      29th day of August, 2002.
Thomas C. Sullivan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)             /s/ Mary Hall Crawford
                                          ------------------------
August  29, 2002                          Notary Public

                                          My Commission Expires:


                                                MARY HALL CRAWFORD
                                           Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires Sept. 5, 2005
                                           (Recorded in Cuyahoga County)



                                                  [NOTARY SEAL]

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<TEXT>
<PAGE>
                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

             STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
                          PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
       REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS

I, ROBERT L. MATEJKA, state and attest that:

     (1)  To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered
          reports of RPM, Inc., and, except as corrected or supplemented in a
          subsequent covered report:

          -    no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material
               fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in
               the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials,
               as of the date on which it was filed); and

          -    no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to
               make the statements in the covered report, in light of the
               circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of
               the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a
               report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date
               on which it was filed).

     (2)  I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's
          Audit Committee.

     (3)  In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or
          before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

          -    the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
               2002 of RPM, Inc.;

          -    all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all
               definitive proxy materials of RPM, Inc. filed with the Commission
               subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and

          -    any amendments to any of the foregoing.


 /s/ Robert L. Matejka               Subscribed and sworn to before me
- ----------------------------------   this 29th day of August 29, 2002.
Robert L. Matejka
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Controller
(Principal Financial Officer)        /s/ Andrea J. Veneskey
                                     ------------------------
August  29, 2002                     Notary Public

                                     My Commission Expires:


                                                  ANDREA J. VENESKEY
                                              Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                          My Commission Expires March 22, 2004
                                             (Recorded in Cuyahoga County)



                                                    [NOTARY SEAL]

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<SEQUENCE>5
<FILENAME>l96073aexv99w3.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EX-99.3 PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>
<PAGE>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.3


                RPM'S CEO AND CFO FILE SWORN STATEMENTS WITH SEC


MEDINA, Ohio - August 30, 2002 - RPM, Inc. (NYSE: RPM) announced that Thomas C.
Sullivan, chairman and chief executive officer, and Robert L. Matejka, vice
president--controller and chief financial officer, signed and filed their sworn
statements yesterday, without exception, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The sworn statements were filed in the exact form of Exhibit A to
the June 27, 2002 Order of the SEC.

Copies of the sworn statements are available on the website. To view the sworn
statements, please go to the RPM, Inc. website, http://www.rpminc.com, click on
Investor Relations, then choose Press Releases and click on the links to the
sworn statements following reference to this August 30 press release.

RPM, Inc. is a world leader in specialty coatings serving both industrial and
consumer markets. RPM'S industrial products include roofing systems, sealants,
corrosion control coatings, flooring coatings and specialty chemicals. Its
consumer products are used by professionals and do-it-yourselfers for home,
automotive and boat maintenance and by hobbyists. Industrial brands include
Stonhard, Tremco, Carboline, Day-Glo, Euco and Dryvit. Consumer brands include
Zinsser, Rust-Oleum, DAP, Varathane, Bondo and Testors.

For more information, contact Glenn Hasman, vice president of finance and
communications at (330) 273-8820.

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