<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-12-048934.txt : 20121010
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20121010161319
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-12-048934
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121008
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121010
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121010

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SMILEY KEITH R
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001224033

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14187
		FILM NUMBER:		121137868

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000110621
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2851]
		IRS NUMBER:				020642224
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	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:	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/OH/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20021015

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RPM INC/OH/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	REPUBLIC POWDERED METALS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19711027
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        <issuerName>RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/</issuerName>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <officerTitle>VP-Finance &amp; Controller</officerTitle>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Appreciation Rights</value>
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                <value>2015-10-05</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On October 8, 2012, 1,000 shares of Common Stock issued to the reporting person as Performance Earned Restricted Stock pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;) vested. In accordance with the Plan, the reporting person disposed of 320 shares of Common Stock back to the Issuer to satisfy tax obligations of the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes an aggregate of 7,701 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the 1997 RPM International Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, as amended, 19,866 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the 2007 RPM International Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, and 19,000 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Earned Restricted Stock, pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Approximate number of shares held as of October 8, 2012 in the account of reporting person by Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Trustee of the RPM International Inc. 401(k) Trust and Plan, as amended.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">No transaction is being reported on this line.  Reported on a previously filed Form 3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Granted pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 1996 Key Employees Stock Option Plan, as amended in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. These options vest and become exercisable in 25% increments over four years commencing one year after the date of grant. These options were granted between 2003 and 2004 and expire 10 years from the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Stock Appreciation Rights granted pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3.  These Stock Appreciation Rights vest in four equal installments commencing one year after the date of grant.  These Stock Appreciation Rights were granted in 2005 and expire 10 years from the date of grant.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Keith R. Smiley, by Gregory J. Dziak, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated April 4, 2012 on file with the Commission</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-10-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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