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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-016725
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170119
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170124
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170124

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14187
		FILM NUMBER:		17544014

	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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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B></B><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)<U> January&nbsp;19, 2017</U></B><B> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction&nbsp;A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;19, 2017, Charles A. Ratner, a Director of RPM International Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) since 2005, advised the Company
that he will retire from the Company&#146;s Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) effective as of the Board&#146;s January&nbsp;24, 2017 meeting. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;24, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing
Charles A. Ratner&#146;s retirement from the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press release of the Company, dated January&nbsp;24, 2017, announcing Charles A. Ratner&#146;s retirement from the Board.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><U>RPM International Inc.</U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date <U>January 24, 2017</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press release of the Company, dated January 24, 2017, announcing Charles A. Ratner&#146;s retirement from the Board.</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ratner Retires from RPM Board of Directors </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MEDINA, Ohio &#150; January&nbsp;24, 2017 &#150; RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that Charles A. Ratner, 75, has retired from its board of
directors after almost 12 years of service to the company. Ratner served on the board&#146;s compensation committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;It has been an honor and a
privilege to work with the other experienced business leaders on RPM&#146;s board and with its talented executive team. I am proud to have contributed to RPM&#146;s growth and success,&#148; Ratner stated. &#147;I have always been impressed with
RPM&#146;s dedication to its core values of integrity, commitment to the community and responsible entrepreneurship. It&#146;s a great company with a great future.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ratner retired from Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. (formerly Forest City Enterprises, Inc.), on December&nbsp;31, 2016, after 50 years with the diversified
real estate development company. He was most recently Forest City&#146;s chairman, a post he was elected to in 2011. Prior, Ratner served as president and CEO of Forest City since 1993 and 1995, respectively. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;During Chuck&#146;s tenure, RPM&#146;s annual sales have nearly doubled from $2.6 billion to more than $5 billion, and the annual dividend paid to our
shareholders has increased from $0.60 to $1.20 per share. His contributions played an important role in this strong performance,&#148; stated RPM Chairman and CEO Frank C. Sullivan. &#147;On a personal note, I will always be extremely grateful to
Chuck for the wise counsel he has provided me over the years, particularly concerning difficult decisions and significant challenges. On behalf of all of RPM, I wish him well in retirement.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About RPM </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RPM International Inc. owns subsidiaries that
are world leaders in specialty coatings, sealants, building materials and related services across three segments. RPM&#146;s industrial products include roofing systems, sealants, corrosion control coatings, flooring coatings and other construction
chemicals. Industrial companies include <U>Stonhard</U>, <U>Tremco</U>, <U>illbruck</U>, <U>Carboline</U>, <U>Flowcrete</U>, <U>Euclid Chemical</U> and RPM Belgium Vandex. RPM&#146;s consumer products are used by professionals and do-it-yourselfers
for home maintenance and improvement and by hobbyists. Consumer brands include <U>Rust-Oleum</U>, <U>DAP</U>, <U>Zinsser</U>, <U>Varathane</U> and <U>Testors</U>. RPM&#146;s specialty products include industrial cleaners, colorants, exterior
finishes, specialty OEM coatings, edible coatings, restoration services equipment and specialty glazes for the pharmaceutical and food industries. Specialty segment companies include <U>Day-Glo</U>, <U>Dryvit</U>, <U>RPM Wood Finishes</U>,
<U>Mantrose-Haeuser</U>, <U>Legend Brands</U>, <U>Kop-Coat</U> and <U>TCI</U>. Additional details can be found at <U>www.rpminc.com</U> and by following RPM on Twitter at <U>www.twitter.com/RPMintl</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For more information, contact Barry M. Slifstein, vice president &#150; investor relations, at 330-273-5090 or <U>bslifstein@rpminc.com</U>. </P>
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