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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-22-005748
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220110
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220110

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-240199
		FILM NUMBER:		22521804

	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

FILED BY:		

	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:		FWP

	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="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-240199</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Supplementing the Preliminary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Prospectus Supplement, dated January&nbsp;10, 2022 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>(To Prospectus, dated July&nbsp;30, 2020) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$300,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RPM
International Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2.950% Notes due 2032 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Final Term Sheet </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>The following information supplements the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated January&nbsp;10, 2022, and is filed pursuant to Rule 433,
under Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-240199.</FONT> </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>January&nbsp;10, 2022 </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Issuer:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">RPM International Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Ratings (Moody&#146;s / S&amp;P / Fitch):*</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Baa3 (Stable) / BBB (Stable) / <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> (Stable)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Type of Offering:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">SEC Registered</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Trade Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;10, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Settlement Date:**</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;25, 2022 (T+10)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Change of Control Offer:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">If a &#147;change of control triggering event&#148; occurs, the Issuer will be required, subject to certain conditions, to offer to repurchase the Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and
unpaid interest to, but excluding, the repurchase date (all as described in the Issuer&#146;s Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated January&nbsp;10, 2022, relating to the Notes).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Denominations:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$2,000 x $1,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Joint Book-Running Managers:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp;
Co. LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Managers:</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citizens Capital Markets, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KeyBanc Capital
Markets Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PNC Capital
Markets LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Santander Investment Securities Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$300,000,000 2.950% Notes due 2032</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Maturity Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;15, 2032</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest&nbsp;Payment&nbsp;Dates:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Semi-annually on January&nbsp;15 and July&nbsp;15, beginning on July&nbsp;15, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Coupon:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2.950%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Price to Public (Issuer Price):</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">99.778% of principal amount, plus accrued interest</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Yield to Maturity:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2.976%</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Benchmark Treasury:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">UST 1.375% due November&nbsp;15, 2031</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">96-12+</FONT> / 1.776%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Optional Redemption:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to October&nbsp;15, 2031 (3 months prior to the maturity date of the Notes) the Notes may be redeemed at the Issuer&#146;s option, in
whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: (1)(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled
payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the notes matured on October&nbsp;15, 2031) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the date of redemption, and (2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and
unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time on or after
October&nbsp;15, 2031 (3 months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), the Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being
redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>CUSIP / ISIN Number:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">749685AY9/ US749685AY95</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Note:</B> A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to
revision or withdrawal at any time. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Note:</B> RPM International Inc. expects that delivery of the Notes will be made to investors on or about
January&nbsp;25, 2022, which will be the tenth business day following the date hereof. Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market are required to
settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Notes on any date prior to two business days before delivery will be required by virtue of the fact that the Notes
initially settle in T+10, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes on any date prior to two business days before delivery should
consult their advisors. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information
about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, or any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering, will arrange to send you the prospectus
if you request it by calling or emailing BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at (800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">294-1322</FONT> or dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com or by calling Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC toll-free at (866) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">471-2526.</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This communication should be read in conjunction with the preliminary prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus. The information in this communication supersedes the information in the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the extent it is inconsistent with the information in such preliminary prospectus
supplement or the accompanying prospectus. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Any disclaimers or other notices that may appear below are not applicable to this communication and
should be disregarded. Such disclaimers or other notices were automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent via Bloomberg or another email system. </B></P>
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