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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-25-055396
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250415
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250417
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250417

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Crandall Tracy D.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002039186
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14187
		FILM NUMBER:		25847467

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2628 PEARL ROAD
		CITY:			MEDINA
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44256

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000110621
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2851]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				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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                    <value>By 401(k) Plan</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Includes an aggregate of 7,376 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (the &quot;2014 Plan&quot;) and 3,590 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Earned Restricted Stock, pursuant to the 2014 Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes an additional 57.7 shares acquired under the Company's employee stock purchase plan in transactions exempt from reporting</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Approximate number of shares of Common Stock held as of April 15, 2025 in the account of the Reporting Person by Fidelity Trust Management Company, as Trustee of the RPM International Inc. 401(k) Trust and Plan, as amended.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Stock Appreciation Rights granted pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2024 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan in exempt transactions under Rule 16b-3.  These Stock Appreciation Rights vest in four equal annual installments commencing one year after the date of grant and expire 10 years from the date of grant.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Tracy D. Crandall, by Gregory J. Dziak, her attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated September 24,2024 on file with the Commission</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-04-17</signatureDate>
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