SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SULLIVAN FRANK C

(Last) (First) (Middle)
2628 PEARL ROAD
P.O. BOX 777

(Street)
MEDINA OH 44258

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ [ RPM ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/12/2007
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 01/12/2007 M 43,750 A $15.15 433,449 D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 01/12/2007 M 9,400 A $9.5625 442,849 D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 01/12/2007 S 32,000 D $21.76 410,849(1) D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 2,422 I As custodian for son
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 2,422 I As custodian for son
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 2,422 I As custodian for son
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 3,217(2) I By 401(k) Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $15.15 01/12/2007 M 43,750 (3) 07/16/2007 Common Stock 43,750 $0.00 595,000 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $9.5625 01/12/2007 M 9,400 (4) 02/28/2010 Common Stock 9,400 $0.00 585,600(5) D
Phantom Stock (6)(7) (8) (8) Common Stock 3,561 3,561(9) D
Stock Appreciation Rights (6) (10) (10) Common Stock 250,000 250,000(10) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes an aggregate of 53,661 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the 1997 RPM International Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, as amended, 85,000 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2002 Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Plan, as amended, and 130,000 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Earned Restricted Stock, pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan.
2. Approximate number of shares held as of January 16, 2007 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.
3. The option vested in four equal installments on July 16, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.
4. The option vested in four equal installments on February 28, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
5. 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 1998 and 2004 and expire 10 years from the date of grant.
6. No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3, Form 4, or Form 5.
7. 1-for-1
8. Upon cessation of employment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the RPM International Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.
9. These phantom stock units represent the stock equivalent value of the restricted stock dividends held in the reporting person's account under the RPM International Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended, and dividends accrued thereon.
10. 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 annual installments commencing one year after the date of grant. These Stock Appreciation Rights were granted in 2005 and 2006 and expire 10 years from the date of grant.
Remarks:
/s/ Frank C. Sullivan, by Gregory J. Dziak, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated July 22, 2004 on file with the Commission 01/17/2007
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