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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TOMPKINS P KELLY (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) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Exec. VP & Chief Admin Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/16/2007
	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	01/16/2007		M		18,750	A	$15.15	112,018	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	01/16/2007		S		18,750	D	$22.27	93,268(1)	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								2,757(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	01/16/2007		M			18,750	(3)	07/16/2007	Common Stock	18,750	$0.00	190,100(4)	D
Phantom Stock	(5)(6)							(7)	(7)	Common Stock	1,033		1,033(8)	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	(5)							(9)	(9)	Common Stock	60,000		60,000(9)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes an aggregate of 18,364 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the 1997 RPM International Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, as amended, 40,000 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2002 Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Plan, as amended, and 34,000 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. 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.

5. No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3, Form 4, or Form 5.

6. 1-for-1

7. Upon cessation of employment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the RPM International Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.

8. 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.

9. 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/ P. Kelly Tompkins, by Gregory J. Dziak, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated August 11, 2004 on file with the Commission	01/17/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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