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*
Gordon Russell L

(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)
VP and CFO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2015
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 07/31/2015 F(1) 6,613 D $46.87 94,526 D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 07/31/2015 D 450 D $0.00 94,076 D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 07/31/2015 A(2) 16,000 A $0.00 110,076(3) D
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 Appreciation Rights (4) (3) (3) Common Stock 110,000 110,000(5) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On July 31, 2015, 14,550 shares of Common Stock issued to the reporting person as Performance Contingent Restricted Stock pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan (the "Plan") vested. In accordance with the Plan, the reporting person disposed of 6,613 shares of Common Stock back to the Issuer to satisfy tax obligations of the reporting person.
2. The reporting person was granted 16,000 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Contingent Restricted Stock, pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan.
3. Includes an aggregate of 24,281 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the 2007 RPM International Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, 39,500 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Earned Restricted Stock, pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 and 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plans, and 16,000 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Contingent Restricted Stock, pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan.
4. No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3 or Form 4.
5. Stock Appreciation Rights granted pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 and 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plans 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. These Stock Appreciation Rights were granted between 2012 and 2015 and expire 10 years from the date of grant.
Remarks:
/s/ Russell L. Gordon, by Gregory J. Dziak, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated April 4, 2012 on file with the Commission 08/04/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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