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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MATEJKA ROBERT L   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) Senior VP and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2628 PEARL ROAD, P.O. BOX 777 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/08/2010 (Street) MEDINA, OH 44258 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 10/08/2010   M   10,000 A $ 8.8125 29,000 D   Common Stock, $0.01 par value 10/08/2010   S   10,000 D $ 20.716 (1) 19,000 (2) D   Common Stock, $0.01 par value               10,000 I By Spouse

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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)

$ 8.8125

10/08/2010

M

10,000

(3)

10/12/2010

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

125,000 (4)

D

Phantom Stock

(5)

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

193

193 (7)

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

(8)

(9)

(9)

Common Stock

50,000

50,000 (9)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MATEJKA ROBERT L 2628 PEARL ROAD P.O. BOX 777 MEDINA, OH 44258			Senior VP and CFO

Signatures

/s/ Robert L. Matejka, by Gregory J. Dziak, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated April 30, 2010 on file with the Commission		10/12/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of 20.691 - $20.752. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(2)	Includes 15,000 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Earned Restricted Stock, pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan.
(3)	The option vested in four equal installments on October 12, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
(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 2001 and 2004 and expire 10 years from the date of grant.
(5)	1-for-1
(6)	Upon cessation of employment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the RPM International Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.
(7)	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.
(8)	No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3 or Form 4.
(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 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.

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