Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
RICE RONALD A
   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)
President and COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2628 PEARL ROAD, P.O. BOX 777		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/14/2011
(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 11/14/2011   M   42,908 A $ 14.1 385,409 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 11/14/2011   S   42,908 D $ 23.2 (1) 342,501 (2) D  
Common Stock, $0.01 par value               4,263 (3) I By 401(k) Plan

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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) $ 14.1 11/14/2011   M     42,908   (4) 10/10/2013 Common Stock 42,908 $ 0 37,092 (5) D  
Stock Appreciation Rights (6)               (7)   (7) Common Stock 470,000   470,000 (7) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
RICE RONALD A
2628 PEARL ROAD
P.O. BOX 777
MEDINA, OH 44258		       President and COO  

Signatures

 /s/ Ronald A. Rice, by Gregory J. Dziak, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated May 14, 2007 on file with the Commission   11/16/2011
**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 $23.13 - $23.28. 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 an aggregate of 14,786 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the 1997 RPM International Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, as amended, 66,643 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the 2007 RPM International Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, 85,000 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Earned Restricted Stock, pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, and 120,000 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Contingent Restricted Stock, pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan.
(3) Approximate number of shares held as of November 14, 2011 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.
(4) The option vested equally on October 10, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.
(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 2003 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) 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 between 2005 and 2011 and expire 10 years from the date of grant.

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