5 October 2016

ABOUT RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.

Board of Directors

RPM International Inc.

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RPM International Inc. today reported

record sales, net income

and earnings per diluted share

for its fiscal 2017 first quarter

ended August 31, 2016,

despite continued strong headwinds

from currency exchange,

softness in the energy and

heavy equipment industries worldwide

and an overall sluggish global economy.

First-Quarter Results

First-quarter net income was up 13.0%

to $112.8 million from $99.8 million in the year-ago period,

and diluted earnings per share of $0.83 were up 12.2%

from $0.74 in the fiscal 2016 first quarter.

RPM's consolidated earnings before interest and taxes

(EBIT) increased 4.2%

to $167.4 million from $160.6 million

reported in the fiscal 2016 first quarter.

Fiscal 2017 first-quarter net sales of $1.25 billion 

increased 0.8% over the $1.24 billion reported a year ago.

During the quarter, the company early

adopted ASU 2016-09,

"Improvements to Employee Share-Based

 Payment Accounting."

As a result of adoption of this accounting standard,

the company recognized a tax benefit,

which contributed to lowering

the quarterly effective tax rate to 23.6%.

Frank C. Sullivan,

RPM chairman and chief executive officer

"We were very pleased with the balanced EBIT leverage

 across all three of our segments during the first quarter,

 especially in light of the challenging revenue growth

 environment globally," 

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Media contacts 

Barry M. Slifstein
Vice President - Investor Relations and Planning
info@rpminc.com

Kathie M. Rogers 
Manager of Investor Relations
info@rpminc.com 

Phone: 330-273-5090

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