Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RATNER CHARLES 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) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O RPM INTERNATIONAL INC., 2628 PEARL ROAD, P.O. BOX 777	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/5/2016
(Street) MEDINA, OH 44258 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	10/5/2016		A (1)		2200	A	$0.00	26169   (2)	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								5000	I	By Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 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
Phanton Stock	(3) (4)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	8127		8127   (6)	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Represents a grant of 2,200 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Plan for Directors.
( 2)	Includes 9,800 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Plan for Directors.
( 3)	1-for-1
( 4)	No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3, Form 4, or Form 5.
( 5)	Upon cessation as a Director in accordance with the terms and conditions of the RPM International Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.
( 6)	The phantom stock units represent the stock equivalent value of the reporting person's director fees and dividends accrued thereon, and such units are held in the reporting person's account under the RPM International Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended. The total amount of phantom stock units includes additional accrued dividends in the amount of 141 stock equivalents since the date of the reporting person's last Form 4.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RATNER CHARLES A C/O RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. 2628 PEARL ROAD, P.O. BOX 777 MEDINA, OH 44258	X

Signatures
/s/ Charles A. Ratner, by Gregory J. Dziak, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated June 14, 2007 on file with the Commission		10/6/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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