Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Slifstein Barry
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/10/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ [RPM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2628 PEARL ROAD, P.O. BOX 777		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MEDINA, OH 44258		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.01 par vaule 6,838 (1)
D
 
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 1,010 (2)
I
By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 10/11/2012 Common Stock 4,500 $ 14.08 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 10/10/2013 Common Stock 4,000 $ 14.1 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 10/29/2014 Common Stock 5,000 $ 17.63 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights   (6) 10/05/2015 Common Stock 5,000 $ 17.65 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Slifstein Barry
2628 PEARL ROAD
P.O. BOX 777
MEDINA, OH 44258		       Vice President and Controller  

Signatures

/s/ Gregory S. Harvey as attorney-in-fact for Barry Slifstein under Power of Attorney 10/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Includes an aggregate of 905 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the 2007 RPM International Inc. Restricted Stock Plan and 4,000 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Earned Restricted Stock, pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan.
(2) Approximate number of shares held as of October 10, 2008 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.
(3) The option vests in four equal installments on October 11, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(4) The option vests in four equal installments on October 10, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
(5) The option vests in four equal installments on October 29, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(6) The Stock Appreciation Rights vest in four equal installments, beginning on October 5, 2006.

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