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2007 Annual Report
2007 Report Cover
Growing Green
11-Year Financial Highlights
Solid Financial Performance
Growth Opportunities
Contents
Letter from the CEO
What's New
Letters to the Editor
Acquisition News Briefs
Q & A with the CEO
Building a Balanced and Diversified Portfolio
Leveraging Efficiencies for Growth
Industrial Segment
Consumer Segment
Strong Values and Service
Management's Discussion and Analysis
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Quarterly Stock Prices and Dividend Information
Management Report on Internal Control
Auditor's Report
Stockholder Information
Subsidiaries
Directors and Officers
Raising the Flag in World Markets
  
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(In thousands, except per share and percent data)

1 Reflects the impact of asbestos-related insurance settlement of $15.0 million ($9.7 million after-tax) in 2007, and asbestos charges of $380.0 million ($244.3 million after-tax) in 2006, $78.0 million ($49.5 million after-tax) in fiscal 2005 and $140.0 million ($87.5 million after-tax) in fiscal 2003 (See Note I to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
2 Reflects adoption of SFAS No. 142 regarding Goodwill (See Note A [10] to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Acquisitions made by the company during the periods presented may impact comparability from year to year (See Note A to the Consolidated Financial Statements). • Certain reclassifications have been made to prior-year amounts to conform to the current-year presentation. • See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT
CONSUMER SEGMENT

1 Earnings Before Interest & Taxes for business segments is reconciled to Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes on page 25 for each of the three years ended May 31, 2007.
COMPARISON OF
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
 Among RPM International Inc.,
the S&P 500 Index and a Peer Group

Set forth below are line graphs comparing the yearly cumulative total stockholders’ return on the company’s common stock against the yearly cumulative total return of the S&P Composite " 500 Stock Index and an index of certain companies selected by the company as comparative to the company (the "Peer Group Index"). The companies selected to form the Peer Group Index are: Detrex Corporation; Ferro Corporation; H. B. Fuller Company; Imperial Chemical Industries PLC; NL Industries, Inc.; PPG Industries Inc.; Rohm and Haas Company; The Sherwin-Williams Company and Valspar Corporation.

The graphs assume that the value of the investment in the company’s common stock, the S&P Composite - 500 Stock Index and respective Peer Group Index was $100 on May 31, 2002 and May 31, 1997, respectively, and that all dividends, if any, were reinvested.

FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON

Five-year comparison based on $100 invested on 5/31/02 in stock or index
including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending May 31.
TEN-YEAR COMPARISON

Ten-year comparison based on $100 invested on 5/31/97 in stock or index
including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending May 31.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
2628 Pearl Road | P.O. Box 777 | Medina, Ohio 44258
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