UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 28, 2010
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware
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02-0642224 |
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| P.O. Box 777, 2628 Pearl Road, Medina, Ohio
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 273-5090
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement
On May 28, 2010, RPM International Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, RPM Lux Holdco
S.A. R.L., RPOW UK Limited, RPM Europe Holdco B.V., RPM Canada, Tremco Illbruck Production Limited,
and RPM Canada Company entered into Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”) to Credit Agreement, dated
as of December 29, 2006, as previously amended by Amendment No. 1, dated May 29, 2009 (as amended,
the “Credit Agreement”) with the lenders thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as
administrative agent for the lenders. Pursuant to Amendment No. 2, Specialty Products Holding
Corp., an Ohio corporation and a subsidiary of the Company (“SPHC”), and its subsidiaries,
including Bondex International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Bondex”) (collectively, the
“Excluded Subsidiaries”), would be excluded from the defined term “Subsidiary” as used in the
Credit Agreement in the event the boards of directors of SPHC and Bondex authorize the filing of a
bankruptcy petition for such subsidiaries in the State of Delaware. Furthermore, the defined term
“EBITDA” as used in the Credit Agreement has been revised to add back non-cash charges or losses
and subtract non-cash gains in each case related to or resulting from the bankruptcy filing of any
Excluded Subsidiary.
The foregoing discussion of Amendment No. 2 does not purport to be complete and is subject to
and qualified in its entirety by the full text of Amendment No. 2, which is attached as Exhibit
10.1 hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.
Amendment No. 3 to Receivables Purchase Agreement
On May 28, 2010, the Company and the other parties thereto entered into Amendment No. 3
(“Amendment No. 3”) to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2009 (as
amended, the “Receivables Agreement”). Pursuant to Amendment No. 3, the Excluded Subsidiaries
would be excluded from the defined term “Subsidiary” as used in the Receivables Agreement in the
event the boards of directors of SPHC and Bondex authorize the filing of a bankruptcy petition for
such subsidiaries in the State of Delaware. Furthermore, the defined term “EBITDA” as used in the
Receivables Agreement has been revised to add back non-cash charges or losses and subtract non-cash
gains in each case related to or resulting from the bankruptcy filing of any Excluded Subsidiary.
The foregoing discussion of Amendment No. 3 does not purport to be complete and is subject to
and qualified in its entirety by the full text of Amendment No. 3, which is attached as Exhibit
10.2 hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 31, 2010, the Company and Stephen J. Knoop, Senior Vice President — Corporate
Development of the Company and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SPHC, entered into an
indemnification agreement effective as of May 31, 2010. The indemnification agreement requires the
Company to indemnify Mr. Knoop to the fullest extent permitted by law against all expenses,
judgments, settlements, fines and penalties, actually and reasonably incurred in the
defense or settlement of any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action brought
against him by reason of his relationship with the Company or a subsidiary of the Company,
including third-party claims and proceedings brought by or in the right of the Company, subject to
certain exceptions. The rights provided to Mr. Knoop under the indemnification agreement are in
addition to any other rights he may be entitled to under the Company’s Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated By-laws, the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware or otherwise. The description of the indemnification agreement set forth herein
is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of
indemnification agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 hereto, and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 31, 2010, the Company announced that SPHC and Bondex filed voluntary petitions in the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeking reorganization relief under the
provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code. With fiscal 2009 revenues of $329
million and $19 million of pre-tax income, SPHC and its subsidiaries represented less than 10% of
the Company’s consolidated revenues and less than 11% of the Company’s consolidated pre-tax income
for fiscal 2009.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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10.1
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Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated May 28, 2010. |
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10.2
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Amendment No. 3 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated May 28, 2010. |
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10.3
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Indemnification Agreement, by and between the Company and Stephen J. Knoop, dated May 31,
2010. |