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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) October 7, 2010
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-14187   02-0642224
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
2628 Pearl Road, P.O. Box 777, Medina, Ohio   44258
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 273-5090
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     Annual Meeting Results
     The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on October 7, 2010. The following matters were voted on at the Annual Meeting and received the approval of the Company’s stockholders:
     (i) Election of David A. Daberko, William A. Papenbrock, Frank C. Sullivan and Thomas C. Sullivan as Directors of the Company. The nominees were elected as Directors with the following votes:
David A. Daberko
     
For
  58,072,024
Withheld
  42,385,860
Broker non-votes
  15,466,683
William A. Papenbrock
     
For
  58,828,081
Withheld
  41,629,803
Broker non-votes
  15,466,683
Frank C. Sullivan
     
For
  66,018,188
Withheld
  34,439,696
Broker non-votes
  15,466,683
Thomas C. Sullivan
     
For
  65,962,881
Withheld
  34,495,003
Broker non-votes
  15,466,683
     In addition to the Directors above, the following Directors’ terms of office continued after the Annual Meeting: Frederick R. Nance, Charles A. Ratner, William B. Summers, Jr., Jerry Sue Thornton, John P. Abizaid, Bruce A. Carbonari, James A. Karman, Donald K. Miller and Joseph P. Viviano.
     (ii) The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2011 was approved with the following votes:
     
For
  115,002,798
Against
  664,963
Abstain
  256,806
Broker non-votes
  0
     For information on how the votes for the above matters were tabulated, see the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement used in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 7, 2010.
Item 8.01.   Other Events.
     On October 7, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing an increase in its quarterly cash dividend. A copy of the press release is furnished with this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 


 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
         
Exhibit Number   Description
  99.1    
Press Release of the Company, dated October 7, 2010, announcing a dividend increase.

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  RPM International Inc.
(Registrant)

 
Date October 8, 2010  
  /s/ Edward W. Moore    
  Edward W. Moore   
  Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   
 

 


 

Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit Number   Description
  99.1    
Press Release of the Company, dated October 7, 2010, announcing a dividend increase.