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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 11-K

(Mark One):

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2003

OR

For the transition period from                  to                 

Commission file number 1-14187

     A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: RPM International Inc. Union 401(k) Retirement Savings Trust and Plan, as amended

     B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: RPM International Inc. 2628 Pearl Road, P.O. Box 777, Medina, Ohio 44258

 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-23.1 Consent of Ciulla, Smith & Dale, LLP

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(K)
RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2003

 

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Independent Auditor’s Report

To The Administrators of the
RPM International Inc. Union 401(K)
Retirement Savings Trust and Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the RPM International Inc. Union 401(K) Retirement Savings Trust and Plan, as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2003, and the supplemental schedule of assets held for investment purposes at December 31, 2003. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2003 and the supplemental schedule of assets held for investment purposes at December 31, 2003 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Ciulla, Smith, & Dale, LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
June 11, 2004

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND 2002

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2003

NOTE A — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The assets of the Plan, as reflected in the accompanying financial statements, are stated at current market value as of the statement date. The Plan has no assets not having a readily determinable market value.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the Plan administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results may differ from those estimates.

NOTE B — DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

The Plan, adopted on February 3, 1997, is a defined contribution savings plan covering certain union employees at four wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of RPM International Inc. (the Company). The Plan is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Participating employees may make voluntary contributions up to 20% of pre-tax annual compensation as defined in the Plan. The Plan currently offers sixteen investment and employer stock funds as investment options for participants. The company matches, depending upon the collective bargaining agreement of each participating union, up to a maximum rate of 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of employee deferrals. The matching Company contribution is invested in the same manner that the participants invest their own contributions. Contributions are subject to certain limitations. Vesting is immediate for contributions, both employee and employer, and earnings thereon.

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2003

Continued

NOTE C — INVESTMENTS

The following presents investments at December 31, 2003 and 2002, that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets:

*		Nonparticipant directed
**		Fund balance did not represent 5% of the Plan’s net assets

During 2003, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value by $206,044.

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2003

Continued

NOTE D — NONPARTICIPANT-DIRECTED INVESTMENTS

Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the nonparticipant-directed investments is as follows:

NOTE E — PLAN TERMINATION

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.

NOTE F — INCOME TAX STATUS

The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on November 13, 2002, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the plan, as then designed, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the plan administrator and the plan’s tax counsel believe that the plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2003

Continued

NOTE G — DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Plan has no instrument that, in whole or in part, is accounted for as a derivative instrument under FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities during the current Plan year.

NOTE H — RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Certain Plan investments are shares of common trust funds managed by Wachovia Bank N.A. Wachovia Bank N.A. is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid by the Plan for the investment management services amounted to $1,175 for the year ended December 31, 2003.

NOTE I — PLAN TRUSTEE

Effective March 3, 2003, the Plan changed trustees from Key Trust to Wachovia Bank N.A.

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
DECEMBER 31, 2003

Schedule H — Line 4i — Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes

See Accountant’s Report
See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SIGNATURES

     The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX