RPM INC/OH/
10-K, 1995-08-24
PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS & ALLIED PRODS
Previous: WESTVACO CORP, 8-K, 1995-08-24
Next: CRAIG CORP, SC 13D/A, 1995-08-24



<PAGE>   1



                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                      
                           WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
                                      
                                  FORM 10-K

/x/  Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (Fee Required)

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995

                                      OR

/ /  Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (No Fee Required)

For the transition period from __________ to ___________

                          Commission File No. 0-5132
                                      
                                      
                                  RPM, INC.
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


             OHIO                                       34-6550857          
-------------------------------               ------------------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                (IRS Employer Identification
Incorporation or Organization)                 No.)


P.O. BOX 777, 2628 PEARL ROAD, MEDINA, OHIO               44258       
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216)273-5090

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                       COMMON SHARES, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
                       --------------------------------
                               (Title of Class)
                                      
                    LIQUID YIELD OPTION(TM) NOTES DUE 2012
                    --------------------------------------
                               (Title of Class)

   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to the
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x   No
                                               ----    ----
   Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K.  ___
<PAGE>   2
   As of August 15, 1995, 56,967,191 Common Shares were outstanding, and the
aggregate market value of the Common Shares of the registrant held by
non-affiliates (based upon the closing price of the Common Shares as reported
on the NASDAQ National Market System on August 15, 1995) was approximately
$1,102,561,080.  For purposes of this information, the 1,839,137 outstanding
Common Shares which were owned beneficially as of August 15, 1995 by executive
officers and Directors of the registrant were deemed to be the Common Shares
held by affiliates.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

   Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement to be used in
connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 12,
1995 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

   Except as otherwise stated, the information contained in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K is as of May 31, 1995.

_______________

(TM)Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.





                                      -2-
<PAGE>   3
                                     PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS.

                                  THE COMPANY

   RPM, Inc. ("RPM" or the "Company") was organized in 1947 as an Ohio
corporation under the name Republic Powdered Metals, Inc.  On November 9, 1971,
the Company's name was changed to RPM, Inc.  As used herein, the terms "RPM"
and the "Company" refer to RPM, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context
indicates otherwise.  The Company has its principal executive offices at 2628
Pearl Road, P.O. Box 777, Medina, Ohio 44258, and its telephone number is (216)
273-5090.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

   Since RPM's offering of Common Shares to the public in September 1969, the
Company has made a number of significant acquisitions that have been described
in previous reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  RPM's
acquisition strategy focuses on companies with high performance and quality
products which are leaders in their respective markets.  RPM expects to
continue its acquisition program, although there is no assurance that any
acquisitions will be made.

   DRYVIT.  As part of this acquisition program, on July 24, 1995, the Company
entered into a Plan and Agreement of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with
Narragansett/DSI Acquisition Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation ("NDSI"), and
NDSI's securityholders.  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement the Company agreed to
acquire NDSI through the merger (the "Merger") of the Company's wholly owned
subsidiary, RPM of Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with and into NDSI,
whereby NDSI would become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.  The
completion of the Merger is subject to customary conditions, including
applicable governmental approvals, and the concurrent Securities and Exchange
Commission registration for resale of the 3,200,000 Common Shares to be issued
at the closing of the Merger.

   NDSI is a non-operating holding company with one direct wholly owned
operating subsidiary, Dryvit Systems, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation
("Dryvit").  Dryvit manufactures, distributes and markets insulated, exterior
wall materials which are used in both new and retrofit construction.

   NOTE OFFERING.  On June 20, 1995 the Company sold $150 million aggregate
principal amount of 7.0% Senior Notes Due 2005 (the "Notes") pursuant to a
Purchase Agreement dated as of June 15, 1995 (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and
among the Company, and Chase Securities, Inc. and Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
(the "Initial Purchasers").  The Initial Purchasers resold the Notes in





                                      -3-
<PAGE>   4
transactions not requiring registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").  Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase
Agreement the Company is obligated to undertake a registered exchange offer for
the Notes under the Securities Act and to complete such offer in November 1995.

                                    BUSINESS

   RPM operates principally in one business segment, the manufacture and
marketing of protective coatings.  These protective coatings products are used
for both industrial and consumer applications.  For industrial applications,
RPM manufactures and markets coatings for waterproofing and general
maintenance, corrosion control, and other specialty chemical applications.  For
consumer applications, RPM manufactures do-it-yourself products for the home
maintenance, automotive repair, and consumer hobby and leisure markets.  RPM,
through its operating companies, serves niche markets within these broader
categories, thus providing a foundation for its strategy of growth through
product line extensions.

   The protective coating products manufactured by RPM are used primarily on
property which already exists.  RPM is not involved to any great degree in new
construction and, therefore, is generally less affected by cyclical movements
in the economy.  RPM markets its products in approximately 100 countries and
operates manufacturing facilities in 48 locations in the United States,
Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg and The Netherlands.

INDUSTRIAL MARKETS AND PRODUCTS

   WATERPROOFING AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE.  Waterproofing and general
maintenance constitute RPM's original marketplace, having been served by
Republic Powdered Metals, Inc. since the Company's founding.  Operating
companies and products include: REPUBLIC POWDERED METALS--heavy-duty protective
coatings and single-ply roofing systems; RUST-OLEUM NETHERLANDS B.V.--coatings
for industrial routine maintenance; MAMECO INTERNATIONAL--sealants, deck
coatings and membranes; MARTIN MATHYS--water-based coatings for commercial and
industrial maintenance; and STONHARD -- high-performance polymer floors,
linings and wall systems.

   CORROSION CONTROL.  RPM's CARBOLINE manufactures high-performance
corrosion-resistant protective coatings, fireproofing, tank linings and floor
coatings, and markets these products to industrial, architectural and
applicator companies throughout the world.  WISCONSIN PROTECTIVE COATINGS
manufactures a complete line of liquid-applied, corrosion-resistant coatings
used for extremely harsh environments, such as rail cars, tank linings, and
smoke stacks.





                                      -4-
<PAGE>   5
   SPECIALTY CHEMICALS.  RPM's specialty chemicals businesses address selected
niche markets within this broad industry category.  Specialty chemical
companies and products include:  DAY-GLO COLOR--fluorescent colorants and
pigments; MOHAWK FINISHING PRODUCTS--furniture repair, cleaning and polishing
products; ALOX--chemical additives used as rust preventatives, corrosion
inhibitors, special lubricants and metal working compounds; CHEMICAL
SPECIALTIES--chemicals used for cleaning carpet, upholstery and fabric wall
covering, and chemicals used in smoke and fire restoration cleanup; and
AMERICAN EMULSIONS--dye additives for textile dyeing and finishing, and water
treatment products for the paper industry.

CONSUMER MARKETS AND PRODUCTS

   CONSUMER HOBBY AND LEISURE.  The hobby and leisure marketplace is served by
TESTOR, America's largest producer and marketer of model paints and accessory
items to the hobby and model market, CRAFT HOUSE, producer of Paint-by-Numbers
sets, basic preschool activity sets, crafts and hobby products, and
FLOQUIL/POLLY S COLOR, manufacturer of hobby, art and craft coatings.  RPM's
consumer hobby and leisure products are marketed through thousands of mass
merchandise, toy and hobby stores throughout North America.

   CONSUMER DO-IT-YOURSELF.  RPM's six primary consumer do-it-yourself
businesses are RUST-OLEUM, WM. ZINSSER, KOP-COAT, BONDEX INTERNATIONAL,
DYNATRON/BONDO and TALSOL.  RUST-OLEUM manufactures high-quality
corrosion-resistant coatings for the household maintenance and light industrial
markets.  WM. ZINSSER is the nation's leading producer of shellac items used as
pharmaceutical glazes, confectioner's glazes, citrus fruit coatings and wood
coatings, including a broad line of specialty primers and sealers.  KOP-COAT
manufactures pleasure marine coatings and compounds and manufactures wood
treatment products.  BONDEX INTERNATIONAL produces a nationwide line of
household patch and repair products, in addition to basement waterproofing
products.  DYNATRON/BONDO manufactures auto and marine body filler and related
products.  TALSOL manufactures automotive paints and coatings.  Other consumer
do-it-yourself products include fabrics, window treatments and wall coverings
sold by DESIGN/CRAFT FABRIC and RICHARD E. THIBAUT.  RPM's consumer
do-it-yourself products are marketed through thousands of mass merchandise,
home center and hardware stores throughout North America.

FOREIGN OPERATIONS

   The Company's foreign operations for the year ended May 31, 1995 accounted
for approximately 11.6% of its total sales, although it also receives license
fees and royalty income from numerous license agreements and joint ventures in
foreign countries.  The Company has manufacturing facilities in Canada,





                                      -5-
<PAGE>   6
Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and sales offices or public warehouse
facilities in France, England, Iberia, Mexico, the Philippines, Singapore, and
several other countries.  Information concerning the Company's foreign
operations is set forth in Note J (Industry Segment and Geographic Area
Information) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which appear
elsewhere in this Form 10-K Annual Report.

COMPETITION

   The Company is engaged in a highly competitive industry and, with respect to
all of its major products, faces competition from local and national firms.
Several of the companies with which RPM competes have greater financial
resources and sales organizations than the Company.  While no accurate figures
are available with respect to the size of or the Company's position in the
market for any particular product, management believes that the Company is a
major producer of aluminum coatings, cement-based paint, hobby paints, marine
coatings, furniture finishing repair products, automotive repair products,
industrial corrosion control and consumer rust-preventative coatings.  The
Company, however, does not believe that it has a significant share of the total
protective coatings market.

PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND LICENSES

   No single patent, trademark (other than the marks Day-Glo, Rust-Oleum and
Carboline, which are material), name or license, or group of these rights, is
material to the Company's business.

   Day-Glo Color Corp., a subsidiary of the Company, is the owner of over 50
trademark registrations of the mark and name "DAY-GLO" in numerous countries
and the United States for a variety of fluorescent products.  There are also
many other foreign and domestic registrations for other trademarks of the
Day-Glo Color Corp., for a total of over 100 registrations.  These
registrations are valid for a variety of terms ranging from one year to twenty
years, which terms are renewable as long as the marks continue to be used.
Renewal of these registrations is done on a regular basis.

   Rust-Oleum Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, is the owner of over 50
United States trademark registrations for the mark and name "RUST-OLEUM" and
other trademarks covering a variety of rust-preventative coatings sold by
Rust-Oleum Corporation.  There are also many foreign registrations for
"RUST-OLEUM" and the other trademarks of Rust-Oleum Corporation, for a total of
nearly 400 registrations.  These registrations are valid for a variety of terms
ranging from one year to twenty years, which terms are renewable for as long as
the marks continue to be used.  Renewal of these registrations is done on a
regular basis.





                                      -6-
<PAGE>   7
   Carboline Company, a subsidiary of the Company, is the owner of a United
States trademark registration for the mark "CARBOLINE".  Carboline Company is
also the owner of several other United States registrations for other
trademarks.  Renewal of these registrations is done on a regular basis.

   Product trade names include: ALOX, ALUMANATION, AVALON, B-I-N PRIMER-SEALER,
BITUMASTIC, BONDO, BONDEX, BULLS EYE SHELLAC, CARBOLINE, COLOR DOUGH, CRAFT
HOUSE, DAY-GLO, DYNALITE, DYNATRON, EASY FINISH, EPOXSTEEL, EZ WELD, FLOQUIL,
GEOFLEX, LUBRASPIN, MAR-HYDE, MOHAWK, PARASEAL, PERMAROOF, PETTIT, PLASITE,
RADGLO, RUST-OLEUM, SANITILE, STONCLAD, STONHARD, STONLUX, TALSOL, TESTORS,
ULTRALITE, VULKEM, WOOLSEY, ZINSSER and Z-SPAR; and, in Europe, RUST-OLEUM and
MARTIN MATHYS.

RAW MATERIALS

   The Company believes that alternate sources of supply of raw materials are
available to the Company for most of its raw materials.  Where shortages of raw
materials have occurred, the Company has been able to reformulate products to
use more readily available raw materials.  Although the Company has been able
to reformulate products to use more readily available raw materials in the
past, there can be no assurance as to the Company's ability to do so in the
future.

SEASONAL FACTORS

   The Company's business is seasonal due to outside weather factors.  The
Company historically experiences strong sales and income in the first, second
and fourth fiscal quarters, with weaker performance in the third fiscal quarter
(December through February).

CUSTOMERS

   No one customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company's total sales.  The
Company's business is not dependent upon any one customer or small group of
customers and is dispersed over thousands of customers.

BACKLOG

   The Company historically has not had a significant backlog of orders, nor
was there a significant backlog during the last fiscal year.

RESEARCH

   The Company's research and development work is performed in various
laboratory locations throughout the United States.   During fiscal years 1995,
1994 and 1993, the Company invested





                                      -7-
<PAGE>   8
approximately $12.3 million, $11.1 million and $10.0 million, respectively, on
research and development activities.  The customer sponsored portion of such
expenditures was not significant.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

   While the Company is involved in several environmental matters (see ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS), compliance with environmental laws and regulations has not
had and is not expected to have a material adverse effect on capital
expenditures, earnings, or the competitive position of the Company.

EMPLOYEES

   The Company employs approximately 4,500 persons, of whom approximately 800
were represented by unions under contracts which expire at varying times in the
future.  The Company believes that its relations with its employees are good.

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES.

   The Company's corporate headquarters and a plant and offices for one
subsidiary are located on an 80-acre site in Medina, Ohio, which is owned by
the Company.  The Company's operations occupy a total of approximately 4.9
million square feet, with the majority, approximately 4.1 million square feet,
devoted to manufacturing, assembly and storage.  Of the approximately 4.9
million square feet occupied, 4.0 million square feet are owned and 900,000
square feet are occupied under operating leases.  The Company's facilities of
100,000 square feet or larger, as of August 1, 1995, are set forth in the table
below.





                                      -8-
<PAGE>   9
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Approximate
                                                          Square Feet
                                    Type of                   of                     Leased or
  Location                         Facility               Floor Space                  Owned     
------------                     ------------             -----------             ---------------
<S>                               <C>                     <C>                     <C>
Toledo,                           Manufacturing,             280,000                 Owned
  Ohio                            Office and                                
                                  Warehouse                                 
                                                                            
Newark,                           Manufacturing              195,200                 Owned
  New Jersey                      and Warehouse                             
                                                                            
                                                                            
Zelem,                            Office,                    180,000                 Owned
  Belgium                         Manufacturing                             
                                  and Warehouse                             
                                                                            
Atlanta,                          Office,                    176,000                 Owned(1)
  Georgia                         Manufacturing                             
                                  and Warehouse                             
                                                                            
Amsterdam,                        Manufacturing,             134,100                 Owned
  New York                        Warehouse                                          (20 Acres)
                                  and Office                                
                                                                            
Cleveland,                        Office,                    132,000                 Owned
  Ohio                            Warehouse and                             
                                  Manufacturing                             
                                                                            
Rockford,                         Warehouse                  131,200                 Leased
  Illinois                                                                           (August 1, 1998)
                                                                            
Attleboro,                        Manufacturing              130,000                 Owned
   Massachusetts                  and Warehouse                             
                                                                            
Rockford,                         Manufacturing              119,100                 Owned
   Illinois                                                                 
                                                                            
Fairfield,                        Warehouse                  126,000                 Owned
  Ohio                                                                      
                                                                            
Kalkaska,                         Manufacturing,             105,000                 Leased
  Michigan                        Warehouse                                          (January 1, 1997)
                                  and Office                                
                                                                            
Pleasant Prairie,                 Manufacturing              298,000                 Owned
  Wisconsin                       and Warehouse                             
                                                                            
Hagerstown,                       Manufacturing              143,000                 Owned
  Maryland                                                         
                                                            
______________________________
<FN>
         (1) Rental payments are being used to pay principal and interest on
Industrial Revenue Bonds issued by Wachovia National Bank on behalf of Fulton
County, Georgia Development Authority.  At
</TABLE>




                                      -9-
<PAGE>   10
June 1, 1995 the outstanding balance of such indebtedness was $1,650,000.


                 For information concerning the Company's rental obligations,
see Note F (Leases) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which appear
elsewhere in this Form 10-K Annual Report.  Under all of its leases, the
Company is obligated to pay certain varying insurance costs, utilities, real
property taxes and other costs and expenses.

                 The Company believes that its manufacturing plants and office
facilities are well maintained and suitable for the operations of the Company.


ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

                 Bondex International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company ("Bondex"), was dismissed with prejudice from nine asbestos-related
bodily injury lawsuits which had been filed in the Court of Common Pleas,
Philadelphia County, PA.  The dismissals resulted from the inability of
plaintiffs to produce evidence of use of or exposure to any Bondex
asbestos-containing product.  With the addition of 83 newly-filed cases, there
are currently pending against Bondex a total of 400 asbestos-related bodily
injury cases filed on behalf of various individuals in various jurisdictions in
the United States.  All of these lawsuits name numerous other corporate
defendants and all allege bodily injury as a result of the exposure to or use
of asbestos-containing products.  Bondex continues to deny liability in all of
these cases and continues to vigorously defend them.  Under a cost-sharing
agreement among Bondex and its insurers effected in February 1994, the insurers
are responsible for payment of a substantial portion of defense costs and
indemnity payments, if any, with Bondex responsible for a minor portion of
each.

                 As previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994, and as updated in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 1994,
Carboline Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Carboline"), has
been named as one of 21 corporate defendants in RUFINO O. CAVAZOS, ET AL. V.
CEILCOTE COMPANY, ET AL., District Court, 73rd Judicial District, Bexar County,
Texas; Cause No. 89-CI-12651, filed in March 1990, and in similar suits
subsequently filed on behalf of individuals (and, where applicable, their
spouses and children) employed at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant and the South
Texas Nuclear Plant.  Several supplemental petitions have been filed in Bexar
County for the purpose of adding other spouses and children of the worker
plaintiffs, bringing the total number of Bexar County plaintiffs to 10,556.
Another suit with virtually identical allegations was filed on December 29,
1993





                                      -10-
<PAGE>   11
in Rusk County, Texas.  That suit, Cause No. 93-470; MARY GUNN, ET AL. V.
SOUTHERN IMPERIAL COATINGS CORP., 4th District Court, Rusk County Texas,
involved 201 worker plaintiffs and 128 spouses.  All of the suits allege bodily
injury as a result of exposure to defendants' products.  The litigation is
continuing in the discovery stage.  With respect to the Bexar County cases, the
court has indicated that two summary jury trials, involving 10 plaintiffs in
each trial, will occur within the next several months (although no specific
dates have been scheduled).  Carboline has denied all liability and is
conducting a vigorous defense.  Several of Carboline's insurance carriers, and
Carboline, are defending the lawsuit under a cost sharing agreement.

                 As previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994, in September, 1991, Our Lady of
the Lake Hospital, Inc. ("OLOL") filed suit captioned OUR LADY OF THE LAKE
HOSPITAL, INC. V. CARBOLINE COMPANY, ET AL., Number 373,498, Division "J",
Nineteenth Judicial District  Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of
Louisiana, alleging damages to the structural steel of the hospital which it
owns and operates in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  The petition alleged that the
damages resulted from its use of a fireproofing product known as Pyrocrete
manufactured and supplied by Carboline and the Pyrocrete is extremely corrosive
when applied to structural steel, contains a latent defect, and is defective.
Carboline has contested liability in the case vigorously, and on July 21, 1992,
the trial court sustained an Exception of Prescription filed on Carboline's
behalf and dismissed the suit with prejudice.  OLOL appealed, and on December
29, 1993, the appellate court vacated the judgment dismissing the suit and
remanded the matter to the trial court for the introduction of further evidence
and further proceedings.  On June 13, 1994, OLOL filed a Second Supplemental
and Amending Petition which joined as party defendants Sun Company, Inc.
("Sun") and Carboline Company, a Missouri corporation which was merged into Sun
pursuant to a statutory merger in 1980 ("Carboline Missouri"); claimed that the
product was not fit for its intended purpose, claimed fraud, breach of
contract, breach of warranty and product liability and sought punitive damages
and attorneys fees.  In July, 1995, OLOL filed a motion seeking leave of court
to further amend its petition and allow it to make additional allegations of
fraud, concealment, misrepresentation, failure to warn, and breach of contract;
claimed damages from the presence of chlorides and amended its claim for
punitive damages, attorneys fees, and interest.  Pursuant to an agreement
between Carboline and Sun, Carboline is providing a defense for Sun in this
litigation.  The Petition does not set forth the amount of damages being
claimed; however, in one of the briefs filed in the appellate court, OLOL
claimed it would cost in excess of $20 million to repair the damages.  In
addition, OLOL is preparing a substantial claim for alleged lost revenues and
profits.





                                      -11-
<PAGE>   12
                 In August, 1992 OLOL filed suit against Sun captioned OUR LADY
OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL, INC. V. SUN COMPANY, INC., Number 384,867, Division "I",
Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of
Louisiana, making allegations similar to the allegations in Number 373,498,
described above, and seeking to recover alleged damages to the structural steel
of the OLOL hospital.  In addition, in the original petition filed in this
suit, OLOL alleged that Carboline Missouri manufactured and supplied the
Pyrocrete to OLOL and thereafter merged with Sun in January 1980, with Sun
remaining as the surviving corporation responsible for the obligations of
Carboline Missouri.  On June 29, 1993 OLOL filed a First Supplemental and
Amending Petition ("Amended Petition") which added Carboline as an additional
defendant.  The Amended Petition generally alleged that Carboline damaged OLOL
through fraud and also breached a contractual obligation of service after the
sale.  The Amended Petition alleged that OLOL will incur expenses and costs in
excess of $20 million to repair the damages.  Carboline has filed an Exception
of Lis Pendens on the basis that this suit arose out of the same transaction or
occurrence as the suit described above.  Pursuant to an agreement between
Carboline and Sun, Carboline is providing a defense for Sun in this litigation.
Sun has filed an Exception of Lis Pendens and a Failure to Assert All Causes of
Action.  In June 1994, the court transferred and consolidated this suit with
the suit described above.

                 Carboline has denied the allegations of both lawsuits and is
vigorously contesting them.  Carboline's defense has been assumed by First
Colonial Insurance Company ("First Colonial"), a wholly owned insurance
subsidiary of the Company.  First Colonial is in the process of negotiating a
cost-sharing agreement with a group of Carboline's insurers to cover both
defense and indemnity obligations relating to the OLOL lawsuits.

                 As previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994, Carboline was, in May 1993, named
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") together with 36 other
entities as a potentially responsible party ("PRP") under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended ("CERCLA")
in connection with the Powell Road Landfill Site, Huber Heights, Ohio (the
"Site").  Carboline is alleged to be associated with the Site as a consequence
of disposal of waste originating at its Xenia, Ohio plant.  Carboline has
joined with other PRPs (now totaling 45) in a "PRP Organization Agreement" for
the purpose of conducting a common response to any claim for removal or
response action asserted by the EPA or the State of Ohio or conducting a common
defense to any such claim.  Between 1987 and 1991, the owner of the site, Waste
Management, Inc., conducted a remedial investigation ("RI") and feasibility
study ("FS") and, in 1991, submitted the RI/FS to the EPA.  The EPA approved
the RI in March 1992 and approved the FS in March 1993.  Based on the RI/FS,
the EPA issued





                                      -12-
<PAGE>   13
its Record of Decision in September 1993, in which it selected the remedy for
the cleanup of the Site.  The remedy is estimated to cost $20.5 million and
take six years to implement.  Four PRPs, including the owner of the Site (but
not Carboline), have entered into an Administrative Order on Consent with the
EPA to prepare the Remedial Design for the selected remedy.  Several other
PRPs, including Carboline, have offered to participate with the four settling
PRPs outside of the terms of the Administrative Order on Consent by funding a
share of the Remedial Design costs, which are estimated to be approximately
$1.7 million.  Carboline's share of the Remedial Design costs would be
approximately 1.7% of the total, or $28,900.  This cost-sharing agreement for
the Remedial Design is without prejudice to future cost-allocation activities
regarding the cleanup itself.  Based upon Carboline's estimated allocated share
of total waste volume at the Site (approximately 0.50 percent) the Company
believes that ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

                 As previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994, the Company has been notified by
the EPA that it may have liability as a PRP under CERCLA in connection with the
Springfield Township Dump Site, Davisburg, Michigan (the "Springfield Site").
The Company is alleged to be associated with the Springfield Site as well as
the Rose Township Site, Rose Township, Michigan (the "Rose Township Site") as a
consequence of the disposal of waste originating at Mac-O-Lac Paints, Inc., a
former subsidiary of the Company whose assets were sold in February 1982.  The
EPA issued a Record of Decision ("ROD") setting forth the preferred remedial
action for the Springfield Site which includes removal of volatile organic
compound contaminants from soils and groundwater as well as removal of PCB
contaminated soils.  The Company and other PRPs have organized a steering
committee (the "Steering Committee") which has engaged in negotiations with the
EPA with respect to a proposed Interim Remedial Action Phase involving removal
of volatile organic contaminants from soils and groundwater and reimbursement
of the EPA for past response costs.  The Steering Committee has strongly
disputed the ROD's requirement for PCB removal and this issue is being
reevaluated by the EPA.  The Company and other PRPs have entered into a Consent
Order to perform a portion of the remedial design work for a cleanup and to
reimburse the EPA for a portion of costs the EPA incurred at the site.  The
Steering Committee has arranged for the performance of a groundwater cleanup
response action.  The remaining settlement issues are still under discussion
with the EPA.  The Company is pursuing the issue of coverage for this matter
with its insurance carriers.

                 As previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994, the Company and certain other
entities named by the EPA as PRPs under CERCLA in connection with the Rose
Township Site reached an agreement with





                                      -13-
<PAGE>   14
the EPA on the terms of a Consent Decree which, on July 18, 1989, was entered
by the Court in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. AKZO COATINGS OF AMERICA, INC. ET
AL., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division;
Civil Action No. 88-CV-73784-DT.  Pursuant to the agreement, the PRPs
established a $9 million fund to cover costs of remediation at the Rose
Township Site.  The Company's share of the fund, $300,000, has been paid.  The
PRPs are currently performing the remedial action as required under the Consent
Decree.  The settling defendants have submitted to the EPA a Feasibility Study
Report recommending soil vapor extraction as a method of remediation to replace
soil flushing or enhanced soil flushing.  The EPA had previously concluded that
neither soil flushing nor enhanced soil flushing would achieve target cleanup
levels for certain materials within the time frames specified in the remedial
action plan attached to the Consent Decree.  The Rose Township PRP Agreement
provides that, upon the occurrence of such an event, the participating PRPs
shall meet to discuss the allocation of the costs of performing further work.
No meetings to discuss any further allocation have been held or are scheduled.
It is anticipated that soil vapor extraction, if approved as a remediation
method, will not cost more than what soil flushing or enhanced soil flushing
would have cost.  The Feasibility Study, and any corrected deficiencies
perceived by the EPA, must be approved by the EPA prior to selection of an
alternate remedy by means of an amendment to the Record of Decision.  The
Company is pursuing the issue of coverage for this matter with its insurance
carriers.

                 On December 3, 1992 the Company together with seven other Rose
Township PRPs filed a Second Amended Complaint in AKZO COATINGS OF AMERICA,
INC. ET AL. VS. AMERICAN RENOVATING, ET AL., U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of Michigan, Southern Division; Case No. 92-CV- 74105-DT, against
numerous other Rose Township PRPs not parties to the Consent Decree asserting a
right of contribution from each equal to each defendant's equitable share of
EPA past and future oversight costs at the Rose Township Site.  The litigation
was dismissed as to all parties in January 1995 based upon certain changes in
the law and a reassessment of the strength of the case against the named
defendants by Chrysler Corporation, which paid all legal costs for the action.

                 Based upon a July 14, 1995 decision of the United States Court
of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in UNITED SATES OF AMERICA VS. CORDOVA
CHEMICAL COMPANY, ET AL., Case No. 92-2288, the Company believes it has no
liability under CERCLA with respect to either the Springfield Township Site or
the Rose Township Site.  It is anticipated, however, that the decision will be
appealed by the United States.  In any event, the Company believes that the
ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on
the Company's financial position or results of operations.





                                      -14-
<PAGE>   15
                 As previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994, Mohawk Finishing Products, Inc.
("Mohawk") and Westfield Coatings Corporation ("Westfield"), both wholly owned
subsidiaries of the Company, have been notified by the EPA of their status as
PRPs under CERCLA with respect to environmental contamination at the Solvents
Recovery of New England Site (the "SRS Site") located in Southington,
Connecticut.  Since June 1992, the EPA has named in excess of 1,700 entities as
PRPs in connection with the SRS Site.  The EPA recently issued a volumetric
list in which Mohawk was assigned a reduced volumetric share of 0.11118% of the
waste sent to the SRS Site and Westfield was assigned a reduced volumetric
share of 0.89440%.  The PRPs have not as yet agreed to any final allocation
formula, whether based on volume or otherwise.  The EPA recently completed an
early DE MINIMIS settlement with almost 1,000 PRPs who had sent less than
10,000 gallons to the SRS Site.  Neither Mohawk nor Westfield qualified for
that settlement.  To date, the EPA and the State of Connecticut have expended
in excess of $5 million in connection with the SRS Site but the final remedial
action has not been selected.  Several hundred PRPs, including Mohawk and
Westfield, have consented to an administrative order to perform a non-time
critical removal action to contain contaminated water in the shallow aquifer at
the SRS Site.  The EPA is currently negotiating with the PRPs to perform both
the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study for the SRS Site and a second
non-time critical removal action to contain contamination in the deep bedrock
aquifer.

                 In January 1994, the EPA notified Westfield of its status as
one of approximately 300 PRPs at the Old Southington Landfill Superfund Site
(the "Landfill Site") on the basis that process wastes from the SRS Site were
sent to the Landfill Site prior to October 1967.  The EPA has not issued a
volumetric list for the Landfill Site, although it has issued a volumetric list
of PRPs who sent materials to the SRS Site prior to October 1967.  Westfield's
share on that list is .90247%.  In September 1994, the EPA issued a Record of
Decision which selected a source control remedy that consists of installation
of a cap on the Landfill Site together with a gas collection system.  The
estimated cost of the source control remedy is $16.1 million.  The EPA has
deferred to a second operable unit the issue of whether to actively remediate
groundwater at the Landfill Site.  The EPA and the PRPs are currently engaged
in mediation in an attempt to reach a settlement with respect to response
costs.

                 The Company believes that the ultimate resolution of the SRS
Site and the Landfill Site matters will not have a material adverse effect on
the Company's financial position or results of operations.

                 As previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994, the Testor





                                      -15-
<PAGE>   16
Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Testor"), which had
been identified by the EPA as a PRP under CERCLA in 1985 in connection with the
Acme Solvent Site in Rockford, Illinois (the "Acme Site"), participated with
other Acme Site PRPs in a voluntary remedial action pursuant to a Sharing
Agreement entered into in 1986.  That remedial action, Phase I of which is
completed, involved removal and disposal of contaminated source materials from
the Acme Site and a Supplemental Technical Investigation conducted by
consultants to determine actions required for permanent remediation of soils
and groundwater at the Acme Site in Phase II.  Testor's share of Phase I
remedial action costs totaled approximately $965,000.  In September 1991,
Testor entered into a Consent Decree with the EPA and a Sharing Agreement with
30 other Acme Site PRPs with respect to Phase II remedial action at the Acme
Site, which also provided for reimbursement of the EPA for a portion of its
past response costs, of which Testor's share of $60,000 was paid to the EPA in
December 1991.  Testor made a payment toward Phase II remediation costs on
February 16, 1994 in the sum of $206,015.  A new levy has been authorized by
the Executive Committee of the PRP group which will be payable in approximately
August 1995.  Although the portion to be paid by Testor has not been finalized,
as there may be a change in Testor's percentage to account for new members in
the Settlors' Coalition, it is believed that Testor's share will be
approximately $34,500.

                 The most recent future cost estimates provided by the
environmental contractor working on behalf of the PRPs have established a range
of $17.8 million to $26.5 million for future costs at the Acme Site, including
a 30% contingency over the actual current cost estimates.  These amounts would
be payable through the year 2026, although the costs to be incurred through
1997 for capital expenditures account for nearly half of the projected costs.
Testor's share will be 4.5%, subject to change if new members are added to the
Settlor's Coalition or present members withdraw.

                 Testor filed a declaratory judgment action against its primary
and excess insurers which had issued comprehensive general liability (CGL
policies) over an interval from 1962 through 1986, seeking determination of the
carriers' duty to defend and indemnify Testor in connection with the Acme Site.
That action, THE TESTOR CORPORATION V. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, ET AL., is
pending in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County,
Illinois, bearing docket number 87 MR 69.  Recently Testor and the insurers
reached an agreement in principle to settle the litigation.  Subject to
execution of releases and related settlement documents, the insurers have
agreed to pay Testor $2.2 million to compensate Testor for past response costs
incurred and for Testor' 4.5% share of Phase II costs to be incurred through
the year 2026.  Upon finalization of the settlement agreement, anticipated to
occur in September 1995, the declaratory judgment action will be dismissed.





                                      -16-
<PAGE>   17
                 As previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended Mary 31, 1994, the EPA, in November 1979,
commenced an action captioned UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. MIDWEST SOLVENT
RECOVERY, INC., ET AL., United States District Court for the Northern District
of Indiana, Eastern Division; Civil No. H-79-556, pertaining to pollution
allegedly occurring at and around real property located at 7400 West Fifteenth
Street, Gary, Indiana ("MIDCO I") and 5900 Industrial Highway, Gary, Indiana
("MIDCO II") (collectively, the MIDCO Sites").  The Complaint was subsequently
amended in January 1984 to join Rust-Oleum Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company ("Rust-Oleum"), and other entities as additional
defendants.  Rust-Oleum, one of approximately 130 identified PRPs, is alleged
to be associated with the MIDCO Site as a consequence of disposal of waste
originating at its former Evanston, Illinois plant in the mid-1970's.  The
Court approved a Consent Decree in June 1992 under which Rust-Oleum entered
into a Settlement Agreement with the other settling PRPs for the voluntary
cleanup of the MIDCO Sites consistent with the EPA Record of Decision.  All
surface hazardous wastes have been removed from the MIDCO Sites and cleanup is
now in the groundwater remediation stage.  Remediation should be complete by
the year 2002, with monitoring continuing for an undetermined period.  Total
remediation and monitoring costs are currently estimated to be $33 million.
Included in the Consent Decree is an Agreement between the Settling PRPs,
including Rust-Oleum, and Third Parties who had been sued for contribution by
the generator PRPs, providing for payment by the Third Parties of their fair
share of the MIDCO Sites remedial and response costs.  Third party funds have
been placed into the MIDCO Trust Fund, which has been created to fund the MIDCO
Sites remedial actions.  Rust-Oleum, as a settling PRP, has provided financial
assurance for its share of the cleanup costs in the form of a Letter of Credit.

                 In March 1988 the EPA named Rust-Oleum and 240 other entities
as PRPs under CERCLA in connection with the Ninth Avenue Site at 7537 Ninth
Avenue, Gary, Indiana (the "Ninth Avenue Site").  Rust-Oleum is alleged to be
associated with the Ninth Avenue Site as a consequence of disposal of waste
originating at its former Evanston, Illinois plant in the 1970's.  Rust-Oleum
has cooperated with over 20 other PRPs in a voluntary cleanup under Phase I and
Phase II Participation Agreements and Implementation Trust Agreements.  Total
Ninth Avenue Site remediation and monitoring costs are estimated to be
approximately $36 million, including past costs and the Final Site Remedy,
which includes groundwater remediation planned for completion by 1997 and
ongoing monitoring for an undetermined period.  The EPA issued an Amended
Record of Decision on September 13, 1994 regarding the Final Site Remedy and an
Amended Unilateral Administrative Order to Rust-Oleum and the other
participating PRPs on December 27, 1994 to undertake the Final Site Remedy.
Rust-Oleum and eighteen other PRPs have entered into a Final Participation
Agreement for Final Remedial Action at the Ninth Avenue Site.  Rust-Oleum's
allocation of cost is





                                      -17-
<PAGE>   18
currently 6.048%, with approximately $500,000 remaining to be paid, subject,
however, to reduction to the extent settlements are made with non-
participating PRPs and funds are made available from a Trust Fund established
by the EPA for DE MINIMIS settlors.  Rust-Oleum has provided financial
assurance for its share of the Final Site Remedy in the form of a Letter of
Credit.

                 Based upon prior settlement agreements with insurance carriers
for potential costs and remediation liabilities in connection with the MIDCO
Sites and the Ninth Avenue Site, Rust-Oleum has established appropriate
reserves to cover such costs and liabilities.  Accordingly, the Company
believes that ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

                 Not Applicable.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT*

                 The name, age and positions of each executive officer of the
Company as of August 15, 1995 are as follows:





                                      -18-
<PAGE>   19
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Position and
                                                     Offices with
          Name                 Age                   the Company 
          ----                 ---                   ------------
<S>                            <C>         <C>
Thomas C. Sullivan             58          Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
                                           
James A. Karman                58          President and Chief Operating Officer
                                           
John H. Morris, Jr.            53          Executive Vice President
                                           
Richard E. Klar                62          Vice President and Treasurer
                                           
Paul A. Granzier               68          Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
                                           
Glenn R. Hasman                41          Vice President - Administration
                                           
Frank C. Sullivan              34          Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                           
Charles R. Brush               59          Vice President - Environmental Affairs
                                           
Keith R. Smiley                33          Controller

_______________________
<FN>
         * Included pursuant to Instruction 3 to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K.
</TABLE>

                 Thomas C. Sullivan has been Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company since October 1971.  From June 1971 through
September 1978, Mr. Sullivan served as President and, prior thereto, as
Executive Vice President of the Company.  Mr. Sullivan's employment with the
Company commenced in 1961, and he has been a Director since 1963.  Mr. Sullivan
is employed as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer under an employment
agreement for a five-year period ending June 1, 2000.  Mr. Sullivan is the
father of Frank C. Sullivan, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company.

                 James A. Karman has been President and Chief Operating Officer
since September 1978.  From October 1982 to October 1993 Mr.  Karman also was
the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. From October 1973 through September
1978 Mr. Karman served as Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer,
and, prior thereto, as Vice President-Finance and Treasurer of the Company.
Mr. Karman's employment with the Company commenced in 1963, and he





                                      -19-
<PAGE>   20
has been a Director since 1963.  Mr. Karman is employed as President and Chief
Operating Officer under an employment agreement for a five-year period ending
June 1, 2000.

                 John H. Morris, Jr. has been Executive Vice President since
January 1981.  Prior to that time, he was Corporate Vice President of the
Company, having been elected to that position in September 1977.  Mr. Morris
was elected a Director of the Company in 1981.  Mr. Morris is employed as
Executive Vice President under an employment agreement for a period ending July
31, 1996.

                 Richard E. Klar was elected Vice President in October 1981 and
has been Treasurer since July 1980.  He served as Chief Accounting Officer from
July 1980 to October 1990.  Mr. Klar was Treasurer of Mameco International,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary which was acquired by the Company in February
1979, from 1979 to 1980 and was Mameco's Controller prior thereto.  Mr. Klar is
employed as Vice President and Treasurer under an employment agreement for a
period ending July 31, 1996.

                 Paul A. Granzier has served as Secretary since July 1988, and
as Vice President and General Counsel since October 1987.  Prior thereto, he
served as General Counsel since he joined the Company in May 1985.  Mr.
Granzier was engaged in the private practice of law from 1981 until he joined
the Company.  Prior thereto, he served as Assistant Corporate Counsel and
Assistant Secretary of Midland-Ross Corporation.  Mr. Granzier is employed as
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary under an employment agreement for
a period ending July 31, 1996.

                 Glenn R. Hasman has served as Vice President-Administration
since October 1993.  From July 1990 to October 1993 Mr. Hasman served as
Controller.  From September 1982 through July 1990, Mr. Hasman served in a
variety of management capacities, most recently Vice President-Operations and
Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of Proko Industries, Inc., a
former wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.  From 1979 to 1982, Mr. Hasman
served as RPM's Director of Internal Audit and from 1976 to 1979 he was
associated with Ciulla Stephens & Co., independent accountants.  Mr. Hasman is
employed as Vice President-Administration under an employment agreement for a
period ending July 31, 1996.

                 Frank C. Sullivan has served as the Chief Financial Officer of
the Company since October 1993 and has been a Vice President since October
1991.  Prior thereto, he served as Director of Corporate Finance of the Company
from February 1989 to October 1991.  Mr. Sullivan served as Regional Sales
Manager, from February 1988 to February 1989, and as a Technical Service
Representative, from February 1987 to February 1988, of AGR Company, an Ohio
General Partnership owned by the Company.  Prior thereto, Mr. Sullivan was
employed by First Union National Bank from 1985 to 1986 and Harris Bank from
1983 to 1985.  Mr. Sullivan is employed





                                      -20-
<PAGE>   21
as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer under an employment agreement for
a period ending July 31, 1996.  Mr. Sullivan is the son of Thomas C. Sullivan,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

                 Charles R. Brush has served as Vice President-Environmental
Affairs of the Company since October 1993.  From June 1991 to October 1993 he
served as the Company's Director of Environmental & Regulatory Affairs.  Prior
thereto, from 1988 to June 1991, he served as Vice President-Environmental &
Risk Management of Kop-Coat, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

                 Keith R. Smiley has served as Controller of the Company since
October 1993.  From January 1992 until the present, Mr. Smiley also has served
as the Company's Internal Auditor.  Prior thereto, he was associated with
Ciulla Stephens & Co.


                                    PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS' COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

                 RPM Common Shares, without par value, are traded on the NASDAQ
National Market System.  Common Share prices are quoted daily under the symbol
RPOW.  The high and low sales prices for the Common Shares, and the cash
dividends paid on the Common Shares, for each quarter of the two most recent
fiscal years is set forth in the table below.

                                   Range of Sales Prices 
                                   ---------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            Dividend Paid
Fiscal 1995                          High                        Low                          Per Share  
-----------                          ----                        ---                        -------------
<S>                                <C>                         <C>                              <C>
1st Quarter                        $18-1/4                     $16-1/4                          $ 0.13
2nd Quarter                         19-5/8                      17-1/2                            0.14
3rd Quarter                         19-1/4                      17-3/8                            0.14
4th Quarter                         20-7/8                      18-1/8                            0.14
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            Dividend Paid
Fiscal 1994                          High                        Low                          Per Share  
-----------                          ----                        ---                        -------------
<S>                                <C>                         <C>                              <C>
1st Quarter                        $18-1/2                     $16-1/2                          $ 0.12
2nd Quarter                         18-5/8                      16-3/4                            0.13
3rd Quarter                         19-3/8                      16-5/8                            0.13
4th Quarter                         19-1/4                      16-5/8                            0.13
<FN>
Source:  The Wall Street Journal
</TABLE>
                 Cash dividends are payable quarterly, upon authorization of
the Board of Directors.  Regular payment dates are approximately the 30th of
July, October, January and April.  RPM maintains a





                                      -21-
<PAGE>   22
Dividend Reinvestment Plan whereby cash dividends, and a maximum of an
additional $5,000 per month, may be invested in RPM Common Shares purchased in
the open market at no commission cost.

                 The number of holders of record of RPM Common Shares as of
August 15, 1995 was approximately 31,027.


ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.(1)

                 The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial
data of the Company for each of the five years during the period ended May 31,
1995 including the fiscal 1994 acquisitions of Dynatron/Bondo Corporation and
Stonhard, Inc., which were accounted for on a pooling-of-interests basis.  The
data was derived from the annual Consolidated Financial Statements of the
Company which have been audited by Ciulla Stephens & Co., independent
accountants.





                                      -22-
<PAGE>   23
                                                FISCAL YEARS ENDED MAY 31,(1)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      1995            1994           1993           1992           1991
                                      ----            ----           ----           ----           ----
 <S>                                 <C>              <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>
 (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
 EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 Net sales                           $1,016,954       $815,598       $768,372       $680,091        $619,613

 Income before income taxes             106,857         88,094         66,136         61,101          54,615

 Net income                              61,099         52,640         39,498         38,481          37,435

 Return on sales %                          6.0            6.5            5.1            5.7             6.0

 Primary earnings per share                1.07           0.93           0.74           0.73            0.72

 Fully diluted earnings per
 share                                     1.01           0.89           0.72           0.72            0.71

 Shareholders' equity                   347,591        314,476        243,899        233,360         215,471

 Shareholders' equity per
 share                                     6.07           5.54           4.58           4.42            4.13

 Return on shareholders'
 equity %                                  18.5           18.9           16.6           17.1            19.4

 Average shares outstanding              57,243         56,717         53,267         52,790          52,219

 Cash dividends paid                     31,259         27,949         22,370         20,685          18,309

 Cash dividends per share
                                           0.55           0.51           0.47           0.44            0.40

 Retained earnings                      199,206        169,366        146,852        129,846         116,065

 Working capital                        270,226        230,512        191,872        205,419         142,581

 Total assets                           959,140        660,838        648,524        623,346         457,779

 Long-term debt                         406,375        233,039        258,712        273,871         130,800

 Depreciation and
 amortization                            36,946         25,905         22,283         20,436          15,589

_______________
<FN>
(1)      For information concerning business acquisitions, see Note A(2) of
         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which appear elsewhere in
         this Form 10-K Annual Report.
</TABLE>

ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

                 The information required by this item is included under
Exhibit 99.3 to this Form 10-K Annual Report.





                                      -23-
<PAGE>   24
ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

                 The information required by this item is included under
Exhibit 99.4 to this Form 10-K Annual Report.

ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
         FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

                 None.


                                    PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.

                 Information required by this item as to the Directors of the
Company appearing under the caption "Election of Directors" in the Company's
Proxy Statement to be used in connection with the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on October 12, 1995 (the "1995 Proxy Statement") is
incorporated herein by reference.  Information required by this item as to the
executive officers of the Company is included in Part I of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

                 The information required by this item is incorporated herein
by reference to "Executive Compensation" in the 1995 Proxy Statement.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
          MANAGEMENT.
          
        The information required by this item is incorporated herein    by
reference to "Share Ownership of Principal Holders and Management" in the 1995
Proxy Statement.





                                      -24-
<PAGE>   25
ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

                 The information required by this item is incorporated herein
by reference to "Election of Directors" in the 1995 Proxy Statement.


                                    PART IV

ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM
          8-K.

(a)      The following financial statements and schedules, and supplementary
         quarterly information are filed as part of this Report on Exhibit 99.4
         as indicated:

         1.      Financial Statements.
                 --------------------

         Financial Statements
         --------------------
         Independent Auditors' Report

         Consolidated Balance Sheets - May 31, 1995
         and 1994

         Consolidated Statements of Income - years
         ended May 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993

         Consolidated Statements of Shareholders'
         Equity - years ended May 31, 1995, 1994
         and 1993

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
         years ended May 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993

         Notes to Consolidated Financial
         Statements

         Quarterly Information

         2.      Financial Statement Schedules.
                 -----------------------------
         Schedule
         --------
         Independent Auditors' Report

         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying
         Accounts and Reserves

                 All other schedules have been omitted because they are not
applicable or not required, or because the required information





                                      -25-
<PAGE>   26
is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

         3.      Exhibits.
                 ---------

                 See the Index to Exhibits at page E-1 of this Form 10-K.

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K.
         --------------------

                 There were no Current Reports on Form 8-K filed during the
fourth fiscal quarter ended May 31, 1995.





                                      -26-
<PAGE>   27
                                   SIGNATURES

                 Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                              RPM, INC.

Date:  August 24, 1995                    By:    /s/ Thomas C. Sullivan
                                              ------------------------------
                                              Thomas C. Sullivan
                                              Chairman of the Board and
                                              Chief Executive Officer

                 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Signature and Title
-------------------
<S>                                            <C>
                                               Chairman of the Board of
/s/ Thomas C. Sullivan                         Directors and Chief Execu-
-----------------------                        tive Officer (Principal
Thomas C. Sullivan                             Executive Officer)


/s/ James A. Karman                            President and Chief Operating
-----------------------                        Officer and a Director
James A. Karman


/s/ Frank C. Sullivan                          Vice President and Chief
-----------------------                        Financial Officer (Principal
Frank C. Sullivan                              Financial Officer)


/s/ Glenn R. Hasman                            Vice President-Administration
-----------------------                        (Principal Accounting Officer)
Glenn R. Hasman


/s/ Max D. Amstutz                             Director
-----------------------                                
Max D. Amstutz


/s/ Edward B. Brandon                          Director
-----------------------                                
Edward B. Brandon


/s/ Lorrie Gustin                              Director
-----------------------                                
Lorrie Gustin


/s/ Roy H. Holdt                               Director
-----------------------                                
Roy H. Holdt
</TABLE>





                                      -27-
<PAGE>   28
<TABLE>
<S>                                            <C>
/s/ E. Bradley Jones                           Director
-----------------------                                
E. Bradley Jones

/s/ Donald K. Miller                           Director
-----------------------                                
Donald K. Miller

/s/ John H. Morris, Jr.                        Executive Vice President
-----------------------                        and a Director
John H. Morris, Jr.

/s/ Kevin O'Donnell                            Director
-----------------------                                
Kevin O'Donnell

/s/ William A. Papenbrock                      Director
-------------------------                              
William A. Papenbrock

/s/ Stephen Stranahan                          Director
-----------------------                                
Stephen Stranahan

Date:  August 24, 1995
</TABLE>







                                      -28-
<PAGE>   29
                                   RPM, INC.

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit No.                                      Description
-----------                                      -----------
         <S>              <C>                                                                       <C>
         3.1              Amended Articles of Incorporation,
                          as amended  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (A)(B)(C)

         3.2              Amended Code of Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (D)

         4.1              Specimen Certificate of Common Shares,
                          without par value, of RPM, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (E)

         4.2              Specimen LYONs Certificate. . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (C)

         4.3              Credit Agreement, dated as of December 14,
                          1993, by and between RPM, Inc., RPOW (France)
                          S.A., RPM Europe B.V., Radiant Color, N.V.,
                          Credit Lyonnais Chicago Branch, Credit
                          Lyonnais Cayman Island Branch and Credit
                          Lyonnais Belgium  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (F)

         4.4              Specimen Note Certificate for 7.0% Senior
                          Exchange Notes Due 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (G)

         4.5              Specimen Note Certificate for 7.0% Senior
                          Notes Due 2005  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (G)

         4.6              Credit Facility, dated as of June 23, 1994,
                          by and among RPM, Inc., National City Bank
                          and The First National Bank of Chicago, as
                          Co-Agents, and The Chase Manhattan Bank
                          (National Association), as Administrative
                          Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (H)

         4.7              Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1995,
                          between RPM, Inc. and The First National
                          Bank of Chicago, as trustee, with respect
                          to the 7.0% Senior Notes Due 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (G)

         4.8              Indenture, dated as of September 15, 1992,
                          between RPM, Inc. and The First National
                          Bank of Chicago, as trustee, with respect
                          to the LYONs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (C)
</TABLE>





                                      E-1
<PAGE>   30
<TABLE>
         <S>              <C>                                                                         <C>                      
         *10.1            Employment Agreement, dated as of July 22,
                          1981, by and between RPM, Inc. and Thomas C.
                          Sullivan, Chairman of the Board and Chief
                          Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (I)

         *10.1.1          Form of Amendment to Employment Agreement,
                          dated as of July 18, 1995, by and between
                          RPM, Inc. and Thomas C. Sullivan, Chairman
                          of the Board and Chief Executive Officer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         *10.2            Employment Agreement, dated as of July 22,
                          1981, by and between RPM, Inc. and James A.
                          Karman, President and Chief Operating
                          Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (I)

         *10.2.1          Form of Amendment to Employment Agreement,
                          dated as of July 18, 1995, by and between
                          RPM, Inc. and James A. Karman, President
                          and Chief Operating Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         *10.3            Employment Agreement, dated as of July 15,
                          1992, by and between RPM, Inc. and Frank C.
                          Sullivan, Vice President and Chief
                          Financial Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (J)

         *10.4            Form of Employment Agreement entered into
                          by and between RPM, Inc. and each of John H.
                          Morris, Jr., Executive Vice President,
                          Richard E. Klar, Vice President and
                          Treasurer, Paul A. Granzier, Vice President,
                          General Counsel and Secretary, and Glenn R.
                          Hasman, Vice President - Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (K)

         *10.4.1          Form of Amendments to Employment Agreements,
                          dated as of July 18, 1995, by and between
                          RPM, Inc. and each of John H. Morris, Jr.,
                          Executive Vice President, Richard E. Klar,
                          Vice President and Treasurer, Paul A.
                          Granzier, Vice President, General Counsel
                          and Secretary, Glenn R. Hasman, Vice President-
                          Administration, and Frank C. Sullivan, Vice
                          President and Chief Financial Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         *10.5            RPM, Inc. 1979 Stock Option Plan and form
                          of Stock Option Agreements used in connection
                          therewith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (A) (B) (L)

         *10.6            RPM, Inc. 1989 Stock Option Plan and form of
                          Stock Option Agreements to be used in
                          connection therewith  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (E) (M)

         *10.7            RPM, Inc. Retirement Savings Trust and
                          Plan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (K)
</TABLE>





                                      E-2
<PAGE>   31
<TABLE>
         <S>              <C>                                                                             <C>
         *10.8            RPM, Inc. Benefit Restoration Plan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (M)

         *10.9            RPM, Inc. Board of Directors' Deferred
                          Compensation Agreement, as amended and
                          restated  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (N)

         *10.10           RPM, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
                          for Key Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (N)

         11.1             Computation of Net Income per Common Share  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         21.1             Subsidiaries of the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         23.1             Consent of Independent Certified Public
                          Accountants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         27.1             Financial Data Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         *99.1            Executive Risk Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (K)

         *99.2            Form of Indemnification Agreement entered
                          into by and between the Company and each of
                          its Directors and Executive Officers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (M)

         99.3             Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                          Results of Operation and Financial
                          Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         99.4             Financial Statements and Schedules of RPM,
                          Inc. listed under Items 14(a)(1) and
                          14(a)(2)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

_______________________________________
<FN>

         *Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement identified
pursuant to Item 14(c) of this Form 10-K.

         (A)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1984.

         (B)     Incorporated herein by referenced to the appropriate exhibit
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1987.

         (C)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Form S-3 Registration Statement (Reg. No.  33-50868).

         (D)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1988.

         (E)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 33- 39849).





                                      E-3
<PAGE>   32
         (F)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1994.

         (G)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 33-61541).

         (H)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated as of June 28, 1994.

         (I)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibits
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1981.

         (J)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1992.

         (K)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1989.

         (L)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1982.

         (M)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1991.

         (N)     Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate exhibit to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1994.
</TABLE>







                                      E-4

<PAGE>   1
                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.1.1


                  AMENDMENT TO AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                  -----------------------------------------
       THIS AMENDMENT is made and entered into on this 18th day of July, 1995 at
   Medina, Ohio, by and between RPM, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the
   "Company") and THOMAS C. SULLIVAN (hereinafter referred to as "Sullivan"):

                             W I T N E S S E T H:
                             --------------------
       WHEREAS, Sullivan is considered a key employee of the Company; and
   
       WHEREAS, Sullivan and the Company entered into a certain Amended
   Employment Agreement, dated as of July 22, 1981 and last amended as of July
   20, 1994 (the "Employment Agreement"), to insure Sullivan's continued
   employment with the Company; and 

       WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Company and Sullivan to further amend 
   the Employment Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; and

       WHEREAS, Paragraph 12 of the Employment Agreement requires that any such
   Amendment be in writing and properly executed; 

       NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual 
   understandings of the parties, IT IS AGREED, as follows: 

       1.  EMPLOYMENT TERM.  Paragraph 1 of the Employment Agreement shall be
   deleted in its entirety and amended and restated to provide in its entirety 
   as follows:
<PAGE>   2
       TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.  The Company hereby agrees to continue to employ
     Sullivan, and Sullivan hereby agrees to continue to serve the Company, on
     the terms and conditions set forth herein for the period commencing
     retroactive to June 1, 1995 (the "Effective Date"), and expiring on the
     fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (unless sooner terminated as
     hereinafter set forth).

   2.  COMPENSATION.  Paragraph 4(a) of the Employment Agreement shall be
deleted in its entirety and amended and restated to provide in its entirety as
follows:

     BASE SALARY.  Sullivan shall receive a base salary at the rate of not less
   than Seven Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($710,000) per annum ("Base
   Salary"), payable in substantially equal monthly installments at the end of
   each month during the period of Sullivan's employment hereunder.  It is
   contemplated that annually in July of each year the Compensation Committee
   of the Board of Directors will review Sullivan's Base Salary and other
   compensation during the period of his employment hereunder and, at the
   discretion of the Compensation Committee, it may increase his Base Salary
   and other compensation based upon his performance, then generally prevailing
   industry salary scales, the Company's results of operation, and other
   relevant factors.  Any increase in Base Salary or other compensation shall
   in no way limit or reduce any other obligation of the Company hereunder and,
   once established at an increased specified rate, Sullivan's Base Salary
   hereunder shall not be reduced without his written consent.

   3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  The effective date of this Amendment shall be June 1,
1995, and as such, the increase in compensation set forth in Paragraph 2 shall
be retroactively applied.





                                      -2-
<PAGE>   3
   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to the
Employment Agreement on the date and at the place first above written.  


IN THE PRESENCE OF:                       RPM, INC.

                                               /s/ James A. Karman
____________________________              By: _____________________________
                                               James A. Karman, President


                                               /s/ Paul A. Granzier
                                          And: ____________________________
                                                Paul A. Granzier, Secretary

                                                       The "Company"


                                           /s/ Thomas C. Sullivan
____________________________              _________________________________   
                                                 Thomas C. Sullivan

                                                     "Sullivan"


373/06821CUC.350





                                      -3-

<PAGE>   1
                                                                EXHIBIT 10.2.1


                  AMENDMENT TO AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                  -----------------------------------------

    THIS AMENDMENT is made and entered into on this 18th day of July, 1995 at
Medina, Ohio, by and between RPM, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the
"Company") and JAMES A. KARMAN (hereinafter referred to as "Karman"):

                             W I T N E S S E T H:
                             --------------------
    WHEREAS, Karman is considered a key employee of the Company; and 

    WHEREAS, Karman and the Company entered into a certain Amended Employment
Agreement, dated as of July 22, 1981 and last amended as of July 20, 1994 (the
"Employment Agreement"), to insure Karman's continued employment with the
Company; and 

    WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Company and Karman to amend the Employment
Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; and 

    WHEREAS, Paragraph 12 of the Employment Agreement requires that any such
Amendment be in writing and properly executed; 

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual 
understandings of the parties, IT IS AGREED, as follows: 

    1.  EMPLOYMENT TERM.  Paragraph 1 of the Employment Agreement shall be 
deleted in its entirety and amended and restated to provide in its entirety as 
follows:
<PAGE>   2
     TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.  The Company hereby agrees to continue to employ
   Karman, and Karman hereby agrees to continue to serve the Company, on the
   terms and conditions set forth herein for the period commencing retroactive
   to June 1, 1995 (the "Effective Date"), and expiring on the fifth
   anniversary of the Effective Date (unless sooner terminated as hereinafter
   set forth).

   2.  COMPENSATION.  Paragraph 4(a) of the Employment Agreement shall be
deleted in its entirety and amended and restated to provide in its entirety as
follows:

     BASE SALARY.  Karman shall receive a base salary at the rate of not less
   than Five Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($560,000) per annum ("Base
   Salary"), payable in substantially equal monthly installments at the end of
   each month during the period of Karman's employment hereunder.  It is
   contemplated that annually in July of each year the Compensation Committee
   of the Board of Directors will review Karman's Base Salary and other
   compensation during the period of his employment hereunder and, at the
   discretion of the Compensation Committee, it may increase his Base Salary
   and other compensation based upon his performance, then generally prevailing
   industry salary scales, the Company's results of operations, and other
   relevant factors.  Any increase in Base Salary or other compensation shall
   in no way limit or reduce any other obligation of the Company hereunder and,
   once established at an increased specified rate, Karman's Base Salary
   hereunder shall not be reduced without his written consent.

   3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  The effective date of this Amendment shall be June 1,
1995, and as such, the increase in compensation set forth in Paragraph 2 shall
be retroactively applied.





                                      -2-
<PAGE>   3
   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to the
Employment Agreement on the date and at the place first above written.  


IN THE PRESENCE OF:                     RPM, INC.

                                            /s/ Thomas C. Sullivan
____________________________            By: ____________________________
                                            Thomas C. Sullivan, Chairman       
                                             and Chief Executive Officer


                                             /s/ Paul A. Granzier
                                        And: ___________________________
                                             Paul A. Granzier, Secretary

                                                     The "Company"


                                         /s/ James A. Karman
____________________________            ________________________________
                                                   James A. Karman

                                                       "Karman"






                                      -3-

<PAGE>   1
   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to the
Employment Agreement on the date and at the place first above written.  

IN THE PRESENCE OF:                     RPM, INC.

                                            /s/ Thomas C. Sullivan
____________________________            By: ____________________________
                                            Thomas C. Sullivan, Chairman       
                                             and Chief Executive Officer


                                             /s/ Paul A. Granzier
                                        And: ___________________________
                                             Paul A. Granzier, Secretary

                                                    The "Company"


                                         /s/ John H. Morris, Jr.
____________________________            ________________________________
                                                 John H. Morris, Jr.

                                                       "Morris"





                                      -3-

<PAGE>   1

<TABLE>

                                                    RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                    --------------------------
                                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPUTATIONS OF EARNINGS
                                        ---------------------------------------------------
                                           PER COMMON SHARE AND COMMON SHARE EQUIVALENTS                              Exhibit 11.1  
                                           ---------------------------------------------

                                              (In thousands except per share amounts)

                                                                             Year Ended May 31
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                         <C>                   <C>                   <C>
                                                               1995                  1994                  1993
NET INCOME                                                     ----                  ----                  ----
  Net income applicable to common shares                    
  for primary earnings per share                            $61,099               $52,640               $39,498
    Add back interest net of tax on 
      convertible securities assumed  
      to be converted                                         4,731                 4,850                 5,024
                                                            -------               -------               -------
  Net income applicable to common shares
  for fully-diluted earnings per share                      $65,830               $57,490               $44,522
                                                            =======               =======               =======

SHARES OUTSTANDING
  For computation of primary earnings per
    common share
      Weighted average shares                                56,921                56,379                52,925
      Net issuable common share equivalents                     322                   338                   342
                                                            -------               -------               -------
        Total shares for primary earnings
          per share                                          57,243                56,717                53,267

  For computation of fully-diluted earnings
    per common share
      Additional shares of issuable common
        share equivalents assuming conver-
        sion of convertible securities                        7,813                 8,149                 8,885

      Additional common share equivalents
        ending market value higher than
        average market value                                    126                    10                    62
                                                            -------               -------               -------
        Total shares for fully-diluted
          earnings per share                                 65,182                64,876                62,214
                                                            =======               =======               =======

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE AND COMMON
  SHARE EQUIVALENTS                                           $1.07                  $.93                  $.74
                                                              =====                  ====                  ====
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ASSUMING FULL
  DILUTION                                                    $1.01                  $.89                  $.72
                                                              =====                  ====                  ====


</TABLE>


<PAGE>   1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.1
                                                                    ------------


                                   RPM, INC.
                                   ---------
  The following is a list of the direct subsidiaries of RPM, Inc. as of August
15, 1995:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Percentage of
                                            Jurisdiction of      Securities Owned
 Name                                        Incorporation         By RPM, Inc.   
 ----                                        -------------      ------------------
<S>                                             <C>                <C>
Bondex International, Inc.                        Ohio                 100%
                                                                       
Consolidated Coatings                             Ohio                 100%
  Corporation                                                          
                                                                       
Day-Glo Color Corp.                               Ohio                 100%
                                                                       
Kop-Coat, Inc.                                    Ohio                 100%
                                                                       
Mameco International, Inc.                        Ohio                 100%

Republic Powdered Metals, Inc.                    Ohio                 100%
                                                                       
RPM of North Carolina, Inc.                       Ohio                 100%
                                                                       
Talsol Corp.                                      Ohio                 100%
                                                                       
Euchem, Inc.                                      Ohio                 100%
                                                                       
The Testor Corporation                            Ohio                 100%
                                                                       
Westgate Advertising, Inc.                        Ohio                 100%
                                                                       
Label Systems Corporation                         Connecticut          100%

Carboline Company                                 Delaware             100%
                                                                       
RPM of Delaware, Inc.                             Delaware             100% (1)
                                                                       
RPM World Trade, Inc.                             Delaware             100% (2)
                                                                       
Simian Company, Inc.                              Delaware             100%
                                                                       
Stonhard, Inc.                                    Delaware             100%
                                                                       
Wisconsin Protective Coatings                     Delaware             100%
  Corp.                                                                
                                                                       
American Emulsions Co., Inc.                      Georgia              100%

Dynatron/Bondo Corporation                        Georgia              100%

Design/Craft Fabric Corporation                   Illinois             100%
                                                                       
Rust-Oleum Corporation                            Illinois             100%
                                                                       
Star Finishing Products, Inc.                     Illinois             100%
</TABLE>                                                               
<PAGE>   2
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Percentage of
                                            Jurisdiction of      Securities Owned
 Name                                        Incorporation         By RPM, Inc.   
 ----                                        -------------      ------------------
<S>                                             <C>                <C>
Chemical Specialties                              Maryland             100%
  Manufacturing Corporation                                            
                                                                       
RPM of Mass., Inc.                                Massachusetts        100%
                                                                       
Craft House Corporation                           Michigan             100%

William Zinsser and Co.                           New Jersey           100%
  Incorporated
                                                                       
Floquil-Polly S Color Corp.                       New York             100%
                                                                       
Fopeco, Inc.                                      New York             100%
                                                                       
Mohawk Finishing Products,                        New York             100%
  Inc.                                                                 

Chemical Coatings, Inc.                           North Carolina       100%
                                                                       
Sentry Polymers, Inc.                             Texas                100%
                                                                       
First Colonial Insurance                          Vermont              100%
  Company                                                              
                                                                       
Bondex International                              Canada               100%
  (Canada) Ltd.                                                        
                                                                       
RPM/Belgium N.V.                                  Belgium               96% (3)
                                                                       
RPOW/France S.A.                                  France               100%
                                                                       
RPM/Europe B.V.                                   Netherlands          100%
                                                                       
RPM/Luxembourg S.A.                               Luxembourg            88% (4)
                                                                       
RPM Asia Pte. Ltd.                                Singapore            100%
<FN>
---------------------------------------------                                                            

(1)     Will be merged with and into Narragansett/DSI Acquisition Co., Inc. ("NDSI"), a Delaware corporation, pursuant to which 
        NDSI (as the surviving corporation) will be acquired by RPM, Inc.

(2)     DISC Corporation.

(3)     The remaining 4% is owned by an affiliate of RPM, Inc.

(4)     The remaining 12% is owned by an affiliate of RPM, Inc.

</TABLE>



                                      -2-

<PAGE>   1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
                                                                    ------------


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                                      

   As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated July 7, 1995 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended May 31, 1995, in RPM, Inc.'s Registration Statements on Form
S-3 (Reg. No. 33-50868, Liquid Yield Option Notes, 33-68222, Dynatron/Bondo
acquisition, 33-52235, Stonhard, Inc. acquisition and 33-61513,
Narragansett/DSI Acquisition Co., Inc.  acquisition), Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (Reg. No. 33-61541, 7.0% Senior Exchange Notes) and Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Reg.  No. 2-65508, 1979 Stock Option Plan, 33-32794,
1989 Stock Option Plan, and 33-54720, Retirement Savings Plan).

                                        
                                       /s/ CIULLA STEPHENS & CO.

                                       CIULLA STEPHENS & CO.


Cleveland, Ohio
August 24, 1995
                           

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLAR
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          MAY-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             JUN-01-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               MAY-31-1995
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1
<CASH>                                          19,870
<SECURITIES>                                     8,132
<RECEIVABLES>                                  217,125
<ALLOWANCES>                                     9,616
<INVENTORY>                                    169,154
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               421,302
<PP&E>                                         360,706
<DEPRECIATION>                                 156,657
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 959,140
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          151,076
<BONDS>                                        406,375
<COMMON>                                         1,296
                                0
                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                     346,295
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   959,140
<SALES>                                      1,016,954
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             1,016,954
<CGS>                                          581,246
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  886,675
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              23,422
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                106,857
<INCOME-TAX>                                    45,758
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             61,099
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    61,099
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.07
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.01
        

</TABLE>

<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.3
                                                                    ------------
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                   ---------------------------------------
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
                ---------------------------------------------
                           YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 1995
                           -----------------------

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
---------------------

FISCAL 1995 COMPARED TO FISCAL 1994

      On June 28, 1994, the Company acquired Rust-Oleum Corporation, the
      leading North American producer of consumer rust-preventative coatings.
      Nearly two thirds of Rust-Oleum sales are consumer products and the
      balance industrial, both complementing the Company's existing product
      lines.  Rust-Oleum accounted for approximately 70%, or $139 million, of
      the $201 million sales increase. The Company's existing operations
      generated the balance of sales growth mainly from higher unit volume,
      approximately two thirds industrial and the balance consumer.  Pricing
      adjustments were somewhat more than in the recent past to compensate for
      nearly universal supplier cost increases, averaging less than 3%.
      Exchange rate differences and several small product line additions had a
      slightly positive effect on sales from year to year.

      The Company's gross profit margin strengthened during the year to 42.8%
      from 41.6% a year ago.  This improvement reflects Rust-Oleum's higher
      gross profit margin, positive shifts in product mix, and the benefit of
      increased sales volume among the existing businesses.  Most importantly,
      there were a number of significant raw material and packaging cost
      increases throughout the year that management was able to effectively
      control through the leverage of combined purchasing of significant
      materials, pricing adjustments where necessary, and product
      reformulations.  Raw material price increases have declined in number and
      frequency in recent months, and the company is confident these will
      continue to be effectively managed.
        
      Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 30.0% of sales
      from 29.2% a year ago as a result of Rust-Oleum's higher percentage in
      this category plus related acquisition expenses.  Higher sales volume and
      increased joint venture income had slightly offsetting favorable effects.
        
      Interest expense increased $10.8 million this year from indebtedness
      associated with the Rust-Oleum acquisition.  Slightly higher interest
      rates and the LYONs (refer to note B) interest accretion added to
      interest expense in 1995, while the 1994 Eurobond conversion, debt
      refinancing in both years and debt reductions totaling nearly $40 million
      during 1995 reduced interest expense comparatively.
        
      The tax attributes of Dynatron/Bondo and Stonhard, acquired during 1994,
      had historically passed through to the respective shareholders as
      Subchapter S
        
<PAGE>   2
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                   ---------------------------------------
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
                ---------------------------------------------
                           YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 1995
                           -----------------------


      Corporations.  Consequently, the 40.3% provision for income taxes in 1994
      (refer to Note C) was comparably low and would have otherwise been 41.5%
      without the effects of these poolings.  As a result and as expected, the
      1995 effective tax rate increased from the reported 1994 rate to 42.8%.
      This higher rate is driven by revised tax laws, continuing upward trends
      in state and local taxes, and unfavorable tax treatment of certain
      acquisition related expenses. The rate for 1996 is expected to increase
      still further to approximately 43%.
        
      As a result of the expenses associated with the acquisition of Rust-Oleum
      and the tax rate differences discussed above, the Company's net income
      margin declined to 6.0% from 6.5% in 1994.  Rust-Oleum added
      approximately a third of the earnings increase for the year and is
      expected to continue to be a significant contributor in the future.
        
      The Company's environmental obligations continue to be appropriately
      addressed and, based upon the latest available information, it is not
      anticipated that the outcome of such matters will materially affect the
      Company's results of operations or financial position.
        
      The Company's European and other foreign sales and results of operations
      are continuously impacted from currency fluctuations.  Foreign debt is
      denominated in the respective foreign currency, thereby eliminating the
      impact on earnings of associated transaction losses and protecting
      against foreign currency rate risk.
        
      Subsequent to year-end, on July 24, 1995, the Company reached an
      agreement in principle to acquire Dryvit Systems, Inc., headquartered in
      Providence, Rhode Island, pending the completion of a definitive purchase
      agreement and required governmental filings. Dryvit has sales of
      approximately $75 million and is North America's leading producer of
      coatings for exterior wall insulation and finishing systems. This
      acquisition, if completed, would not be expected to be dilutive in 1996.
        
FISCAL 1994 COMPARED TO FISCAL 1993

      The Company acquired Dynatron/Bondo Corporation in June 1993 and
      Stonhard, Inc. in October 1993, both on a pooling of interests basis.
      Dynatron/Bondo is a supplier of automotive repair products for both the
      professional and consumer after-markets, complementing the Company's
      Talsol line of specialty automotive repair coatings.  Stonhard is a
      worldwide leader in industrial and commercial polymer flooring and
      related products, having synergy with the Company's existing industrial
      product lines. Prior years' results were
        
<PAGE>   3
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                   ---------------------------------------
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
                ---------------------------------------------
                           YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 1995
                           -----------------------


      restated to reflect these poolings (Refer to Note A).  The successful
      assimilation of these companies during 1994 produced operating results
      more indicative of future expectations, as well as when compared to
      unrestated prior years.
        
      Core businesses accounted for 80% of the 1994 sales growth, nearly split
      between industrial and consumer, reflecting primarily unit growth as
      pricing adjustments were minor.  Small acquisitions and product line
      additions made up the balance of sales growth in 1994. Comparative
      strengthening of the dollar against European and Canadian currencies
      during 1994 had a $9 million negative impact on reported sales.
        
      The Company's gross profit margin remained stable at 41.6% in 1994 and
      41.7% in 1993.  Planned improvements in product mix and plant
      efficiencies, mainly among industrial businesses, along with a prior year
      plant restructuring at Dynatron/Bondo, were offset by certain higher raw
      material costs in consumer business.
        
      The Company's selling, general and administrative expenses declined as a
      percentage of sales from 30.8% in 1993 to 29.2% in 1994. This difference
      was essentially brought about by the adjustment of both Dynatron/Bondo
      and Stonhard from Subchapter S status and the incurrence of approximately
      $3 million in restructuring charges at Stonhard's foreign operations in
      1993.  This category further reflects the benefits of higher sales and
      planned expense reductions offset in part by reduced joint venture income
      during 1994.  The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
      Standards (SFAS) No. 106 "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement
      Benefits Other Than Pensions" (Refer to Note H) in 1993.
        
      In June 1993, the Company called for the redemption of the $50 million
      6.75% Convertible Subordinated Eurobond Debentures due 2005, accounting
      for $3 million of the decline in net interest expense in 1994. The lower
      rate refinancing of debt assumed through the Stonhard acquisition reduced
      interest expense approximately an additional $1 million.  The interest
      savings from generally lower interest rates, primarily in Europe, were
      offset by the interest accretion on the LYONs.
        
      The tax attributes of the Dynatron/Bondo and Stonhard acquisitions had
      historically passed through to the respective shareholders as Subchapter
      S Corporations.  Consequently, on a restatement basis, the provision for
      income taxes of 40.3% in 1994 (Refer to Note C) equaled that of 1993
      when, in fact, the new tax laws, growth of foreign income at
      comparatively higher tax rates,
        
<PAGE>   4
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                   ---------------------------------------
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
                ---------------------------------------------
                           YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 1995
                           -----------------------


      and upward trends of state and local taxes would have otherwise caused
      the 1994 effective tax rate to increase to 41.5% compared to 40.5% in
      1993.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 109 "Accounting For Income Taxes"
      during 1993.
        
      Primarily as a result of product mix, cost reductions, and eliminations
      reflected upon pooling, along with higher sales and the income tax
      benefits associated with the acquisitions, the net income margin improved
      to 6.5% in 1994 from 5.1% in 1993.  The July 1993 Eurobond conversion
      impacted 1994 primary earnings per share by $.02.
        
      Comparative net income levels of the European operations were affected by
      the restatement required by the Stonhard acquisition.  Significant
      restructuring had taken place at Stonhard Europe in the years just
      preceding the acquisition and the results have shown improvement.
      

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
-------------------------------

CASH PROVIDED FROM OPERATIONS
      The Company generated cash from operations of $81 million in 1995, or
      $20 million more than net income for the year from non-cash expenses
      less normal growth-related increases in working capital.  Cash flow from
      operations continues to be the primary source of financing the Company's
      internal growth.
      
      During 1995, the Company embarked on a campaign to reduce its working
      capital requirements, thereby generating additional cash flow.  This
      program is showing positive results and the Company anticipates progress
      in this area during 1996 with corresponding reductions in current debt
      levels and/or other investing opportunities.
      
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
      Every year the Company invests in capital expenditures to primarily
      improve production and distribution efficiency and capacity.  Such
      expenditures generally do not exceed depreciation and amortization in a
      given year.  The Company's capital expenditures amounted to $28 million
      in 1995 compared with depreciation and amortization of $37 million.
      
      The Company acquired Rust-Oleum Corporation on June 28, 1994 for $173.1
      million, net of cash acquired.  The Company historically has acquired
      complementary businesses and this trend is expected to continue.
<PAGE>   5
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                   ---------------------------------------
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
                ---------------------------------------------
                           YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 1995
                           -----------------------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       In connection with the acquisition of Rust-Oleum, the Company negotiated
       a $300 million revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of nine banks
       in June 1994.  At the time of acquisition, $178 million of this facility
       was used to finance the purchase, $8 million was used to refinance a
       portion of Rust-Oleum's existing long term debt, and $47 million was
       used to refinance the outstanding balance of a $55 million revolving
       credit agreement that was subsequently terminated.

       The Company has since reduced its long term debt by a cumulative total
       of approximately $40 million during 1995 through cash provided from
       operations, before exchange rate differences.  Interest accretion on the
       LYONs issue added $8.2 million to long term debt during 1995.  LYONs
       interest to be accreted in 1996 will be $8.7 million.

       The Company's debt to capital ratio increased to 53.9% from 42.6% at May
       31, 1994, as a result of the Rust-Oleum acquisition.  Working capital
       increased to $270 million from $231 million a year ago, with the current
       ratio decreasing to 2.8:1 from 3.2:1, essentially as a result of
       Rust-Oleum as well.
       
       Subsequent to year end, on June 15, 1995, the Company issued and sold
       $150 million aggregate principal amount of 7% Senior Unsecured Notes due
       2005. The total net proceeds of this offering were used to reduce the
       $190 million balance of the Company's $300 million revolving credit
       agreement to $40 million.  The Company correspondingly intends, and is
       presently negotiating, to reduce the revolving credit facility to $150
       million and extend its final maturity to 2000.

       The Company maintains excellent relations with its banks and other
       financial institutions to further enable the financing of future growth
       opportunities.

<PAGE>   1
                                                                 EXHIBIT 99.4














                           RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           --------------------------
                       CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       ---------------------------------
                                  MAY 31, 1995
                                  ------------










<PAGE>   2
                          Independent Auditor's Report
                          ----------------------------


To Board of Directors and
  Shareholders
RPM, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Medina, Ohio



  We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RPM, Inc. and
Subsidiaries as of May 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related consolidated
statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years
in the three year period ended May 31, 1995.  These consolidated financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
statements based on our audits.

  We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  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 consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of RPM, Inc.
and Subsidiaries at May 31, 1995 and 1994, and the results of their operations
and their cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended May
31, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.


                                          /s/ Ciulla Stephens & Co.     
                                              _______________________________
                                              Ciulla Stephens & Co.

Cleveland, Ohio
July 7, 1995
<PAGE>   3
                           RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           --------------------------
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                          ---------------------------

                    (In thousands except per share amounts)





                                     ASSETS
                                     ------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      May 31       
                                                                                           ----------------------------
                                                                                             1995                1994  
                                                                                           --------            --------
<S>                                                                                        <C>                 <C>
Current Assets
   Cash and short-term cash investments                                                    $ 19,870            $ 18,370
   Marketable securities, at cost (Note A)                                                    8,132               7,029
   Trade accounts receivable (less allowances
       of $9,616 in 1995 and $8,148 in 1994)                                                207,509             162,256
   Inventories (Note A)                                                                     169,154             130,487
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                 16,637              16,388
                                                                                           --------            --------

          Total current assets                                                              421,302             334,530
                                                                                           --------            --------


Property, Plant and Equipment, At Cost (Note A)
   Land                                                                                      18,868              14,677
   Buildings and leasehold improvements                                                     131,178              96,019
   Machinery and equipment                                                                  210,660             152,498
                                                                                           --------            --------
                                                                                            360,706             263,194
   Less allowance for depreciation and
       amortization                                                                         156,657             112,160
                                                                                           --------            --------

          Property, plant and equipment, net                                                204,049             151,034
                                                                                           --------            --------


Other Assets
   Cost of businesses over net assets acquired,
       net of amortization (Note E)                                                         211,781             111,598
   Other intangible assets, net of amortization
       (Note E)                                                                              85,375              25,328
   Equity in unconsolidated affiliates                                                       14,857              12,509
   Other                                                                                     21,776              25,839
                                                                                           --------            --------

          Total other assets                                                                333,789             175,274
                                                                                           --------            --------


Total Assets                                                                               $959,140            $660,838
                                                                                           ========            ========
</TABLE>





                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
<PAGE>   4
                           RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           --------------------------
                    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
                    ---------------------------------------

                    (In thousands except per share amounts)





                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                      ------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                         May 31       
                                                                                              ----------------------------
                                                                                                1995                1994  
                                                                                              --------            --------
<S>                                                                                           <C>                 <C>
Current Liabilities
   Accounts payable                                                                           $ 70,207            $ 50,737
   Current portion of long-term debt (Note B)                                                      643               1,196
   Accrued compensation and benefits                                                            29,932              20,458
   Accrued warranty and loss reserves                                                           23,897              12,978
   Other accrued liabilities                                                                    20,309              16,930
   Income taxes payable (Notes A and C)                                                          6,088               1,719
                                                                                              --------            --------

          Total current liabilities                                                            151,076             104,018


Long-Term Liabilities
  Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note B)                                             406,375             233,039
  Other long-term liabilities                                                                   14,405               4,772
  Deferred income taxes (Notes A and C)                                                         39,693               4,533
                                                                                              --------            --------

          Total liabilities                                                                    611,549             346,362
                                                                                              --------            --------


Shareholders' Equity
   Common shares, stated value $.023 per
       share; authorized 100,000,000 shares,
       issued and outstanding 56,957,000;
       56,751,000 in 1994 (Note D)                                                               1,296               1,291
   Paid-in capital                                                                             146,509             146,109
   Cumulative translation adjustment (Note A)                                                      580              (2,290)
   Retained earnings                                                                           199,206             169,366
                                                                                              --------            --------

          Total shareholders' equity                                                           347,591             314,476
                                                                                              --------            --------

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                                                    $959,140            $660,838
                                                                                              ========            ========
</TABLE>





                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
<PAGE>   5
                           RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           --------------------------
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                       ---------------------------------

                    (In thousands except per share amounts)





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Year Ended May 31        
                                                                      ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                         1995                 1994                 1993  
                                                                      ----------            --------             --------
<S>                                                                   <C>                   <C>                 <C>
Net Sales                                                             $1,016,954            $815,598             $768,372

Cost of Sales                                                            581,246             476,146              448,079
                                                                      ----------            --------             --------

Gross Profit                                                             435,708             339,452              320,293

Selling, General and Administrative
  Expenses                                                               305,429             237,931              236,955

Interest Expense, Net                                                     23,422              13,427               17,202
                                                                      ----------            --------             --------

Income Before Income Taxes                                               106,857              88,094               66,136

Provision for Income Taxes (Note C)                                       45,758              35,454               26,638
                                                                      ----------            --------             --------

Net Income                                                            $   61,099            $ 52,640             $ 39,498
                                                                      ==========            ========             ========


Average shares outstanding (Note D)                                       57,243              56,717               53,267
                                                                      ==========            ========             ========

Earnings per common share and common
  share equivalents (Note D)                                             $1.07                $.93                $.74
                                                                         =====                ====                ====

Earnings per common share assuming
  full dilution (Note D)                                                 $1.01                $.89                $.72
                                                                         =====                ====                ====


Cash dividends per common share                                          $.55                 $.51                $.47
                                                                         ====                 ====                ====
</TABLE>





                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
<PAGE>   6
                           RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           --------------------------
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                -----------------------------------------------

                    (In thousands except per share amounts)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Common Stock    
                                 --------------------------
                                                                                         Cumulative
                                   Number            Stated           Paid-In           Translation        Retained
                                 Of Shares            Value           Capital            Adjustment        Earnings          Total
                                 ---------           -------          -------            ----------       ---------        ---------
                                 (Note D)
<S>                               <C>              <C>                <C>                <C>               <C>             <C>
Balance at May 31, 1992            52,855           $  1,203           $101,959           $    352         $129,846        $233,360
   Net income                                                                                                39,498          39,498
   Dividends paid                                                        (   63)                            (22,370)        (22,433)
   Sub S Corp. income                                                       122                             (   122)
   Sub S Corp. distributions                                             (6,040)                                            ( 6,040)
   Stock option exercises             145                  3                661                                                 664
   Amendment of articles                                                 (  125)                                            (   125)
   Translation adjustments                                                                  (1,025)                         ( 1,025)
                                 --------           --------           --------           --------        ---------        --------

Balance at May 31, 1993            53,000              1,206             96,514             (  673)         146,852         243,899
   Net income                                                                                                52,640          52,640
   Dividends paid                                                                                           (27,949)        (27,949)
   Sub S Corp. income                                                     2,177                             ( 2,177)
   Sub S Corp. distributions                                             (1,614)                                            ( 1,614)
   Stock option exercises              75                  1                566                                                 567
   Conversion of debt               3,676                 84             48,466                                              48,550
   Translation adjustments                                                                  (1,617)                         ( 1,617)
                                 --------           --------           --------           --------       ----------        --------

Balance at May 31, 1994            56,751              1,291            146,109             (2,290)         169,366         314,476
   Net income                                                                                                61,099          61,099
   Dividends paid                                                                                           (31,259)        (31,259)
   Business combinations              108                  3             (  252)                                            (   249)
   Stock option exercises              98                  2                652                                                 654
   Translation adjustments                                                                   2,870                            2,870
                                 --------           --------           --------           --------       ----------        --------


Balance at May 31, 1995            56,957           $  1,296           $146,509           $    580         $199,206        $347,591
                                 ========           ========           ========           ========         ========        ========
</TABLE>





                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
<PAGE>   7
                           RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           --------------------------
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                     -------------------------------------

                    (In thousands except per share amounts)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Year Ended May 31     
                                                                   ------------------------------------------
                                                                     1995             1994             1993  
                                                                   --------         --------         --------
<S>                                                                <C>              <C>              <C>
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:                           
   Net income                                                      $ 61,099         $ 52,640         $ 39,498
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net                   
       cash provided by operating activities:                   
          Depreciation and amortization                              36,946           25,905           22,283
          Increase (decrease) in deferred liabilities              (    697)         (   916)        (    254)
          (Earnings) loss of unconsolidated affiliates             (  2,638)         ( 1,732)        (  2,303)
          Distribution from joint venture                             1,000            1,220            1,000
   Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect             
       from purchases and sales of businesses:                  
          (Increase) in marketable securities                      (  1,104)         ( 2,375)        (    316)
          (Increase) in accounts and notes receivable              ( 10,485)         ( 1,066)        (  8,112)
          (Increase) in inventory                                  ( 20,182)         ( 2,195)        (    733)
          (Increase) in prepaids and other assets                  (    644)         ( 7,198)        (  4,582)
          Increase (decrease) in accounts payable                    10,609          ( 9,985)           7,975
          Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities                  7,942          ( 2,034)           8,052
          Other                                                    (    601)         (   781)        (    858)
                                                                   --------         --------         -------- 
                                                                     81,245           51,483           61,650
                                                                   --------         --------         --------
                                                                
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:                           
   Capital expenditures                                            ( 28,192)         (25,700)        ( 18,320)
   Acquisition of new businesses, net of cash                   
       acquired                                                    (173,483)         ( 4,094)        ( 10,161)
                                                                   --------         --------         -------- 
                                                                   (201,675)         (29,794)        ( 28,481)
                                                                   --------         --------         -------- 
                                                                
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:                           
   Additions to long-term debt                                      251,726           72,320          147,496
   Reductions of long-term and short-term debt                     ( 98,942)         (69,528)        (153,655)
   Cash dividends paid                                             ( 31,259)         (30,126)        ( 27,855)
   Exercise of stock options                                            654              567              664
   Other                                                           (    249)             563         (  1,282)
                                                                   --------         --------         -------- 
                                                                    121,930          (26,204)        ( 34,632)
                                                                   --------         --------         -------- 
                                                                
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash                                       1,500          ( 4,515)        (  1,463)
                                                                
Cash at Beginning of Year                                            18,370           22,885           24,348
                                                                   --------         --------         --------
                                                                
Cash at End of Year                                                $ 19,870         $ 18,370         $ 22,885
                                                                   ========         ========         ========
                                                                
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:              
   Cash paid during the year for:                               
       Interest                                                    $ 16,375          $ 7,461         $ 13,646
       Income taxes                                                  42,086           37,708           25,401
                                                                
Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash Investing and                 
   Financing Activities:                                        
       Conversion from debt to equity                                                 48,550
       Interest accreted on LYONs                                     8,228            7,812            4,999
</TABLE>                                                        





                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
<PAGE>   8
                           RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           --------------------------
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                   ------------------------------------------
                          MAY 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                          ---------------------------




NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
---------------------------------------------------
         (1)     Principles of Consolidation

                 The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
                 RPM, Inc. and its wholly owned domestic and foreign
                 subsidiaries.  The Company accounts for its investment in less
                 than majority owned joint ventures under the equity method.
                 Intercompany accounts, transactions and unrealized profits and
                 losses are eliminated in consolidation.

                 Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts
                 to conform with the current year presentation.


         (2)     Business Combinations

                 On June 28, 1994, the Company acquired all the outstanding
                 shares of Rust-Oleum Corporation for $176,500,000 in cash.
                 Rust-Oleum manufactures and markets primarily
                 rust-preventative coatings for the consumer market.  This
                 acquisition was accounted for by the purchase method of
                 accounting and the difference of $102,000,000 (including
                 $36,000,000 in deferred tax liabilities) between the fair
                 value of net assets acquired and the purchase consideration
                 has been allocated to goodwill.  The Company's financial
                 statements reflect the assets, liabilities and operating
                 results of Rust-Oleum from the date of acquisition forward.

                 Pro forma amounts as if Rust-Oleum had been acquired on June
                 1, 1993, are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Year Ended May 31  
                                                              ------------------------------
                                                                 1995                 1994  
                                                              ----------            --------
                                                                        (Unaudited)
                                                                   (In thousands except
                                                                     per share amounts)
                                                                                                             
                 <S>                                         <C>                    <C>
                 Net Sales                                    $1,034,043            $955,845
                                                              ==========            ========
                                                             
                 Net Income                                   $   62,349            $ 49,563
                                                              ==========            ========
                                                             
                 Earnings per common share and common        
                   share equivalent                             $1.09                 $.87
                                                                =====                 ====
                                                             
                 Earnings per common share assuming          
                   full dilution                                $1.03                 $.84
                                                                =====                 ====
</TABLE>                                                     

                 During the year ended May 31, 1994, the Company acquired
                 Dynatron/Bondo Corporation and Stonhard, Inc. in exchange for
                 5,678,000 shares in transactions accounted for as poolings of
                 interests.
<PAGE>   9
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
          NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
          -----------------------------------------------------
                         MAY 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
                         ---------------------------




NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued
---------------------------------------------------
         (3)     Foreign Currency

                 For the periods presented, assets and liabilities have been
                 translated using exchange rates prevailing at year end.
                 Income and expense for the periods have been translated using
                 an average exchange rate.  The resulting translation
                 adjustments have been recorded in shareholders' equity and
                 will be included in net earnings only upon the sale or
                 liquidation of the underlying foreign investment, which is not
                 contemplated at this time.  Transaction gains and losses have
                 been immaterial during the past three fiscal years.

         (4)     Cash Equivalents

                 For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company
                 considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a
                 maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

         (5)     Marketable Securities

                 Marketable securities are included in the accompanying
                 consolidated balance sheets at cost, which approximates market.


         (6)     Inventories

                 Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, cost
                 being determined substantially on a first-in, first-out (FIFO)
                 basis and market being determined on the basis of replacement
                 cost or net realizable value.  Inventory costs include raw
                 material, labor and manufacturing overhead.  Inventories were
                 composed of the following major classes:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  May 31                           
                                                                                      -------------------------------
                                                                                        1995                   1994  
                                                                                      --------               --------
                                                                                            (In thousands)
                                                                                                          
                          <S>                                                        <C>                     <C>
                          Raw material and supplies                                  $ 59,797                $ 45,286
                          Finished goods                                              109,357                  85,201
                                                                                     --------                --------
                          Total Inventory                                            $169,154                $130,487
                                                                                     ========                ========
</TABLE>


         (7)     Depreciation

                 Depreciation is computed over the estimated useful lives of
                 the assets primarily using the straight-line method.  The
                 annual depreciation rates are based on the following ranges of
                 useful lives:

<TABLE>
                          <S>                                       <C>
                          Land improvements                          5 to 25 years
                          Buildings and improvements                10 to 50 years
                          Machinery and equipment                    3 to 20 years
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   10
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
          NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
          -----------------------------------------------------
                         MAY 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                         ---------------------------




NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -  Continued
---------------------------------------------------

         (8)     Research and Development

                 Research and development costs are charged to operations when
                 incurred and are included in operating expenses.  The amounts
                 charged for the three years ended May 31, 1995, were
                 $12,337,000, $11,081,000 and $9,952,000, respectively.  The
                 customer sponsored portion of such expenditures was not
                 significant.


         (9)     Interest Expense, Net

                 Interest expense is shown net of investment income which
                 consists primarily of interest and dividends.  Investment
                 income for the three years ended May 31, 1995 was $1,645,000,
                 $856,000 and $1,317,000, respectively.


        (10)     Income Taxes

                 The Company and its wholly owned domestic subsidiaries file a
                 consolidated federal income tax return.  The tax effects of
                 transactions are recognized in the year in which they enter
                 into the determination of net income, regardless of when they
                 are recognized for tax purposes.  As a result, income tax
                 expense differs from actual taxes payable.  The accumulation
                 of these differences at May 31, 1995, is shown as a noncurrent
                 liability of $39,693,000 (net of a noncurrent asset of
                 $11,396,000).  At May 31, 1994, the noncurrent liability was
                 $4,533,000 (net of a noncurrent asset of $8,264,000).  The
                 Company does not intend to distribute the accumulated earnings
                 of consolidated foreign subsidiaries amounting to $26,347,000
                 at May 31, 1995, and $22,234,000 at May 31, 1994, and
                 therefore no provision has been made for the taxes which would
                 result if such earnings were remitted to the Company.
<PAGE>   11
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
          NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
          -----------------------------------------------------
                         MAY 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
                         ---------------------------

NOTE B - BORROWINGS

         A description of long-term debt follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         May 31       
                                                                                ----------------------------
                                                                                  1995                1994  
                                                                                --------            --------
                                                                                       (In thousands)
 <S>                                                                            <C>                 <C>
 $400  million face  value at  maturity  Liquid Yield  Option Notes
 (LYONs)  due 2012.   The 5.25% LYONs are  zero coupon subordinated
 notes currently  convertible at $20.85  ($19.80 at  May 31,  1994)
 and are  redeemable by  the  holder for  the issuance  price  plus
 accrued original  issue discount in September 1997, 2002 and 2007.
 There are  7,813,000 shares  reserved for  the conversion  of this
 debt.                                                                          $162,923            $154,695

 Revolving  credit  agreement  for  $300,000,000  with  nine  banks
 through  June 28, 1997.  Interest, which is tied to one of various
 rates, was 6.57% at May 31, 1995.  (See Note L)                                 190,000

 Revolving  credit   agreement  for  $55,000,000  refinanced   with
 proceeds from the credit agreement described above.                                                  45,000

 Multi-currency   revolving   credit   agreement   for  $45,000,000
 ($30,000,000 at  May 31, 1994)  with a bank  through December  14,
 1996.  Interest, which  is tied to one of various rates,  averaged
 5.22% on the $18,321,000 Dutch Guilder component and 6.01% on  the
 $20,842,000 Belgian Franc component at May 31, 1995.                             39,163              30,732

 6.75%  unsecured  senior  notes  due  to an  insurance  company in
 annual installments from 1997 through 2003.                                      12,000

 Other  notes and  mortgages payable  at various rates  of interest
 due  in  installments   through  2005,  substantially  secured  by
 property.                                                                         2,932               3,808
                                                                                --------            --------
                                                                                 407,018             234,235
 Less current portion                                                                643               1,196
                                                                                --------            --------
 Total long-term debt, less current
   maturities                                                                   $406,375            $233,039
                                                                                ========            ========
</TABLE>

         Additionally, at May 31, 1995, the Company had an unused short-term
         line of credit with a bank for $17,727,000.

         The aggregate maturities of long-term debt for the five years
         subsequent to May 31, 1995, are as follows:  1996 - $643,000; 1997 -
         $39,683,000; 1998 - $192,108,000; 1999 - $2,105,000; 2000 -
         $2,105,000.
<PAGE>   12
                           RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           --------------------------
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
            -----------------------------------------------------
                         MAY 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                         ---------------------------


NOTE C - TAXES
--------------
         The provision for taxes on income includes the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           Year Ended May 31      
                                                                                    ------------------------------
                                                                                 1995              1994               1993  
                                                                               --------          --------           --------
                                                                                            (In thousands)
         <S>                                                                 <C>                <C>               <C>
         Federal income tax rate of 35% in
          1995 and 1994, 34% in 1993, applied
          to income before income taxes                                        $ 37,400          $ 30,833           $ 22,486

         Increase (decrease) in taxes result-
           ing from:

           Tax credits                                                           (  411)           (  439)              (275)

           State and local taxes - Net of
             federal income tax benefit                                           4,793             3,705              3,326

           Foreign taxes in excess of U.S.
             Federal tax rate                                                     1,440             1,282                870

           Permanent differences between tax
             and book basis, related to
             acquisitions                                                         1,880             1,093                939

           Difference between tax and book
             income, related to pooled entities                                    -               (1,137)              (153)

           All other items, none of which
              exceed 5% of computed tax                                             656               117               (555)
                                                                               --------          --------           -------- 

         Actual tax expense                                                    $ 45,758          $ 35,454           $ 26,638
                                                                               ========          ========           ========

         Actual tax rate                                                       42.82%             40.25%            40.27%
                                                                               ======             ======            ======
</TABLE>

         The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                           <C>               <C>                <C>
           Current
             Federal                                                           $ 34,292          $ 24,674           $ 19,358
             State                                                                7,374             5,700              5,040
             Foreign                                                              4,789             3,717              2,745
                                                                               --------          --------           --------
                                                                                 46,455            34,091             27,143

           Deferred
             Federal                                                               (809)            2,059               (493)
             Foreign                                                                112            (  696)              ( 12)
                                                                               --------          --------           -------- 

         Actual tax expense                                                    $ 45,758          $ 35,454           $ 26,638
                                                                               ========          ========           ========
</TABLE>

         Deferred income taxes result from timing differences in recognition of
         revenue and expense for book and tax purposes, primarily from the tax
         timing differences relating to business combinations.
<PAGE>   13
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
            ------------------------------------------------------
                         MAY 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                         ---------------------------



NOTE D - COMMON SHARES
----------------------

         There are 100,000,000 common shares authorized with a stated value of
         $.023 per share.  At May 31, 1995 and 1994, there were 56,957,000 and
         56,751,000 shares outstanding respectively, each of which is entitled
         to one vote.  See consolidated statements of shareholders' equity for
         more information.

         Earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common
         shares and common share equivalents outstanding during each year
         (57,243,000 in 1995, 56,717,000 in 1994, and 53,267,000 in 1993).  In
         computing such average number of shares outstanding, the number of
         common shares was increased by common stock options with exercisable
         prices lower than the average market prices of common shares during
         each year and reduced by the number of shares assumed to have been
         purchased with the proceeds from the exercise of the options.

         The Company has options outstanding under two stock option plans, the
         1979 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, which, prior to its expiration in
         September 1989, provided for the granting of options for up to
         1,683,000 shares, and the 1989 Stock Option Plan, which provides for
         the granting of options for up to 2,813,000 shares at a price equal to
         the fair market value at the date of grant.  These options are
         exercisable cumulatively in equal annual installments commencing one
         year from the grant date and have expiration dates ranging from
         February 1996 to February 2005.  At May 31, 1995, 1,433,000 shares
         (1,795,000 May 31, 1994) were available for future grant.

         Transactions during the two years are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                              Shares Under Option
                                                                                              -------------------
                                                                                             1995              1994 
                                                                                            ------            ------
                                                                                                 (In thousands)
                                                                                                             
                 <S>                                                                        <C>               <C>
                 Outstanding, beginning of year                                               1,252             1,084
                 Granted during the year                                                        362               256
                 Expired during the year                                                       ( 23)              ( 4)
                 Exercised during the year (at prices
                   ranging from $7.33 to $18.00 per
                   share)                                                                      (128)              (84)
                                                                                             ------            ------ 

                 Outstanding, end of year (at an
                   average price of $14.53 ranging
                   from $6.75 to $19.25 per share)                                            1,463             1,252
                                                                                              =====             =====

                 Exercisable, end of year (at an
                   average price of $11.82 ranging
                   from $6.75 to $18.00 per share)                                              748               656
                                                                                              =====             =====
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   14
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
            ------------------------------------------------------
                         MAY 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                         ---------------------------

NOTE E - INTANGIBLES
--------------------

         The excess of cost over the underlying value of the net assets of
         companies acquired is being amortized on the straight-line basis,
         primarily over forty years.  Amortization expense charged to
         operations for the three years ended May 31, 1995 was $5,888,000,
         $3,688,000 and $3,265,000, respectively.  Cost of businesses over net
         assets acquired is shown net of accumulated amortization of
         $26,630,000 at May 31, 1995 ($20,007,000 at May 31, 1994).

         The cost of formulae, trademarks and other intangibles acquired are
         being amortized on the straight-line basis over their estimated lives,
         ranging generally from ten to forty years.  Amortization expense
         charged to operations for the three years ending May 31, 1995, was
         $4,991,000, $1,142,000 and $1,960,000, respectively.  Intangibles are
         shown net of accumulated amortization of $12,940,000 at May 31, 1995
         ($7,859,000 at May 31, 1994).


NOTE F - LEASES
---------------

         At May 31, 1995, certain property, plant and equipment were leased by
         the Company under long-term leases.  Certain of these leases provide
         for increased rental based upon an increase in the cost-of-living
         index.  Future minimum lease commitments as of May 31, 1995, for all
         noncancellable leases are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          May 31                                             (In thousands)
                          ------                                             --------------
                  <S>                                                          <C>             
                           1996                                                 $  3,915
                           1997                                                    3,052
                           1998                                                    2,333
                           1999                                                      992
                           2000                                                      294
                   Thereafter                                                        211
                                                                                --------
         Total minimum lease commitments                                        $ 10,797
                                                                                ========
</TABLE>

         Rental expenses for all operating leases totalled $6,936,000 in 1995,
         $5,873,000 in 1994 and $5,777,000 in 1993.  Capitalized leases were
         insignificant for the three year period ended May 31, 1995.


NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS
-------------------------

         To provide uniform retirement income for its non-union employees, the
         Company has a defined benefit retirement plan in which substantially
         all non-union employees participate.  The Retirement Plan is a
         non-contributory plan fully paid for by the Company, with accrued
         benefits vesting after five years of service.  This plan provides
         benefits that are based on years of service and average compensation.
         Benefits for union employees are provided by separate plans and are
         generally based on years of service.  The Company's funding policy is
         to contribute annually an amount that can be deducted for federal
         income tax purposes using a different actuarial cost method and
         different assumptions from those used for financial reporting.
<PAGE>   15
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
            ------------------------------------------------------
                         MAY 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                         ---------------------------


NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued
-------------------------

         The net periodic pension cost for the three years ended May 31, 1995,
         included the following components:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             1995               1994               1993  
                                                                           --------           --------           --------
                                                                                           (In thousands)
         <S>                                                              <C>                <C>                <C>
         Service cost - Benefits earned
           during the period                                               $  3,524           $  2,750           $  2,087
         Interest cost on projected
           benefit obligations                                                2,533              2,171              1,919
         Actual return on plan assets                                         1,753             (1,678)            (1,783)
         Net amortization and deferral                                       (3,540)            (  514)               536
                                                                           --------           --------           --------
         Net pension cost                                                  $  4,270           $  2,729           $  2,759
                                                                           ========           ========           ========
</TABLE>

         The discount rate and rate of increase in future compensation levels
         used in determining the actuarial present value of the projected
         benefit obligations were 8.5% (7.5% for May 31, 1994) and 5%,
         respectively.  The expected long-term rate of return on assets was
         8.5% (8.0% for 1993).  The plans' assets consist primarily of stocks,
         bonds and fixed income securities.

         The following table sets forth the funded status of the Company's
         pension plans and the amounts reflected in the accompanying balance
         sheets:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      May 31       
                                                                                           ------------------------------
                                                                                             1995                  1994  
                                                                                           --------              --------
                                                                                                   (In thousands)
         <S>                                                                             <C>                   <C>
         Actuarial present value of projected benefit
           obligation:
              Vested employees                                                             $ 41,970              $ 22,174
              Nonvested employees                                                             1,359                 1,223
                                                                                           --------              --------
              Accumulated benefit obligation                                                 43,329                23,397
              Additional amount related to projected
                salary increases                                                              7,297                 7,530
                                                                                           --------              --------
         Total projected benefit obligation                                                  50,626                30,927
         Funded assets at fair value                                                         41,542                24,003
                                                                                           --------              --------
         Projected benefit obligation in excess
            of assets                                                                       ( 9,084)               (6,924)
         Unamortized net asset existing at date
           of adoption                                                                      (   586)               (  657)
         Unrecognized prior service cost                                                        731                 1,477
         Unrecognized net loss                                                                3,994                 5,511
                                                                                           --------              --------

         Accrued pension cost                                                              $( 4,945)             $ (  593)
                                                                                           ========              ======== 
</TABLE>

         Some subsidiaries have non-contributory, qualified defined
         contribution plans and other subsidiaries contribute to multi-employer
         plans for their collective bargaining groups.  Contributions to these
         plans were immaterial for the three year period ended May 31, 1995.
         In addition, the Company maintains a non-contributory 401(K) Plan for
         substantially all non-union employees in the United States.
<PAGE>   16
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
            ------------------------------------------------------
                         MAY 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                         ---------------------------

NOTE H - POSTRETIREMENT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS
--------------------------------------------

         In addition to the defined benefit pension plan, the Company also
         provides health care benefits to certain of its retired employees
         through unfunded plans.  Employees become eligible for these benefits
         if they meet minimum age and service requirements.  The Company
         elected to recognize its transition obligation upon adoption of SFAS
         No. 106 in 1993.  The components of this expense for the three years
         ended May 31, 1995 were as follows:

<TABLE>  
<CAPTION>
                                                                        1995                  1994                 1993  
                                                                      --------              --------             --------
                                                                                         (In thousands)
         <S>                                                        <C>                   <C>                  <C>
            Immediate recognition of
              transition obligation                                   $                     $                    $  1,091
            Service cost - Benefits
              earned during this period                                     47                                         10
            Interest cost on the
              accumulated obligation                                       763                   199                  199
           Net amortization                                                 20                                           
                                                                      --------              --------             --------
            Net periodic postretirement
              expense                                                 $    830              $    199             $  1,300
                                                                      ========              ========             ========

</TABLE> 

         The accumulated postretirement obligation recognized on the 
         May 31, 1995 and May 31, 1994 balance sheets are comprised of 
         the following components:


<TABLE>  
<CAPTION>
                                                                                              1995                 1994  
                                                                                            --------             --------
           <S>                                                                             <C>                  <C>
            Current retirees                                                                $  8,385             $  2,314
            Future retirees                                                                    1,427                  282
            Unrecognized net loss                                                               (315)                    
                                                                                            --------             --------

            Accumulated postretirement benefit
             obligation                                                                     $  9,497             $  2,596
                                                                                            ========             ========
</TABLE> 

         An 8.5% (8% at May 31, 1994) discount rate was used in determining the
         accumulated postretirement benefit obligation.  A 12% increase in the
         cost of covered health care benefits was assumed for fiscal 1995.
         This rate is assumed to decrease incrementally to 6% after several
         years and remain at that level thereafter except for various union
         plans which will cap at alternate benefit levels.  A 1% increase in
         the health care costs trend rate would have increased the accumulated
         postretirement benefit obligation as of May 31, 1995 by $953,000 and
         the net postretirement expense by $83,000.


NOTE I - CONTINGENCIES
----------------------

         The Company is a party to various legal and environmental actions
         which have arisen in the ordinary course of business.  Environmental
         expenditures caused by current or past operations are expensed while
         expenditures relating to future operations are capitalized.  The
         Company records liabilities when costs are probable and can be
         reasonably estimated.  In the opinion of management, the ultimate
         disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect
         on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of
         operations.
<PAGE>   17
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
            ------------------------------------------------------
                         MAY 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                         ---------------------------


NOTE J - INDUSTRY SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA INFORMATION
---------------------------------------------------------

         The Company operates principally in one business segment -- the
         manufacture and sale of protective coatings.

         Information concerning the Company's operations in different
         geographical areas of the Company's business at May 31, 1995, 1994 and
         1993 and for the years then ended is summarized as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Other
                                    United              European            Foreign          Corporate
                                    States             Operations          Operations          Office            Total 
                                   --------            ----------          ----------         --------          -------
<S>                                <C>                  <C>                 <C>               <C>             <C>
Net Sales
---------
   May 31, 1995                     $899,337             $ 85,537            $ 32,080          $               $1,016,954
   May 31, 1994                      714,968               71,912              28,718                             815,598
   May 31, 1993                      659,795               77,628              30,949                             768,372


Net Income
----------
   May 31, 1995                       72,928                2,404                 876          (15,109)            61,099
   May 31, 1994                       60,805                  502                  80          ( 8,747)            52,640
   May 31, 1993                       51,628               (2,938)             (1,242)         ( 7,950)            39,498


Assets Employed
---------------
   May 31, 1995                      775,329              123,639              16,926           43,246            959,140
   May 31, 1994                      494,541              112,545              15,899           37,853            660,838
   May 31, 1993                      497,290               96,933              14,828           39,473            648,524
</TABLE>


         The above sales do not include approximately $96,000,000 of product
         sales through joint ventures and licensees worldwide.
        
         Export sales were less than 10% of total consolidated revenue for each
         of the three years.
                
<PAGE>   18
                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          --------------------------
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
            ------------------------------------------------------
                         MAY 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                         ---------------------------


NOTE K - INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
--------------------------------------

         The following is a summary of the unaudited quarterly results of
         operations for the years ended May 31, 1995 and 1994:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Three Months Ended             
                                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   August 31          November 30           February 28           May 31 
                                                   ---------          -----------           -----------           ------
                                                                 (In thousands except per share amounts)
         <S>                                      <C>                  <C>                   <C>                <C>
         1995
         ----
           Net Sales                               $253,497             $253,229              $229,783           $280,445
                                                   --------             --------              --------           --------
           Gross Profit                             106,973              107,113                95,309            126,313
                                                   --------             --------              --------           --------
           Net Income                                18,391               15,272                 7,303             20,133
                                                   --------             --------              --------           --------
           Primary Earnings
             Per Share                               $.32                  $.27                  $.13              $.35
                                                     ====                  ====                  ====              ====

           Fully Diluted Earnings
             Per Share                               $.30                  $.25                  $.13              $.33
                                                     ====                  ====                  ====              ====

         1994
         ----
           Net Sales                               $209,347             $202,243              $186,562           $217,446
                                                   --------             --------              --------           --------
           Gross Profit                              89,514               84,777                75,437             89,724
                                                   --------             --------              --------           --------
           Net Income                                15,262               13,933                 6,565             16,880
                                                   --------             --------              --------           --------
           Primary Earnings
             Per Share                               $.27                  $.25                  $.12              $.30
                                                     ====                  ====                  ====              ====

           Fully Diluted Earnings
             Per Share                               $.25                  $.23                  $.12              $.28
                                                     ====                  ====                  ====              ====
</TABLE>

         The computation of fully diluted earnings per share reflects
         additional shares issuable assuming conversion of convertible 
         securities.

         Quarterly earnings per share do not total to the earnings per share
         due to the weighted average number of shares outstanding in each
         quarter.


NOTE L - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
--------------------------

         On June 15, 1995, the Company issued and sold $150,000,000 aggregate
         principal amount of 7% Senior Notes Due 2005.  The net proceeds of the
         offering were used to reduce the balance of the Company's $300,000,000
         revolving credit agreement from $190,000,000 to $40,000,000.
<PAGE>   19





                                  RPM, INC.
                                  ---------

                          ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                          --------------------------

                    FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 1995
                    --------------------------------------

                        FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
                        -----------------------------
<PAGE>   20
                   Report of Independent Public Accountants
                   ----------------------------------------


In connection with our examination of the consolidated financial statements of
RPM, Inc. and Subsidiaries at May 31, 1995 and May 31, 1994, and for each of
the three years in the period ended May 31, 1995 which report thereon dated
July 7, 1995 is incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K,
we also examined the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying
index at Item 14(a)(2).  In our opinion, this financial statement schedule
presents fairly, when read in conjunction with the related consolidated
financial statements, the financial data required to be set forth therein.


                                             /s/ Ciulla Stephens & Co.
                                                 ----------------------------
                                                 Ciulla Stephens & Co.
Cleveland, Ohio
July 7, 1995
<PAGE>   21
<TABLE>

                                                    RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                    --------------------------
                                          VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES                                Schedule II
                                          ----------------------------------------------
                                                          (In Thousands)

<CAPTION>
                                                                Additions
                                                               Charged To
                                              Balance at       Selling and                                              Balance at
                                              Beginning        General and                                                 End
                                              Of Period      Administrative     Acquisitions        Deductions           Of Period 
                                              ----------     --------------     ------------        ----------          ----------
<S>                                           <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>                  <C>
Year Ended May 31, 1995
-----------------------
  Allowance for doubtful accounts             $  8,148          $  3,097          $  1,248          $  2,877(1)          $  9,616
                                              ========          ========          ========          ========             ========
  Accrued warranty and loss reserves          $ 12,978          $ 12,767          $  5,420          $  7,268(2)          $ 23,897
                                              ========          ========          ========          ========             ========

Year Ended May 31, 1994
-----------------------
  Allowance for doubtful accounts             $  6,901          $  4,184          $     70          $  3,007(1)          $  8,148
                                              ========          ========          ========          ========             ========
  Accrued warranty and loss reserves          $ 13,753          $  7,312          $                 $  8,087(2)          $ 12,978
                                              ========          ========          ========          ========             ========

Year Ended May 31, 1993
-----------------------
  Allowance for doubtful accounts             $  5,586          $  4,535          $    192          $  3,412(1)          $  6,901
                                              ========          ========          ========          ========             ========
  Accrued warranty and loss reserves          $ 11,582          $  5,704          $    460          $  3,993(2)          $ 13,753
                                              ========          ========          ========          ========             ========

<FN>
(1)  Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries
(2)  Claims paid during the year
</TABLE>


© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission