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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration
under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under Sections 13
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File No. 33-54720
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RPM, Inc. Retirement Savings Trust and Plan
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
2628 Pearl Road, P.O. Box 777, Medina, Ohio 44258
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(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Participation Interests in the Plan
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
None
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(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty
to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) / / Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) / /
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) / / Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) / /
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) / / Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) / /
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) / / Rule 15d-6 /X/*
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) / /
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or
notice date: None
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
RPM, Inc. Retirement Savings Trust and Plan has caused this certification/notice
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
Dated: September 27, 1996 By: Richard E. Klar
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Name: Richard E. Klar
Title: Vice President and Treasurer,
RPM, Inc., Plan Administrator
*As a result of the discontinuance of the sale of employer securities by the
Plan, the participation interests in the Plan are considered to be exempt
securities under Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Therefore, Plan
participants do not hold securities subject to the Securities Act of 1993.
