SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 8, 2004 ---------------------- RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-14187 02-0642224 ---------------------- ----------- ---------- (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 2628 Pearl Road, P.O. Box 777, Medina, Ohio 44258 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (330) 273-5090 -------------------------- ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On January 8, 2004, RPM International Inc. issued a press release announcing its second quarter results for the quarter ended November 30, 2003, which provided detail not included in previously issued reports. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. Date: January 8, 2004 By: /s/ P. Kelly Tompkins --------------------------------- P. Kelly Tompkins Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description of Exhibit ------- ---------------------- 99.1 Press Release issued by RPM International Inc., dated January 8, 2004, announcing the Company's second quarter results.