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                          RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPUTATIONS OF EARNINGS
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                 PER COMMON SHARE AND COMMON SHARE EQUIVALENTS
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                                  (Unaudited)
                                                                     Exhibit XI
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)





                                                                            Nine Months Ended February 28,
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                                                                               1995          1994
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Shares Outstanding                                                          
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     For computation of primary earnings per                                
        common share                                                        
            Weighted average shares                                            56,791        56,255
            Net issuable common share equivalents                                 318           341
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              Total shares for primary earnings                             
                 per share                                                     57,109        56,596
                                                                            
     For computation of fully-diluted earnings                              
        per common share                                                    
           Additional shares issuable assuming                              
              conversion of convertible securities                              7,813         8,262
                                                                            
           Additional common shares equivalents;                            
              ending market value higher than                               
              average market value                                                 14            67
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                 Total shares for fully-diluted                             
                    earnings per share                                         64,936        64,925
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Net Income                                                                  
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     Net income applicable to common shares for                             
        primary earnings per share                                            $40,966       $35,761
           Add  back interest net of tax on convertible                     
              securities assumed to be converted                                3,523         3,520
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     Net income applicable to common shares for                             
        fully-diluted earnings                                                $44,489       $39,281
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     Earnings Per Common Share and Common Share                             
        Equivalents                                                            $.72          $.63
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     Earnings Per Common Share Assuming Full                                
        Dilution                                                               $.69          $.61
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The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral
part of these statements.