1 RPM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPUTATIONS OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE AND COMMON SHARE EQUIVALENTS (UNAUDITED) EXHIBIT 11.1 ------------ (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) THREE MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, --------------------------- 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ SHARES OUTSTANDING - ------------------ FOR COMPUTATION OF PRIMARY EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES 78,462 77,459 NET ISSUABLE COMMON SHARE EQUIVALENTS 672 373 ------------ ------------ TOTAL SHARES FOR PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE 79,134 77,832 FOR COMPUTATION OF FULLY-DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ADDITIONAL SHARES ISSUABLE ASSUMING CONVERSION OF CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES 9,767 9,767 ADDITIONAL COMMON SHARES EQUIVALENTS; ENDING MARKET VALUE HIGHER THAN AVERAGE MARKET VALUE 114 73 ------------ ------------ TOTAL SHARES FOR FULLY-DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE 89,015 87,672 ------------ ------------ NET INCOME - ---------- NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES FOR PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE $ 28,186 $ 23,956 ADD BACK INTEREST NET OF TAX ON CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES ASSUMED TO BE CONVERTED 1,352 1,284 ------------ ------------ NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES FOR FULLY-DILUTED EARNINGS $ 29,538 $ 25,240 ------------ ------------ EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE AND COMMON SHARE EQUIVALENTS $ .36 $ .31 ============ ============ EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ASSUMING FULL DILUTION $ .33 $ .29 ============ ============ THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE STATEMENTS.