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                                                                    Exhibit 11.1

                           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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                     (In thousands except per share amounts)


                                                                                 Year Ended May 31
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                                                                   1999               1998                1997
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Net Income
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     Net income applicable to common shares
      for basic earnings per share                               $ 94,546           $ 87,837            $ 78,315
          Add back interest net of tax on
          convertible securities assumed
          to be converted                                           1,005              5,638               5,266
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  Net income applicable to common
        shares for diluted earnings                              $ 95,551           $ 93,475            $ 83,581
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Shares Outstanding
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    Weighted average shares for basic
        earnings per share                                        108,731             98,527              97,285

    Net issuable common share equivalents                             567                944                 609

    Additional shares issuable assuming
        conversion of convertible securities                        2,078             12,192              12,208
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        Total shares for diluted earnings
          per share                                               111,376            111,663             110,102
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Basic Earnings Per Common Share                                  $.87               $.89               $.81
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Diluted Earnings Per Common Share                                $.86               $.84               $.76
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