MEDINA, Ohio, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that it will present at the 7th Annual McDonald Investments Specialty Chemical Conference on Wednesday, March 5, 2003, in Cleveland, Ohio. Frank C. Sullivan, president and chief executive officer, will begin his presentation at 12:00 p.m. (eastern).

The audio portion of the conference presentation by RPM will be webcast simultaneously in the listen only mode via RPM's web site, www.rpminc.com . To listen to this live presentation, as well as receive the company's slide presentation, please go to the RPM web site fifteen minutes before the presentation begins to download and install any necessary free audio plug-in software.

For those who cannot listen to RPM's live webcast, an archived replay will be available at www.rpminc.com beginning at approximately 1:30 p.m. (eastern) on Wednesday, March 5th and continue until Wednesday, March 19th, at 4:30 p.m. (eastern).

RPM International Inc., a holding company, owns subsidiaries that are world leaders in specialty coatings serving both industrial and consumer markets. Industrial products include roofing systems, sealants, corrosion control coatings, flooring coatings and specialty chemicals. Consumer products are used by professionals and do-it-yourselfers for home, automotive and boat maintenance and by hobbyists. Industrial brands include Stonhard, Tremco, Carboline, Day-Glo, Euco and Dryvit. Consumer brands include Zinsser, Rust-Oleum, DAP, Varathane, Bondo and Testors.

SOURCE  RPM International Inc.
CONTACT:  Glenn R. Hasman, Vice President of Finance and Communications of RPM International Inc., 330-273-8820