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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

(Mark One):

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2016

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-14187

 

 

 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: RPM International Inc. Union 401(k) Trust and Plan, as amended

 

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: RPM International Inc. 2628 Pearl Road, P.O. Box 777, Medina, Ohio 44258

 

 

 


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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.

UNION 401(k) TRUST AND PLAN

FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31,

2016 AND 2015


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Audit Committee

RPM International Inc. Union 401(k) Trust and Plan

Medina, Ohio

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the RPM International Inc. Union 401(k) Trust and Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2016. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, is the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms.

BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms.


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The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2016 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedule is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Cleveland, Ohio

June 26, 2017

 

 

 

  


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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(k) TRUST AND PLAN

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2016         December 31, 2015     

ASSETS

     

Investments, at fair value

   $ 5,451,457      $ 5,008,234  

Receivables

     

Notes receivable from participants

     271,700        246,629  

Employer’s contribution

     1,979        1,518  

Participants’ contributions

     5,226        4,594  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                     278,905                        252,741  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

   $ 5,730,362      $ 5,260,975  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

For The Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

 

Additions To Net Assets Attributed To:            

Contributions

   

Participants

  $ 280,568    

Employer

                151,335     $ 431,903  
 

 

 

   

Investment Income

   

Interest, dividends and other

    54,147    

Unrealized gain on investments

    162,247    

Realized gain on sale of investments

    104,884       321,278  
 

 

 

   

Interest on notes receivable from participants

                  10,426  
   

 

 

 
      763,607  
Deductions from Net Assets Attributed To:    

Benefits paid to participants

    282,434    

Administrative expenses

    11,786       294,220  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

      469,387  

Net Assets Available for Benefits:

   

Beginning of year

      5,260,975  
   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 5,730,362  
   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(k) TRUST AND PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

NOTE A – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements of the RPM International Inc. Union 401(k) Trust and Plan (the Plan) have been prepared on the accrual basis in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

Investments are reported at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note C for discussion of fair value measurements.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded when received. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Notes Receivable from Participant Accounts

Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.

Contributions

Contributions are recorded on the accrual basis.

Payment of Benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and changes therein, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2015 financial statement presentation to correspond to the current year’s format. Total net assets available for benefits are unchanged as a result of these reclassifications.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-12, Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962), Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965): Part (I) Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts, Part (II) Plan Investment Disclosures, Part (Ill) Measurement Date Practical Expedient. This standard simplifies certain financial statement reporting and disclosure requirements for employee benefit plans. ASU 2015-12 is effective for the Company for the 2016 plan year, with early adoption permitted. Parts I and II require retrospective application, and Part Ill requires prospective application. The Company chose to adopt Part II for the 2015 plan year. Parts I and Ill are not applicable to this Plan. The adoption of ASU 2015-12 did not have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(k) TRUST AND PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

NOTE A – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share (or its Equivalent), (“ASU 2015-07”). ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair values are estimated using the net asset value practical expedient provided by Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurement. Disclosures about investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share are limited under ASU 2015-07 to those investments for which the entity has elected to estimate the fair value using the net asset value practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 is effective for entities (other than public business entities) for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with retrospective application for all periods presented. The Plan elected to early adopt ASU 2015-07 effective December 31, 2015. As a result of adoption of ASU 2015-07, the Plan retrospectively modified its fair value disclosures.

NOTE B - Description of the Plan

The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General

The Plan, adopted on February 1, 1997, is a defined contribution retirement savings plan covering certain union employees at several wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of RPM International Inc. (the Company and Plan Sponsor). The Plan is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.

Eligibility

Full-time employees, as defined, are eligible to participate in the Plan provided they have worked for the Company for a period of 3 months. Part-time employees, as defined, are eligible to participate provided they have worked for the Company for a period of 12 months and have met certain hour requirements.

Contributions

Participants may contribute up to 50% of gross annual compensation. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year are eligible to make catch-up contributions. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers a variety of investment funds as investment options for participants. The Company matches, depending upon the collective bargaining agreement of each participating union, up to a maximum rate of 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of employee deferrals. The matching Company contribution is invested in the same manner in which the participants invest their own contributions. Contributions are subject to certain limitations, as defined.

 

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NOTE B - Description of the Plan (Continued)

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, the Company’s matching contribution and an allocation of Plan earnings, and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Vesting

Vesting is immediate for contributions, both for employee and employer, and earnings thereon.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance. Participants can only have one loan outstanding under the Plan at any time. Loan terms may not exceed five years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at a fixed rate between 4.25% and 4.50% as determined by the Plan Sponsor at the date of issuance. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.

Payment of Benefits

Upon termination of a participant’s employment, including termination by reason of death, disability or retirement, a participant may elect to receive either a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her accounts or regular installments over any period not to exceed ten years.

In-service withdrawals are available in certain limited circumstances, as defined by the Plan. Hardship withdrawals are allowed for participants incurring immediate and heavy financial need, as defined by the Plan. Hardship withdrawals are strictly regulated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and a participant must exhaust all available loan options and distributions prior to requesting a hardship withdrawal.

Plan Expenses

During 2016, certain administrative expenses and fees incurred in connection with the sale, purchase, and management of the assets of the investment funds were paid by the Plan.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

NOTE C - Fair Value Measurements

The Plan follows the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value and provides guidance for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures does not require any new fair value measurements, but rather applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures establishes a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobserved inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1

    

Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

Level 2

    

Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

    

        Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

    

        Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

    

        Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;

    

        Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

    

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 inputs must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3

    

Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Mutual Funds: Valued at quoted prices from an active market, which represents the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the Plan at year-end.

Common Stock Fund: The Common Stock Fund is a unitized fund. The fund consists of common stock and common/collective trusts and is valued at NAV based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities. The use of NAV as fair value is deemed appropriate as the collective trust funds do not have finite lives, unfunded commitments relating to these types of investments, or significant restriction on redemptions.

 

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NOTE C - Fair Value Measurements (continued)

Common/Collective Trusts: Valued using the NAV based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities. The use of NAV as fair value is deemed appropriate as the collective trust funds do not have finite lives, unfunded commitments relating to these types of investments, or significant restrictions on redemptions.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2016

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 3,652,033       $ -            $ -            $ 3,652,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets in the fair value hierarchy

     3,652,033         -              -              3,652,033   

Investments measured at NAV (a)

              1,799,424   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments at Fair Value

   $         3,652,033       $ -            $ -            $ 5,451,457   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2015

 

  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 3,535,556       $ -            $ -            $ 3,535,556   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets in the fair value hierarchy

     3,535,556         -              -              3,535,556   

Investments measured at NAV (a)

              1,472,678   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments at Fair Value

   $ 3,535,556       $         -            $         -            $         5,008,234   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic 820-10, certain investments that were measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the line items presented in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

NOTE D - Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. Any unallocated assets of the Plan shall be allocated to participant accounts and distributed in such a manner as determined by the Company.

NOTE E - Income Tax Status

The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on December 17, 2014, in which the IRS stated that the Plan, as then designed, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

Accounting principles require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that, as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

NOTE F - Related Party and Parties-in-Interest Transactions

The Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund is a common trust fund managed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. is the trustee as defined by the Plan and therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid by the Plan to the trustee amounted to $11,786 for the year ended December 31, 2016.

In addition, at December 31, 2016, the Plan held shares of RPM International Inc. Common Stock valued at $435,162. At December 31, 2015, the Plan held shares of RPM International Inc. Common Stock valued at $355,917. Transactions involving this investment are allowable party-in-interest transactions under ERISA.

NOTE G - Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

NOTE H - Evaluation of Subsequent Events

The Plan has evaluated the impact of events that have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2016, through the date the financial statements were available to be issued, for possible recognition or disclosure in those financial statements. Based on this evaluation, other than as recorded or disclosed within the financial statements and related notes, the Plan has determined that there were no events that were required to be recognized or disclosed.

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(k) TRUST AND PLAN

EIN #02-0642224

PLAN NUMBER 007

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i -

SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

DECEMBER 31, 2016

 

 

(a)    (b)    (c)      (e)  
    

Identity of issue, borrower,

lessor, or similar party

  

Description of investment including

maturity date, rate of interest,

collateral, par or maturity value

  

Current value at

December 31, 2016

 
  

Registered Investment Companies

     
  

Janus Balanced Fund

  

        Registered investment company

   $ 390,913  
  

Fidelity Contrafund Fund Inc

  

        Registered investment company

     503,850  
  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Instl

  

        Registered investment company

     438,588  
  

Vanguard Instl Index Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     434,590  
  

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     220,444  
  

American Washington Mutual Investors Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     211,863  
  

VOYA Midcap Opportunities

  

        Registered investment company

     181,470  
  

Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     200,347  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     211,064  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     172,786  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     85,571  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     108,833  
  

Fidelity Advisor Government Income Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     99,730  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     89,380  
  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     98,649  
  

American Funds Europacific Growth Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     47,438  
  

Vanguard Small Cap Index SIG

  

        Registered investment company

     37,750  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     35,343  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     31,909  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     35,128  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     10,072  
  

Templeton Global Return

  

        Registered investment company

     2,295  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     3,132  
  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund

  

        Registered investment company

     888  
        

 

 

 
  

Total Registered Investment Companies

        3,652,033  
*   

Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund

  

        Common/collective trusts

     1,344,909  
  

Company Stock Fund and Other

     
*   

RPM International Inc.

  

        Company stock

     435,162  
*   

Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund

  

        Common/collective trusts

     19,353  
        

 

 

 
  

Total Company Stock Fund and Other

        454,515  
        

 

 

 
  

Total Investments

      $     5,451,457  
        

 

 

 
*   

Notes receivable from participants

  

        Loans (4.25% to 4.50%)

   $ 271,700  
        

 

 

 
*   

Denotes an allowable party in interest

     
*   

Note: The “Cost” column is not applicable because all the Plan’s investment options are participant directed.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SIGNATURES

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. UNION 401(k) TRUST AND PLAN
By: RPM International Inc. (Plan Administrator)
/s/ Janeen Kastner                                             

Janeen Kastner, Vice President—Corporate

    Benefits & Risk Management

Date: June 26, 2017


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