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RPM raises quarterly dividend 5.6% to $0.57, 53rd straight annual increase
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.57/share declared, up 5.6% from $0.54 paid a year earlier; payable Oct 30, 2026 to holders of record Oct 20, 2026.
- Marks 53rd consecutive year of dividend increases; RPM says fewer than 0.5% of U.S. public companies match that streak, with only 38 companies longer.
- All 12 board nominees elected at Oct 8, 2026 annual meeting, including Julie A. Beck, Frank C. Sullivan and Elizabeth F. Whited.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 96,473,363 for vs 7,326,304 against; Deloitte & Touche ratified as auditor for fiscal year ending May 31, 2027 by 112,765,120 for.
- CEO Frank C. Sullivan credited associates' 'executing with discipline in a challenging environment' for the dividend milestone.