SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 10, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2003-12-09

Reporting Person: SEITZ THOMAS W (Pres. and GM-Consumer Div.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-12-09	Common Stock	S	10000	$34.20	Disposed	56706	Direct
2003-12-09	Common Stock	S	4500	$34.22	Disposed	52206	Direct
2003-12-09	Common Stock	S	5000	$34.23	Disposed	47206	Direct
2003-12-09	Common Stock	S	2700	$34.24	Disposed	44506	Direct
2003-12-09	Common Stock	S	800	$34.25	Disposed	43706	Direct
2003-12-09	Common Stock	S	4100	$34.26	Disposed	39606	Direct
2003-12-09	Common Stock	S	1900	$34.27	Disposed	37706	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	10079.4634	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 20,000 are restricted.

F2: Represents the approximate number of shares of common stock for which the Reporting Person has the right to direct the vote under The Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan per the trustee's 9/30/03 statement. Shares of common stock are not directly allocated to Plan participants, but are instead held in a unitized fund consisting primarily of common stock and a small percentage of short-term investments. Participants acquire units of this fund.