SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 7, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2004-12-06

Reporting Person: IVY CONWAY G (Sr. VP.-Corp. Plan. Dev.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-06	Common Stock	S	1500	$44.21	Disposed	65366	Direct
2004-12-06	Common Stock	S	2000	$44.22	Disposed	63366	Direct
2004-12-06	Common Stock	S	1300	$44.23	Disposed	62066	Direct
2004-12-06	Common Stock	S	2300	$44.24	Disposed	59766	Direct
2004-12-06	Common Stock	S	4300	$44.25	Disposed	55466	Direct
2004-12-06	Common Stock	S	3500	$44.26	Disposed	51966	Direct
2004-12-06	Common Stock	S	400	$44.27	Disposed	51566	Direct
2004-12-06	Common Stock	S	800	$44.28	Disposed	50766	Direct
2004-12-06	Common Stock	S	400	$44.32	Disposed	50366	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	140965.006	Indirect
Common Stock	19038	Indirect
Common Stock	2000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 31,000 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 9/30/04 statement. Shares of common stock are not directly allocated to the 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.

F3: Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares listed.