SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Oct 15, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2004-10-13

Reporting Person: STELLATO LOUIS E (VP, General Counsel and Secy)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-10-13	Common Stock	M	4716	$27.75	Acquired	35941.8002	Direct
2004-10-13	Common Stock	M	5095	$19.625	Acquired	41036.8002	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-10-13	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.75	M	1114	Disposed	2007-01-28	Common Stock (1114)	Direct
2004-10-13	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.75	M	3602	Disposed	2007-01-28	Common Stock (3602)	Direct
2004-10-13	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.625	M	5095	Disposed	2010-10-18	Common Stock (5095)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	20303.6796	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 31,000 are restricted and 225.8002 are owned pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan per the trustee's 6/30/04 statement.

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 6/30/04 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.