SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Sep 2, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2004-09-02

Reporting Person: ZALESKY ALEXANDER (Pres. and GM-International)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-09-02	Common Stock	S	4000	$39.95	Disposed	27500	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	794.0275	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares listed 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 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.