SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Aug 31, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2004-08-30

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	18500	$40.80	Disposed	69445	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	500	$40.81	Disposed	68945	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	500	$40.82	Disposed	68445	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	10000	$40.83	Disposed	58445	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	2300	$40.84	Disposed	56145	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	1200	$40.85	Disposed	54945	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	1900	$40.86	Disposed	53045	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	1300	$40.87	Disposed	51745	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	1300	$40.88	Disposed	50445	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	1100	$40.89	Disposed	49345	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	100	$40.90	Disposed	49245	Direct
2004-08-30	Common Stock	S	539	$40.92	Disposed	48706	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	10541.73	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 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.