SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 2, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2004-02-27

Reporting Person: HOPKINS THOMAS E (Sr. VP-Human Resources)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-02-27	Common Stock	S	14100	$35.00	Disposed	47418	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	24217.465	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 12/31/03 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.