SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Feb 12, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2004-02-10

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-02-10	Common Stock	M	10750	$20.25	Acquired	53411	Direct
2004-02-10	Common Stock	M	4710	$27.75	Acquired	58121	Direct
2004-02-10	Common Stock	M	5095	$19.625	Acquired	63216	Direct
2004-02-10	Common Stock	M	3130	$25.0625	Acquired	66346	Direct
2004-02-10	Common Stock	M	3416	$29.0313	Acquired	69762	Direct
2004-02-10	Common Stock	F	11594	$35.21	Disposed	58168	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-02-10	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.25	M	10000	Disposed	2009-10-21	Common Stock (10000)	Direct
2004-02-10	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.25	M	750	Disposed	2009-10-21	Common Stock (750)	Direct
2004-02-10	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.75	M	1376	Disposed	2007-01-29	Common Stock (1376)	Direct
2004-02-10	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.75	M	1666	Disposed	2007-01-29	Common Stock (1666)	Direct
2004-02-10	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.75	M	1668	Disposed	2007-01-29	Common Stock (1668)	Direct
2004-02-10	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$29.0313	M	3416	Disposed	2008-02-04	Common Stock (3416)	Direct
2004-02-10	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$25.0625	M	3130	Disposed	2009-02-02	Common Stock (3130)	Direct
2004-02-10	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	24217.465	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares were used to pay the option price in an exempt transaction.

F2: Of shares listed, 31,000 are restricted.

F3: 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.