SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Jul 29, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2005-07-27

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-07-27	Common Stock	M	2258	$32.2813	Acquired	53690	Direct
2005-07-27	Common Stock	M	28	$29.0313	Acquired	53718	Direct
2005-07-27	Common Stock	M	4114	$24.305	Acquired	57832	Direct
2005-07-27	Common Stock	F	3648	$47.605	Disposed	54184	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-07-27	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$32.2813	M	595	Disposed	2007-07-15	Common Stock (595)	Direct
2005-07-27	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$32.2813	M	1663	Disposed	2007-07-15	Common Stock (1663)	Direct
2005-07-27	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$29.0313	M	28	Disposed	2008-02-03	Common Stock (28)	Direct
2005-07-27	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$24.305	M	4114	Disposed	2011-10-16	Common Stock (4114)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	25427.114	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 30,250 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 6/30/05 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.