SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Jul 6, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2005-07-01

Reporting Person: CONNOR CHRISTOPHER M (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-07-01	Common Stock	S	39600	$47.20	Disposed	317718.067	Direct
2005-07-01	Common Stock	S	2100	$47.21	Disposed	315618.067	Direct
2005-07-01	Common Stock	S	4300	$47.22	Disposed	311318.067	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	40415.543	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported sale was made pursuant to a pre-arranged trading plan previously adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

F2: Of shares listed, 251,750 are restricted and 505.067 are owned pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan per the trustee's 3/31/05 statement.

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 3/31/05 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.