SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Jun 15, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2005-06-14

Reporting Person: AULT JOHN L (VP-Corporate Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-06-14	Common Stock	S	1000	$45.48	Disposed	7821	Direct
2005-06-14	Common Stock	G	100	—	Disposed	7721	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	12568.099	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 2,500 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 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.