SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Dec 15, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2006-12-14

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-12-14	Common Stock	M	21010	$25.0625	Acquired	83260	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	4200	$64.08	Disposed	79060	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	1200	$64.10	Disposed	77860	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	806	$64.11	Disposed	77054	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	904	$64.12	Disposed	76150	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	100	$64.13	Disposed	76050	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	1900	$64.14	Disposed	74150	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	1900	$64.15	Disposed	72250	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	400	$64.16	Disposed	71850	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	1200	$64.17	Disposed	70650	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	1800	$64.18	Disposed	68850	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	3600	$64.19	Disposed	65250	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	400	$64.20	Disposed	64850	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	1600	$64.21	Disposed	63250	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	500	$64.22	Disposed	62750	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	100	$64.23	Disposed	62650	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	S	400	$64.24	Disposed	62250	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-12-14	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$25.0625	M	8333	Disposed	2009-02-02	Common Stock (8333)	Direct
2006-12-14	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$25.0625	M	8333	Disposed	2009-02-02	Common Stock (8333)	Direct
2006-12-14	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$25.0625	M	4344	Disposed	2009-02-02	Common Stock (4344)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	26341.328	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 36,250 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 9/30/06 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.