SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 28, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2011-11-23

Reporting Person: SEITZ THOMAS W (Sr. VP-Strat. Excell. Init.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-23	Common Stock	G	3050	—	Disposed	42515	Direct
2011-11-23	Common Stock	I	5554.09	$83.14	Disposed	7317.33	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 31,840 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 11/23/11 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.