SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2011

May 16, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2011-05-13

Reporting Person: Heath George E (President, Global Finishes Grp)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-05-13	Common Stock	M	13000	$59.435	Acquired	40568	Direct
2011-05-13	Common Stock	S	13000	$86.30	Disposed	27568	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-05-13	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.435	M	4334	Disposed	2016-10-17	Common Stock (4334)	Direct
2011-05-13	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.435	M	4333	Disposed	2016-10-17	Common Stock (4333)	Direct
2011-05-13	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.435	M	4333	Disposed	2016-10-17	Common Stock (4333)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1671.36	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 22,405 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 3/31/11 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.