SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 10, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2012-12-06

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-03	Common Stock	G	794	—	Disposed	33666	Direct
2012-12-06	Common Stock	M	1848	$54.09	Acquired	35514	Direct
2012-12-06	Common Stock	M	1581	$63.25	Acquired	37095	Direct
2012-12-06	Common Stock	F	1332	$149.96	Disposed	35763	Direct
2012-12-07	Common Stock	G	375	—	Disposed	35388	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-06	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.09	M	1848	Disposed	2018-10-13	Common Stock (1848)	Direct
2012-12-06	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$63.25	M	1581	Disposed	2019-10-14	Common Stock (1581)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	30695.78	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 18,090 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 9/30/12 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.