SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 9, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2012-10-05

Reporting Person: MIXON AARON MALACHI III (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-10-05	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	376.44	Acquired		Common Stock ()	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Acquisition of phantom stock units (in an exempt transaction) under the Director Deferred Fee Plan to be settled generally upon the Reporting Person's retirement. The plan utilizes unit accounting, with phantom stock units consisting primarily of phantom shares of common stock and a small percentage of short-term investments (based upon a beginning per unit price of $10.00 at April 1, 1997).

F2: Includes phantom stock units acquired pursuant to the dividend equivalent reinvestment feature of the plan.