SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Jun 13, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2012-06-11

Reporting Person: Mistysyn Allen J (VP-Corporate Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-06-11	Common Stock	I	1151.99	$130.21	Disposed	906.47	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	18273	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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 6/11/12 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.

F2: Of shares listed, 7,545 are restricted.