SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

May 10, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2012-05-08

Reporting Person: STELLATO LOUIS E (Sr VP, General Counsel & Secy)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-08	Common Stock	M	9730	$59.435	Acquired	28045.8	Direct
2012-05-08	Common Stock	S	9730	$122.85	Disposed	18315.8	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-08	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.435	M	4730	Disposed	2016-10-17	Common Stock (4730)	Direct
2012-05-08	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.435	M	5000	Disposed	2016-10-17	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	22573.15	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 18,090 are restricted and 225.80 are owned pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan per the trustee's 3/31/12 statement.

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 3/31/12 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.