SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

May 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2012-05-03

Reporting Person: Wells Robert J (SrVP-Corp Com & Public Affairs)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-03	Common Stock	M	1901	$43.595	Acquired	17183	Direct
2012-05-03	Common Stock	M	2400	$47.055	Acquired	19583	Direct
2012-05-03	Common Stock	M	8000	$59.435	Acquired	27583	Direct
2012-05-03	Common Stock	M	9000	$54.09	Acquired	36583	Direct
2012-05-03	Common Stock	S	20901	$122.08	Disposed	15682	Direct
2012-05-03	Common Stock	S	400	$122.62	Disposed	15282	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.595	M	1300	Disposed	2015-10-20	Common Stock (1300)	Direct
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.595	M	601	Disposed	2015-10-20	Common Stock (601)	Direct
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$47.055	M	800	Disposed	2016-02-21	Common Stock (800)	Direct
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$47.055	M	800	Disposed	2016-02-21	Common Stock (800)	Direct
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$47.055	M	800	Disposed	2016-02-21	Common Stock (800)	Direct
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$59.435	M	2667	Disposed	2016-10-17	Common Stock (2667)	Direct
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$59.435	M	2666	Disposed	2016-10-17	Common Stock (2666)	Direct
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$59.435	M	2667	Disposed	2016-10-17	Common Stock (2667)	Direct
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$54.09	M	3000	Disposed	2018-10-13	Common Stock (3000)	Direct
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$54.09	M	3000	Disposed	2018-10-13	Common Stock (3000)	Direct
2012-05-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$54.09	M	3000	Disposed	2018-10-13	Common Stock (3000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5640.12	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $121.55 to $122.54 inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to The Sherwin-Williams Company, any security holder of The Sherwin-Williams Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $122.59 to $122.70 inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to The Sherwin-Williams Company, any security holder of The Sherwin-Williams Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.

F3: Of shares listed, 8,775 are restricted.

F4: 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 3/31/2012 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.