SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2012-03-06

Reporting Person: MORIKIS JOHN G (President & COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-06	Common Stock	G	750	—	Disposed	116323	Direct
2012-03-06	Common Stock	G	375	—	Acquired	375	Indirect
2012-03-06	Common Stock	G	375	—	Disposed	0	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16183.75	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of shares listed, 56,766 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 12/31/11 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.