SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 24, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2012-02-22

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-22	Common Stock	S	397	$100.20	Disposed	25464.8	Direct
2012-02-23	Common Stock	S	7149	$100.20	Disposed	18315.8	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	22413.3	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 12/31/11 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 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.