SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 6, 2012

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2011-12-31

Reporting Person: Knight Timothy A (President, LACG)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	31340	Direct
Common Stock	16255	Indirect
Common Stock	8023.89	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.435	2016-10-17	Common Stock (8334)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.435	2016-10-17	Common Stock (8333)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.435	2016-10-17	Common Stock (8333)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$63.44	2017-10-18	Common Stock (6000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$63.44	2017-10-18	Common Stock (6000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$63.44	2017-10-18	Common Stock (6000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.09	2018-10-13	Common Stock (7000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.09	2018-10-13	Common Stock (7000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.09	2018-10-13	Common Stock (7000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$63.25	2019-10-14	Common Stock (7000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$63.25	2019-10-14	Common Stock (7000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$63.25	2019-10-14	Common Stock (7000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$72.62	2020-10-18	Common Stock (5584)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$72.62	2020-10-18	Common Stock (5583)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$72.62	2020-10-18	Common Stock (5583)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$73.57	2020-11-14	Common Stock (4067)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$73.57	2020-11-14	Common Stock (4066)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$73.57	2020-11-14	Common Stock (4067)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$78.255	2021-10-18	Common Stock (4667)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$78.255	2021-10-18	Common Stock (4666)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$78.255	2021-10-18	Common Stock (4667)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares listed 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.