SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 4, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK: 0000089800
Period of Report: 2015-02-03

Reporting Person: MORIKIS JOHN G (President and COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-02-03	Common Stock	M	38723	$78.255	Acquired	134410	Direct
2015-02-03	Common Stock	S	18835	$271.60	Disposed	115575	Direct
2015-02-03	Common Stock	S	11252	$272.55	Disposed	104323	Direct
2015-02-03	Common Stock	S	8636	$273.46	Disposed	95687	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-02-03	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$78.255	M	13334	Disposed	2021-10-18	Common Stock (13334)	Direct
2015-02-03	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$78.255	M	13333	Disposed	2021-10-18	Common Stock (13333)	Direct
2015-02-03	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$78.255	M	12056	Disposed	2021-10-18	Common Stock (12056)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16946.15	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 $271.00 to $271.99 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 $272.00 to $272.98 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: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $273.00 to $273.68 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.

F4: Of shares listed, 39,850 are restricted.

F5: Represents the number of shares of common stock attributable to the reporting person's participation in The Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan per the trustee's 12/31/2014 statement.