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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
89800	Sherwin Williams Co	SHW	Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)	340526850

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1181680	M Christopher Connor	101 West Prospect Avenue Cleveland OH 44115	Chairman And Ceo	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-03-04	60,000	$25.43	558,547	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-03-04	50,000	$65.00	508,547	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2010-03-04	60,000	$0.00	60,000	$25.43

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
23,333	2003-10-18	2012-10-17	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	45,840	Indirect	Stock Plan

Footnotes

The reported exercise and sale were made pursuant to a pre-arranged trading plan previously adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Of shares listed, 205,125 are restricted and 505.07 are owned pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan per the trustee's 12/31/09 statement.
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 12/31/09 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.