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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
1203508	E Thomas Hopkins	101 West Prospect Avenue Cleveland OH 44115	Sr. Vp-Human Resources	No	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
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-12-06	16,000	$43.60	59,128	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-12-06	13,707	$86.43	45,421	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-12-06	1,159	$86.22	44,262	No	4	F	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	F	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	2011-12-06	5,334	$0.00	5,334	$43.60
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2011-12-06	5,333	$0.00	5,333	$43.60
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2011-12-06	5,333	$0.00	5,333	$43.60

Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
2006-10-21	2015-10-20	No	4	M	Direct
2007-10-21	2015-10-20	No	4	M	Direct
2008-10-21	2015-10-20	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	30,325	Indirect	Stock Plan

Footnotes

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $86.15 to $86.68 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.
Of shares listed, 29,540 are restricted.
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 9/30/11 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.