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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0000089800-12-000011
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2012-02-02 11:33:07
Reporting Period:: 2012-02-01

Filing Date:: 2012-02-02
Accepted Time:: 2012-02-02 11:33:07
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

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

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-01	200,000	$31.20	729,217	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-01	135,000	$41.73	864,217	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-01	276,526	$96.77	587,691	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-01	18,474	$97.30	569,217	No	4	S	Direct

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

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-02-01	66,667	$0.00	66,667	$31.20
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-02-01	66,667	$0.00	66,667	$31.20
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-02-01	66,666	$0.00	66,666	$31.20
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-02-01	45,000	$0.00	45,000	$41.73
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-02-01	45,000	$0.00	45,000	$41.73
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-02-01	45,000	$0.00	45,000	$41.73

Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
2004-10-24	2013-10-23	No	4	M	Direct
2005-10-24	2013-10-23	No	4	M	Direct
2006-10-24	2013-10-23	No	4	M	Direct
2005-10-20	2014-10-19	No	4	M	Direct
2006-10-20	2014-10-19	No	4	M	Direct
2007-10-20	2014-10-19	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	47,723	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 $96.24 to $97.23 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.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $97.25 to $97.35 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, 210,800 are restricted and 500.07 are owned pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan per the trustee's 12/31/11 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 12/31/11 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.