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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
1203528	E Louis Stellato	101 West Prospect Avenue Cleveland OH 44115	Sr Vp, General Counsel & Secy	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	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-03	5,270	$59.44	23,586	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-03	5,270	$122.70	18,316	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	2012-05-03	5,000	$0.00	5,000	$59.44
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-05-03	270	$0.00	270	$59.44

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2007-10-18	2016-10-17	No	4	M	Direct
4,730	2008-10-18	2016-10-17	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	22,573	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 $122.60 to $123.23 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.
Of shares listed, 18,090 are restricted and 225.80 are owned pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan per the trustee's 3/31/12 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 3/31/12 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.