CLEVELAND, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) will issue a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009 prior to the opening of the market on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. At that time, a copy of the press release and information regarding Sherwin-Williams' financial condition, operating segment results and other information will be available at www.sherwin.com by clicking on About Us, choosing Investor Relations, then selecting Press Releases and clicking on the reference to the July 21st release.

The Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results for the second quarter and first six months, and its outlook for the third quarter and full year 2009, at 11:00 a.m. ET on July 21, 2009. Participating in the call will be Sherwin-Williams' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher M. Connor, along with other senior executives.

The conference call will be webcast simultaneously in the listen only mode by Vcall. To listen to the webcast on the Sherwin-Williams website, www.sherwin.com, click on About Us, choose Investor Relations, then select Press Releases and click on the webcast icon following the reference to the July 21st release. The webcast will also be available at Vcall's Investor Calendar website, www.investorcalendar.com. An archived replay of the live webcast will be available at www.sherwin.com beginning approximately two hours after the call ends and will be available until August 10, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

    Contacts:
    Robert Wells
    Senior Vice President-Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
    Sherwin-Williams
    Direct:  216.566.2244
    rjwells@sherwin.com
    Mike Conway
    Director Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
    Sherwin-Williams
    Direct:  216.515.4393
    Pager:  216.422.3751
    mike.conway@sherwin.com

SOURCE The Sherwin-Williams Company