| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 | | OMB APPROVAL | | OMB Number: | 3235-0104 | | Expires: | February 28, 2011 | | Estimated average burden | | hours per response | 0.5 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/16/2009 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO
[SHW]
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)| X | Director | | 10% Owner | | Officer (give title below) | | Other (specify below) | |
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X | Form filed by One Reporting Person | | Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr.
4)
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Amount of Securities Owned (Instr.
4)
| 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
| 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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No securities are beneficially owned
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0
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D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
| 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security
| 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
| 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
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| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
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| Explanation of Responses: |
Remarks:
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| Louis E. Stellato, Attorney-in-fact | 10/19/2009 |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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see Instruction 6 for procedure. |
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EX-24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, who anticipates filing a Form ID and
periodically Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor,
S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, or any of them, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to
complete, sign and file for me in my name, and in my
capacity as a director of The Sherwin-Williams Company,
said Forms and any and all applications and other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, any national securities exchange and The
Sherwin-Williams Company relating to Section 16, including,
without limitation, any documents necessary to facilitate
the filing of Section 16 reports, with full power and
authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
whatsoever which in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact
is necessary or may be of benefit to the undersigned
in connection with the foregoing, hereby ratifying and
approving all such acts of such attorney-in-fact and any
such substitute for as long as the undersigned is required
to file reports under Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 8, 2009 /s/ Thomas G. Kadien