Edgar Filing: SEITZ THOMAS W

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SEITZ THOMAS W

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO [SHW]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Pres. and GM-Consumer Div.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

101 PROSPECT AVENUE, N.W.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/27/2005

(Street)

CLEVELAND, OH 44115

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/27/2005		M		1,271	A	$ 27.75	65,955 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		M		3,124	A	$ 25.3438	69,079 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		M		7,637	A	$ 25.0625	76,716 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		M		30,000	A	$ 24.305	106,716 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		9,800	D	$ 47.3	96,916 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		21,800	D	$ 47.5	75,116 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		1,700	D	$ 47.51	73,416 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		2,900	D	$ 47.52	70,516 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		100	D	$ 47.55	70,416 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		100	D	$ 47.57	70,316 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		100	D	$ 47.58	70,216 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		300	D	$ 47.59	69,916 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		300	D	$ 47.65	69,616 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		400	D	$ 47.69	69,216 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		100	D	$ 47.75	69,116 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	07/27/2005		S		318	D	$ 47.76	68,798 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock								10,991.274 ⁽²⁾	I	Stock Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 27.75

07/27/2005

1,271

01/29/1998

01/28/2007

Common Stock

1,271

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 25.3438

07/27/2005

1,666

10/21/1999

10/20/2008

Common Stock

1,666

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 25.3438

07/27/2005

1,458

10/21/2000

10/20/2008

Common Stock

1,458

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 25.0625

07/27/2005

4,000

02/03/2000

02/02/2009

Common Stock

4,000

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 25.0625

07/27/2005

3,627

02/03/2001

02/02/2009

Common Stock

3,627

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 25.0625

07/27/2005

02/03/2002

02/02/2009

Common Stock

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 24.305

07/27/2005

10,000

10/17/2002

10/16/2011

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 24.305

07/27/2005

10,000

10/17/2003

10/16/2011

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 24.305

07/27/2005

10,000

10/17/2004

10/16/2011

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SEITZ THOMAS W 101 PROSPECT AVENUE, N.W. CLEVELAND, OH 44115			Pres. and GM-Consumer Div.

Signatures

Louis E. Stellato, Attorney-in-fact		07/29/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1)	Of shares listed, 30,250 are restricted.
(2)	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 6/30/05 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.

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