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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 7/6/20 |
| Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 89800 |
| Issuer Name: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: SHW |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1051402 |
| | Owner Name: KROPF SUSAN J |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: CLEVELAND |
| | Owner State: OH |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 44115 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Phantom Stock Units |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 7/6/20 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 62.9 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 588.25 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 62.9 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 18,144.43 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Represents the number of phantom stock units acquired by the reporting person (in an exempt transaction) under the 2005 Director Deferred Fee Plan. Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock. The phantom stock units become payable solely in cash generally upon the reporting person's retirement. |
| Footnote - F2: Includes phantom stock units acquired pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the plan. |
| Remarks: |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: Stephen J. Perisutti, Attorney-in-fact |
| Signature Date: 7/8/20 |
