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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."}],"balance_after":18805,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001209191-17-013025","document":"doc4.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000120919117013025/doc4.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":4434696,"issuer":{"id":2948,"kind":"organization","name":"SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO","symbol":"SHW"},"owners":[{"id":160146,"kind":"person","name":"Wells Robert J","position":1,"cik":"0001353063","reported_name":"Wells Robert J","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP-Corp Comm & Public Affairs"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2017-02-22T13:32:15.000Z","date":"2017-02-17","kind":"exercise","acquired":true,"shares":4353,"price":154.4325,"value":672244.6725,"ownership":{"direct":true},"balance_after":23158,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001209191-17-013025","document":"doc4.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000120919117013025/doc4.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":4577201,"issuer":{"id":2948,"kind":"organization","name":"SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO","symbol":"SHW"},"owners":[{"id":160146,"kind":"person","name":"Wells Robert J","position":1,"cik":"0001353063","reported_name":"Wells Robert J","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP-Corp Comm & Public Affairs"}}],"security":"Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)","published_at":"2016-10-20T15:01:43.000Z","date":"2016-10-18","kind":"grant","acquired":true,"shares":4500,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F4","text":"The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on October 18, 2017."}],"balance_after":4500,"derivative":{"exercise_price":270.12,"expiration_date":"2026-10-17","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":4500},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001209191-16-146444","document":"doc4.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000120919116146444/doc4.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":4577200,"issuer":{"id":2948,"kind":"organization","name":"SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO","symbol":"SHW"},"owners":[{"id":160146,"kind":"person","name":"Wells Robert J","position":1,"cik":"0001353063","reported_name":"Wells Robert J","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP-Corp Comm & Public Affairs"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2016-10-20T15:01:43.000Z","date":"2016-10-18","kind":"grant","acquired":true,"shares":1686,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Grant of restricted stock units under the 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan."},{"field":"balance_after","element":"sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction","label":"F2","text":"Of shares listed, 1,750 are restricted stock and 2,736 are restricted stock units."}],"balance_after":18805,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001209191-16-146444","document":"doc4.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000120919116146444/doc4.xml","form_type":"4"}}]}