Sherwin-Williams Declares Dividend; Richard K. Smucker Elected Lead Director

CLEVELAND, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) today announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.365 per common share, payable on June 3, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 20, 2011.

In addition, the Board of Directors elected Richard K. Smucker to the newly-created position of Lead Director, effective today, to enhance the Company's corporate governance.  Mr. Smucker is Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of The J.M. Smucker Company.  He has served on the Company's board since 1991 and currently is a member of the Compensation and Management Development Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Contacts:

Bob Wells

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs

Sherwin-Williams

Direct:  216.566.2244

[email protected]

Mike Conway

Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

Sherwin-Williams

Direct:  216.515.4393

Pager:  216.422.3751

[email protected]

SOURCE The Sherwin-Williams Company