The Sherwin-Williams Company Increases Quarterly Dividend from $0.355 to $0.36

Sherwin-Williams Boosts Dividend

1.4% Increase Follows 31 Consecutive Years of Dividend Increases

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Feb 17, 2010, 11:34 ET

CLEVELAND, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) today announced an increase in their quarterly dividend from $0.355 per common share to $0.36 per common share, payable on March 12, 2010, to shareholders of record on February 26, 2010. This increase follows 31 consecutive years of dividend increases.

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]