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## Annual Meeting 

The annual meeting of share- holders will be held in the Land- mark Conference Center, 927 Midland Building, 101 Prospect Avenue, N.W., Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 9:00 A.M., local time. 

## Investor Relations 

Conway G. Ivy The Sherwin-Williams Company 101 Prospect Avenue, N.W. Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1075 Internet: www.sherwin.com 

## Dividend Reinvestment Program 

A dividend reinvestment program is available to shareholders of common stock. For information, contact our transfer agent, The Bank of New York. 

## COMMON STOCK TRADING STATISTICS 

## Form 10-K 

The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Com- mission, is available without charge. To obtain a copy, contact the Investor Relations Office. 

## Certifications 

The Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Com- mission, as Exhibit 31 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2004 fiscal year, certifications of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer regarding the quality of the Company’s public disclosure. The Company also submitted to the New York Stock Exchange the previous year’s cer- tification of its Chief Executive Officer certifying that he was not aware of any violation by the Company of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards. 

## Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Ernst & Young LLP Cleveland, Ohio 

## Stock Trading 

Sherwin-Williams Common Stock—Symbol, SHW—is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. 

## Transfer Agent & Registrar 

The Bank of New York Shareholder Relations Department-11E P.O. Box 11258 Church Street Station New York, NY 10286 1-866-537-8703 E-mail address: Shareowner-svcs@Email.bony.com Internet: www.stockbny.com 

## Headquarters 

The Sherwin-Williams Company 101 Prospect Avenue, N.W. Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1075 (216) 566-2000 

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## QUARTERLY STOCK PRICES AND DIVIDENDS 

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