X0201 4 2004-02-04 0000089800 SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO SHW 0001203508 HOPKINS THOMAS E 101 PROSPECT AVENUE, N.W. CLEVELAND OH 44115 0 1 0 0 Sr. VP-Human Resources Common Stock 2004-02-04 4 A 0 11000 0 A 42661 D Common Stock 24217.465 I Stock Plan Grant of restricted shares of common stock under The Sherwin-William Company's 2003 Stock Plan. Of shares listed, 31,000 are restricted. Represents the approximate number of shares of common stock for which the Reporting Person has the right to direct the vote under The Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan per the trustee's 12/31/03 statement. Shares of common stock are not directly allocated to Plan participants, but are instead held in a unitized fund consisting primarily of common stock and a small percentage of short-term investments. Participants acquire units of this fund. Louis E. Stellato, Attorney-in-fact 2004-02-05