0000089800-12-000048.txt : 20120221 0000089800-12-000048.hdr.sgml : 20120220 20120221081740 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000089800-12-000048 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120216 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120221 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEITZ THOMAS W CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001203527 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04851 FILM NUMBER: 12624979 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO STREET 2: 101 PROSPECT AVE N W CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44115 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000089800 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-BUILDING MATERIALS, HARDWARE, GARDEN SUPPLY [5200] IRS NUMBER: 340526850 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 PROSPECT AVE NW CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44115 BUSINESS PHONE: 2165662200 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2012-02-16 0000089800 SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO SHW 0001203527 SEITZ THOMAS W 101 WEST PROSPECT AVENUE CLEVELAND OH 44115 0 1 0 0 Sr. VP-Strat. Excell. Init. Common Stock 2012-02-16 4 F 0 4672 99.45 D 43393 D Common Stock 2012-02-18 4 D 0 6800 0 D 36593 D Common Stock 7368.55 I Stock Plan Forfeiture of restricted stock under the 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan because threshold performance goal was not achieved. Of shares listed, 18,090 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 12/31/11 statement. Shares of common stock are not directly allocated to the 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 2012-02-21