Shareholder Information

Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m., April 22, 1998 in the Auditorium, Room 927, Midland Building,
101 Prospect Avenue, N.W., Cleveland, Ohio.

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

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.

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

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

Independent Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
Cleveland, Ohio

Stock Trading
The Sherwin-Williams Company Stock-Symbol, SHW- is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Independent Auditors
The Bank of New York
Shareholder Relations Department-11E
P.O. Box 11258
Church Street Station
New York, NY 10286
1-800-432-0140
E-mail address: Shareowner-svcs@Email.bony.com

Common Stock Trading Statistics

	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988
High	$33.375	$28.875	$20.750	$17.875	$18.750	$16.438	$13.875	$10.563	$8.938	$7.938
Low	24.125	19.500	16.000	14.750	14.938	12.688	8.813	7.563	6.250	6.000
Close December 31	27.750	28.000	20.375	16.688	17.875	15.313	13.375	9.375	8.625	6.375
Shareholders of record	11,964	11,933	12,078	12,299	11,837	11,925	12,005	12,012	12,230	12,327
Shares traded (thousands)	88,877	72,638	85,144	86,878	74,874	79,044	94,336	92,556	98,376	90,964
% of average shares outstanding	51%	42%	50%	50%	42%	44%	53%	53%	57%	52%

Quarterly Stock Prices and Dividends

1997				1996
Quarter	High	Low	Dividend	Quarter	High	Low	Dividend
1st	$29.125	$25.938	$.10	1st	$22.688	$19.500	$.0875
2nd	32.375	24.125	.10	2nd	23.500	20.938	.0875
3rd	33.375	27.063	.10	3rd	23.563	21.125	.0875
4th	30.188	25.188	.10	4th	28.875	22.813	.0875

The Sherwin-Williams Company seeks and employs the best qualified people available - without discriminating on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, or against disabled veterans or veterans of the Vietnam Era.