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CLEVELAND, October 19, 2007 – The board of directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.315 per common share, payable on December 7, 2007 to shareholders of record on November 16, 2007.
In addition, the board of directors authorized the Company to purchase, in the aggregate, 30,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for the treasury and rescinded the previous authorization limit. The purchases will be made from time to time for general corporate purposes.
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Contacts:
Robert Wells
Vice President Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Sherwin-Williams
Direct: 216.566.2244
rjwells@sherwin.com
Mike Conway
Director Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Sherwin-Williams
Direct: 216.515.4393
Pager: 216.422.3751
mike.conway@sherwin.com
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