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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Mistysyn Allen J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO [SHW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP - Finance & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/21/2017 (Street) CLEVELAND, OH 44115 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/21/2017   M   88.01 A (1) 1,420.01 I By spouse Common Stock 04/21/2017   D   88.01 D $ 324.02 1,332 (2) I By spouse Common Stock               9,277 (3) D   Common Stock               144.29 (4) I Stock Plan Common Stock               3,687.73 (5) I Stock Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units

(1)

04/21/2017

M

88.01

(1)

04/21/2017

Common Stock

88.01

(1)

0

I

By spouse

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mistysyn Allen J 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE CLEVELAND, OH 44115			SVP - Finance & CFO

Signatures

Catherine M. Kilbane, Attorney-in-fact		04/25/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On April 21, 2017, the reporting person's spouse's phantom stock units held under The Sherwin-Williams Company 2005 Deferred Compensation Savings and Pension Equalization Plan (Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2016) were settled for cash following the reporting person's spouse's termination of service. Each phantom stock unit was the economic equivalent of one share of The Sherwin-Williams Company common stock.
(2)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his spouse. The total shares reported in Column 5 (a) do not include the 95 restricted stock units previously reported, which were forfeited in connection with the reporting person's spouse's termination of service, and (b) have been adjusted to correct an understatement of total holdings by 450 shares first reflected in the reporting person's last Form 4 filed on February 22, 2017.
(3)	Of shares listed, 1,050 are restricted stock units.
(4)	Represents the number of shares of common stock attributable to the reporting person's participation in The Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan per the trustee's 03/31/2017 statement.
(5)	Represents the number of shares of common stock attributable to the reporting person's spouse's participation in The Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan per the trustee's 03/31/2017 statement. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his spouse.

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