FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Knight Timothy A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO [SHW] (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 WEST PROSPECT AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, LACG 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CLEVELAND, OH 44115 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 31,340 (1) D   Common Stock 16,255 I By Family Trust Common Stock 8,023.89 (2) I Stock Plan

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/18/2007	10/17/2016	Common Stock	8,334	$ 59.435	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/18/2008	10/17/2016	Common Stock	8,333	$ 59.435	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/18/2009	10/17/2016	Common Stock	8,333	$ 59.435	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/19/2008	10/18/2017	Common Stock	6,000	$ 63.44	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/19/2009	10/18/2017	Common Stock	6,000	$ 63.44	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/19/2010	10/18/2017	Common Stock	6,000	$ 63.44	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/14/2009	10/13/2018	Common Stock	7,000	$ 54.09	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/14/2010	10/13/2018	Common Stock	7,000	$ 54.09	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/14/2011	10/13/2018	Common Stock	7,000	$ 54.09	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/15/2010	10/14/2019	Common Stock	7,000	$ 63.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/15/2011	10/14/2019	Common Stock	7,000	$ 63.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/15/2012	10/14/2019	Common Stock	7,000	$ 63.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/19/2011	10/18/2020	Common Stock	5,584	$ 72.62	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/19/2012	10/18/2020	Common Stock	5,583	$ 72.62	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/19/2013	10/18/2020	Common Stock	5,583	$ 72.62	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	11/15/2011	11/14/2020	Common Stock	4,067	$ 73.57	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	11/15/2012	11/14/2020	Common Stock	4,066	$ 73.57	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	11/15/2013	11/14/2020	Common Stock	4,067	$ 73.57	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/19/2012	10/18/2021	Common Stock	4,667	$ 78.255	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/19/2013	10/18/2021	Common Stock	4,666	$ 78.255	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10/19/2014	10/18/2021	Common Stock	4,667	$ 78.255	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Knight Timothy A 101 WEST PROSPECT AVENUE CLEVELAND, OH 44115	Â	Â	  President, LACG	Â

Signatures

Louis E. Stellato, Attorney-in-fact		01/06/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Shares listed are restricted.
(2)	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.

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