SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION Annual Meeting Form 10-K Investor Relations Dividend Reinvestment Program Certifications Headquarters Transfer Agent & Registrar Stock Trading Independent Registered  Public Accounting Firm COMMON STOCK TRADING STATISTICS QUARTERLY STOCK PRICES AND DIVIDENDS The annual meeting of share- holders will be held in the Land- mark Conference Center, 927 Midland Building, 101 Prospect Avenue, N.W., Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 9:00 A.M., local time. Conway G. Ivy The Sherwin-Williams Company 101 Prospect Avenue, N.W. Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1075 Internet: www.sherwin.com A dividend reinvestment program is available to shareholders of common stock. For information, contact our transfer agent, The Bank of New York. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Com- mission, is available without charge. To obtain a copy, contact the Investor Relations Office. The Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Com- mission, as Exhibit 31 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2004 fiscal year, certifications of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer regarding the quality of the Company’s public disclosure. The Company also submitted to the New York Stock Exchange the previous year’s cer- tification of its Chief Executive Officer certifying that he was not aware of any violation by the Company of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards.  Ernst & Young LLP Cleveland, Ohio Sherwin-Williams Common Stock—Symbol, SHW—is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The Bank of New York Shareholder Relations Department-11E P.O. Box 11258 Church Street Station New York, NY 10286 1-866-537-8703 E-mail address: Shareowner-svcs@Email.bony.com Internet: www.stockbny.com The Sherwin-Williams Company 101 Prospect Avenue, N.W. Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1075 (216) 566-2000 71 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 High........................................ $ 45.61  $ 34.77  $ 33.24  $ 28.23  $ 27.625  Low......................................... 32.95  24.42  21.75  19.73  17.125  Close December 31 ................. 44.63  34.74  28.25  27.50  26.313  Shareholders of record ............ 11,056  11,472  11,936  12,687  13,137  Shares traded (thousands) ....... 175,664  143,702  193,256  162,219  158,349  2004 2003 Quarter High Low Dividend Quarter High Low Dividend 1st $ 38.54  $ 32.95  $ .17 1st $ 29.25  $ 24.42  $ .155 2nd 41.63  35.55  .17 2nd 28.55  26.16  .155 3rd 44.11  37.95  .17 3rd 30.75  26.47  .155 4th 45.61  40.36  .17 4th 34.77  29.39  .155