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  XXXXXXXX
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  0000089800
  SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO
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  101 West Prospect Avenue
  Cleveland
  OH
  44115
  216-566-2000
  Young Bryan J
  Officer
  Common
  J.P. Morgan Private Bank
  225 S 6th St, Suite 4150
  Minneapolis
  MN
  55402
  1833
  653409.51
  252257630
  08/15/2024
  NYSE
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  Restricted Stock Unit Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  3185
  02/15/2022
  Compensation
  Y
  08/16/2024
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