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Sherwin-Williams Company 8-K 2009 Table of Contents
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2009
The Sherwin-Williams Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
(216) 566-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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On October 16, 2009, the Board of Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company increased the size
of the Board from ten to eleven members and elected Thomas G. Kadien to fill the resulting vacancy.
Mr. Kadien, 53, is Senior Vice President of International Paper Company and President of xpedx,
International Paper’s distribution business. In addition, Mr. Kadien was appointed to the Audit
Committee of the Board. A copy of the press release of Sherwin-Williams announcing Mr. Kadien’s
election is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Board has determined that Mr. Kadien is independent under the New York Stock Exchange
listing standards and Sherwin-Williams’ Director Independence Standards. There is no arrangement
or understanding between Mr. Kadien and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Kadien was selected
as a director, and there are no related party transactions involving Mr. Kadien that are reportable
under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Kadien received a grant of 1,483 shares of restricted stock under The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2006 Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors. The shares of restricted stock will vest in
annual increments of one-third of the shares granted over a period of three years. Mr. Kadien will
receive additional compensation pursuant to Sherwin-Williams’ director compensation program for
nonemployee directors, which is described on pages 11 and 12 of Sherwin-Williams’ Proxy Statement
for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 15, 2009.
Sherwin-Williams entered into an Indemnity Agreement with Mr. Kadien in the same form that
Sherwin-Williams has entered into with its other directors and officers. The Form of the Indemnity
Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10(a) to Sherwin-Williams’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1997 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Indemnity Agreement
supplements the indemnification coverage afforded by Sherwin-Williams’ Regulations and Ohio law.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this report:
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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