Sherwin-Williams Declares Dividend of $1.34 per Common Share

CLEVELAND, Feb. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) today announced a regular quarterly dividend of $1.34 per common share, an increase of 18.6% over the $1.13 paid in the same quarter in 2019, payable on March 13, 2020, to shareholders of record on March 2, 2020.  This increase follows 41 consecutive years of dividend increases.

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Jim Jaye Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Sherwin-Williams Direct:  216.515.8682 [email protected]  

Eric Swanson Vice President, Investor Relations Sherwin-Williams Direct: 216.566.2766 [email protected]  

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Julie Young Vice President, Global Corporate Communications Sherwin-Williams Direct:  216.515.8849 [email protected]                                                                              

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