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): December 14, 2009
The Sherwin-Williams Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Identification No.) |
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101 Prospect Avenue, N.W.
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44115 |
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Executive Offices) |
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(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:
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 14, 2009, the Compensation and Management Development Committee (“Compensation
Committee”) of the Board of Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company (“Sherwin-Williams”) approved
the termination of Sherwin-Williams’ grantor trust program effective December 31, 2009. The
grantor trust program was initiated in 2003 in order to provide those employees who had accumulated
a significant retirement benefit in Sherwin-Williams’ deferred compensation plan with financial
security equal to that provided under Sherwin-Williams’
qualified retirement plans. All of our executive
officers participate in the grantor trust program. The grantor trust program is described on page
27 of Sherwin-Williams’ Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 15,
2009. Since 2003, employees who have been eligible to participate in the grantor trust program
have not been eligible to participate in the deferred compensation plan. Accordingly, the
Compensation Committee also approved amendments to The Sherwin-Williams Company 2005 Deferred
Compensation Savings and Pension Equalization Plan (“Deferred Compensation Plan”), including amendments that permit those
executives to be eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan effective January 1, 2010.
The Deferred Compensation Plan is a nonqualified
plan that provides participating employees with the
employer contributions the employees would
have received under Sherwin-Williams’ qualified
retirement plans, but for federal tax limitations.
Amounts deferred are credited with market
earnings based on the same investment choices
available to all employees under Sherwin-Williams’ qualified retirement plans.
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