CLEVELAND, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) today announced an increase in their quarterly dividend from $0.365 per common share to $0.39 per common share, payable on March 9, 2012, to shareholders of record on February 24, 2012. This increase follows 33 consecutive years of dividend increases.

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Sherwin-Williams
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Sherwin-Williams
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SOURCE Sherwin-Williams Company