Direct Registration For Shareholders of The Sherwin-Williams ...

of New York to debit DRS shares from youraccount with The Bank of New York anddeliver them electronically to your accountwith your broker. To effect suchtransactions, your broker will need toinclude the following information in itsinstructions, most of which can be found inyour Direct Registration TransactionAdvice: your Direct Registration AccountNumber, your Social Security or TaxpayerIdentification Number, the name on youraccount and the number of DRS shares tobe delivered. The Bank of New York willhonor such requests from any brokerparticipating in DRS. While a broker shouldhave your authorization to debit suchshares from your Direct RegistrationAccount, The Bank of New York will haveno way of verifying if you actuallyauthorized the transaction since theinstruction is coming directly from thebroker. If you prefer, you may alsorequest The Bank of New York to issue acertificate for your DRS shares, which youmay deliver to your broker.Contacting the Transfer AgentThe Bank of New York is the Transfer Agentand Registrar for The Sherwin-WilliamsCompany. You may contact The Bank ofNew York using the following methods:• Call the Bank’s toll-free number:1-866-537-8703• Send an email:sharehowners@bankofny.com• Contact the Bank in writing:The Sherwin-Williams Companyc/o The Bank of New York480 Washington BoulevardJersey City, NJ 07310