CLEVELAND, April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) today
announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.67 per common share, payable on May 29, 2015, to shareholders of record on
May 15, 2015.
In addition, the independent members of the Board elected
John M. Stropki as lead director
effective immediately. Mr. Stropki is the Former Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Electric Holdings,
Inc. He succeeds Richard K.
Smucker, who remains on the Board after serving as lead
director since 2011. Mr. Stropki has been a member of the
Board since 2009 and currently serves on the Compensation and
Management Development Committee and the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee.
Investor Relations Contact:
Bob Wells
Senior Vice President – Corporate Communications and Public
Affairs
Sherwin-Williams
Direct: 216.566.2244
rjwells@sherwin.com
Media Contact:
Mike
Conway
Director – Corporate Communications
Sherwin-Williams
Direct: 216.515.4393
Pager: 216.422.3751
mike.conway@sherwin.com
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