Sherwin-Williams Announces The Completion Of Its Divestiture Of Valspar's North American Industrial Wood Coatings Business To Axalta Coatings Systems

CLEVELAND, June 1, 2017

Sherwin-Williams divested the business as a result of the regulatory reviews by the United States Federal Trade Commission and Canadian Competition Bureau of the acquisition of Valspar by Sherwin-Williams.

About The Sherwin-Williams Company
Founded in 1866, The Sherwin-Williams Company is a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. The company manufactures products under well-known brands such as Sherwin-Williams®, Valspar®, HGTV HOME® by Sherwin-Williams, Dutch Boy®, Krylon®, Minwax®, Thompson's® Water Seal®, Cabot® and many more. With global headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, Sherwin-Williams® branded products are sold exclusively through a chain of more than 4,100 company-operated stores and facilities, while the company's other brands are sold through leading mass merchandisers, home centers, independent paint dealers, hardware stores, automotive retailers, and industrial distributors. The Sherwin-Williams Performance Coatings Group supplies a broad range of highly-engineered solutions for the construction, industrial, packaging and transportation markets in more than 120 countries around the world. Sherwin-Williams shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: SHW). For more information, visit www.sherwin.com.

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For The Sherwin-Williams Company Investor Relations Contact: ARIVA.DE Börsen-Geflüster Kurse Sherwin-Williams Company 303,73 $ 0,00% Bob Wells Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Sherwin-Williams (216) 566-2244 rjwells@sherwin.com	Media Contacts: Mike Conway Director, Corporate Communications Sherwin-Williams (216) 515-4393 mike.conway@sherwin.com   Or   Sard Verbinnen & Co Jim Barron / Jared Levy / Patrick Scanlan (212) 687-8080

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