SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of 9 Directors: Kerrii B. Anderson

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kerrii B. Anderson”): 194,168,563 for, 7,475,713 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following nine nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 188 asset managers below reported 68,524,964 for, 613,730 against, 17,274 abstained, 556 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of 9 Directors: Jeff M. Fettig

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jeff M. Fettig”): 198,447,611 for, 3,391,704 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following nine nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 188 asset managers below reported 68,553,230 for, 595,686 against, 7,052 abstained, 556 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of 9 Directors: Robert J. Gamgort

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert J. Gamgort”): 199,546,601 for, 2,203,359 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following nine nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 188 asset managers below reported 69,131,095 for, 7,606 against, 17,267 abstained, 556 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of 9 Directors: Heidi G. Petz

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Heidi G. Petz”): 191,021,883 for, 10,523,625 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following nine nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 188 asset managers below reported 69,131,803 for, 17,093 against, 7,072 abstained, 556 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of 9 Directors: Aaron M. Powell

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Aaron M. Powell”): 199,916,357 for, 1,759,072 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following nine nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 188 asset managers below reported 69,131,238 for, 17,667 against, 7,063 abstained, 556 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of 9 Directors: Marta R. Stewart

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marta R. Stewart”): 196,427,025 for, 5,176,670 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following nine nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 188 asset managers below reported 69,124,991 for, 23,909 against, 7,068 abstained, 556 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of 9 Directors: Michael H. Thaman

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael H. Thaman”): 200,721,633 for, 1,048,260 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following nine nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected.”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 188 asset managers below reported 69,141,385 for, 7,527 against, 7,056 abstained, 556 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of 9 Directors: Matthew Thornton III

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Matthew Thornton III”): 196,903,915 for, 4,885,677 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following nine nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 188 asset managers below reported 69,072,214 for, 76,699 against, 7,055 abstained, 556 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of 9 Directors: Thomas L. Williams

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas L. Williams”): 200,065,769 for, 1,647,856 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following nine nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 188 asset managers below reported 69,138,112 for, 10,796 against, 7,061 abstained, 556 unknown.

Showing the 25 largest of 188 asset managers. See all 188 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Approval of the amendment of Paragraph (B) of Article Sixth of the Charter to eliminate supermajority vote requirements.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“5. The amendment of Paragraph (B) of Article Sixth of the Charter to eliminate supermajority vote requirements”): 194,749,135 for, 5,959,683 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved the amendment of Paragraph (B) of Article Sixth of the Charter to eliminate supermajority vote requirements.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 189 asset managers below reported 68,993,504 for, 4,448 against, 129 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Approval of the amendment of Section 6(b) of Article Fourth, Division A of the Charter to eliminate supermajority vote requirements.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“6. The amendment of Section 6(b) of Article Fourth, Division A of the Charter to eliminate supermajority vote requirements”): 194,832,962 for, 5,890,215 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved the amendment of Section 6(b) of Article Fourth, Division A of the Charter to eliminate supermajority vote requirements.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 189 asset managers below reported 68,993,510 for, 4,443 against, 128 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Approval of The Sherwin-Williams Company 2025 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“3. The Sherwin-Williams Company 2025 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan”): 192,866,409 for, 8,816,376 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved The Sherwin-Williams Company 2025 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Adopt Incentive Stock Option Plan” (8 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 177 managers: 68,541,457 for, 285,432 against, 63 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 28 managers: 1,137,278 for, 345 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Advisory approval of the compensation of the named executive officers.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“2. The compensation of the named executive officers”): 183,549,709 for, 17,884,457 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers.”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 179 managers: 67,989,887 for, 900,912 against, 5,510 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 973 managers: 108,645,740 for, 11,842,155 against, 4,804 abstained, 30,670 not voted, 556 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.’s own tally for this item (“4. The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams' independent registered public accounting firm for 2025”): 205,857,292 for, 15,059,143 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams' independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 196 asset managers below reported 68,946,382 for, 206,994 against, 5,478 abstained, 556 unknown.

Showing the 25 largest of 196 asset managers. See all 196 in the interactive database.