UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| OHIO | 1-04851 | 34-0526850 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 101 West Prospect Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1075 | ||||
| (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code) | ||||
| Catherine M. Kilbane 216-566-2000 |
| (Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.) |
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
| x | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2014. |
Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
This Form SD of The Sherwin-Williams Company (the “Company”) is filed pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period from January 1 through December 31, 2014.
The description of our reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) process, the results of our inquiry, and the determination we reached as a result of our RCOI process are included in our Conflict Minerals Report attached as an exhibit to this Form SD.
A copy of the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD and is publicly available at http://careers.sherwin-williams.com/csr/policies/. The content of any website referred to in this Form SD is not incorporated by reference in this Form SD.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
A copy of the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report as required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto.
Section 2 – Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report.
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 1.01 | Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| May 29, 2015 | /s/ Catherine M. Kilbane | |||
| (Date) | Catherine M. Kilbane | |||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 1.01 | Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD. | |
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