CLEVELAND, Feb. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) today
announced a regular quarterly dividend of $1.34 per common share, an increase of 18.6% over
the $1.13 paid in the same quarter in
2019, payable on March 13, 2020, to
shareholders of record on March 2,
2020. This increase follows 41 consecutive years of dividend
increases.
Investor Relations Contacts:
Jim Jaye
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations &
Corporate Communications
Sherwin-Williams
Direct: 216.515.8682
james.r.jaye@sherwin.com
Eric Swanson
Vice President, Investor Relations
Sherwin-Williams
Direct: 216.566.2766
eric.r.swanson@sherwin.com
Media Contact:
Julie Young
Vice President, Global Corporate Communications
Sherwin-Williams
Direct: 216.515.8849
corporatemedia@sherwin.com
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other factors, many of which are outside the control of the Company
that could cause actual results to differ materially from such
statements and from the Company's historical results and
experience. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include
such things as: general business conditions; the Company's ability
to successfully integrate past and future acquisitions into its
existing operations, as well as the performance of the businesses
acquired; strengths of retail and manufacturing economies and the
growth in the coatings industry; changes in the Company's
relationships with customers and suppliers; changes in raw material
availability and pricing; unusual weather conditions; and other
risks, uncertainties and factors described from time to time in the
Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Since it is not possible to predict or identify all of
the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect future
results, the above list should not be considered a complete list.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which
such statement is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
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