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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000089800-25-000076"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SHW"
cik: "0000089800"
company_name: "SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO"
filed_at: "2025-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T10:51:20.965680+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sherwin-Williams shareholders approve 2025 equity plan and eliminate supermajority voting

## Summary
- Shareholders approved 2025 Equity Plan authorizing 21,969,555 shares; non-employee director compensation capped at $750,000/year.
- Charter amended to eliminate supermajority requirements; most matters now require only majority vote.
- All nine director nominees elected; CEO Heidi G. Petz received ~191M votes in favor.
- Say-on-pay approved with ~183.5M for, ~17.9M against; Ernst & Young ratified as auditor.
- Amended and Restated Charter filed with Ohio Secretary of State effective April 17, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000089800-25-000076
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SHW
- cik: 0000089800
- company_name: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO
- filed_at: 2025-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000008980025000076/0000089800-25-000076-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000008980025000076/shw-20250416.htm

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