UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 5, 2025

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio

1-04851

34-0526850

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

101 West Prospect Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio

44115-1075

(Address of principal

executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(216) 566-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.33-1/3 per share

SHW

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 5, 2025, The Sherwin-Williams Company (“Sherwin-Williams”) entered into that certain Amendment No. 21 to the Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 21”) with Citicorp USA, Inc. (“CUSA”), as administrative agent and issuing bank, and the lenders party thereto. Amendment No. 21 amends that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2016 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), among Sherwin-Williams, CUSA, as administrative agent and issuing bank, and the lenders party thereto. The primary purpose of Amendment No. 21 is to extend the maturity of $125,000,000 of the commitments available for borrowing and issuing letters of credit under the Credit Agreement from December 20, 2025 to December 20, 2030.

Certain of the lenders, as well as certain of their respective affiliates, have performed and may in the future perform for Sherwin-Williams and its subsidiaries, various commercial banking, investment banking, lending, underwriting, trust services, financial advisory and other financial services, for which they have received and may in the future receive customary fees and expenses.

The foregoing description of Amendment No. 21 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 21, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information described in Item 1.01 above relating to Amendment No. 21 is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description

4.1		Amendment No. 21 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2025, by and among The Sherwin-Williams Company, Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent and issuing bank, and the lenders party thereto

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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 undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

November 5, 2025

/s/ Stephen J. Perisutti

Stephen J. Perisutti

Senior Vice President - Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

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