$2.5M of SHW sold by Thomas Hopkins on 11/19/2012

Hopkins Thomas E sold 16,152 shares of Sherwin Williams Co stock, or $2,514,866 worth, as noted in an SEC Filing today. As reported in the filing, the transactions occurred on November 19, 2012.

After the transaction, Hopkins Thomas E's stake was reported as 34,492 shares of Sherwin Williams Co stock. In addition, Hopkins Thomas E performed several other transactions, including using transaction codes 'M' (exercise, usually of options).

As noted on November 20, 2012, Hopkins Thomas E's sale was done directly over 1 transaction on November 19, 2012. The share price for the transaction was $155.7 according to the regulatory filing detailing the trade.

If we look over the past 12 months, Hopkins Thomas E has sold a total of 16,152 shares of Sherwin Williams Co, proceeds from the sale totaled $2,514,866. Over the same time period, Hopkins Thomas E has purchased no shares of Sherwin Williams Co stock. Hopkins Thomas E has also performed other transactions including gifts , and exercise of options .

Let's take a quick, high-level look at insider trading at Sherwin Williams Co over the past 12 months. A total of 1,419,547 shares of Sherwin Williams Co stock was sold by insiders, totaling $169,601,918. Over the same time 12 month time period, no shares of Sherwin Williams Co were purchased by company insiders.

To view the complete SEC Filing: Sherwin Williams Co Form 4 (Insider Trading) SEC Filing