EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
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EXHIBIT 10(b)
SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION
PAYABLE TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
Effective January 1, 2010
PAYABLE TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
Effective January 1, 2010
Director Fees. Effective January 1, 2010, the cash compensation payable to Sherwin-Williams non-employee directors is as follows:
| An annual cash retainer of $85,000; | ||
| An additional annual cash retainer of $21,000 for the chair of the Audit Committee; | ||
| An additional annual cash retainer of $15,000 for the chair of the Compensation and Management Development Committee; | ||
| An additional annual cash retainer of $11,000 for the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; and | ||
| A meeting fee of $1,750 for each Board or Committee meeting attended in excess of twelve meetings during a calendar year. For purposes of calculating the number of meetings during a calendar year, any Board and Committee meetings held within 24 hours shall constitute one meeting. |
All retainer amounts are payable in quarterly installments in advance. All meeting fees are payable on the date of the meeting.
In addition, non-employee directors receive an annual grant of restricted stock valued at approximately $95,000 at the time of the grant pursuant to The Sherwin-Williams Company 2006 Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors.
Other Benefits. All directors are reimbursed for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors and of committees of the Board of Directors.
Sherwin-Williams pays the premiums for liability insurance and business travel accident insurance for all directors, including $225,000 accidental death and dismemberment coverage and $225,000 permanent total disability coverage, while the directors are traveling on Sherwin-Williams business.
Directors may also receive the same discounts as Sherwin-Williams employees on the purchase of products at Sherwin-Williams stores and are eligible to participate in Sherwin-Williams matching gifts on the same basis as employees. These programs provide for annual matches for gifts of up to $5,000 under the matching gifts to education program and $1,000 under the matching gifts for volunteer leaders program, as well as annual grants of up to $200 under the grants for volunteers program.
Deferral of Director Fees. In accordance with the Director Deferred Fee Plan, directors may elect to defer all or a part of their retainer and meeting fees. Deferred fees may be credited in a common stock account, a shadow stock account or an interest bearing cash account. The value of the shadow stock account reflects changes in the market price of Sherwin-Williams common stock and the payment of dividend equivalents at the same rate as paid on the common stock. Amounts deferred may be distributed either in annual installments over a period up to ten years or in a lump sum pursuant to a directors payment election. Amounts credited to a shadow stock account are distributed in cash.