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(1) On 19 March 2016, The Sherwin-Williams Company (“Sherwin-Williams”) agreed to acquire
sole control of The Valspar Corporation (“Valspar”) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
(2) Sherwin-Williams is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio (USA) whose
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Sherwin-Williams manufactures and sells
paints and coatings. In the EEA, Sherwin-Williams is active through its Global Finishes Group,
which supplies coatings for a number of industrial applications, and its Consumer Group, which
sells decorative coatings. For more information, please see www.sherwin.com.
(3) Valspar is a publicly listed company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) whose
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Valspar manufactures and sells paints
and coatings. In the EEA, Valspar mainly sells industrial coatings for packaging, automotive
refinish, coil and other metal applications. It also supplies decorative coatings in the EEA. For
more information, please see www.valspar.com.
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