Exhibit 99.1

Valspar Shareholders Approve Proposed

Transaction with The Sherwin-Williams Company

Transaction Expected to Close by the End of Q1 Calendar Year 2017

MINNEAPOLIS – June 29, 2016 – The Valspar Corporation announced that at the Company’s Special Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today, Valspar shareholders voted to approve the Company’s proposed acquisition by The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW). The transaction is expected to close by the end of Q1 calendar year 2017, and remains subject to customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and regulatory approvals in various other jurisdictions.

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