Matt Fortin - 01 Oct 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)

Role: SVP & Chief HR Officer
Signature: /s/ James Colin McGee, by POA from Matt Fortin, SVP & Chief HR Officer
Issuer symbol: GWW
Transactions as of: 01 Oct 2023
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Oct 2023, 19:05:19 UTC
Previous filing: 22 Sep 2023
Next filing: 03 Nov 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	GWW	Common Stock	Award	$0	+723	+34%	$0.000000	2,822	01 Oct 2023	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	GWW	Stock Option						1,952	01 Oct 2023	Common Stock	1,952	$276.64	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						1,487	01 Oct 2023	Common Stock	1,487	$311.26	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	October 1, 2023 award of restricted stock units to be settled after vesting by the delivery of unrestricted shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. This award will vest on October 1, 2026.
F2	The stock option fully vested in three years, where 1/3 vested on April 1, 2020, 1/3 vested on April 1, 2021, and the remainder vested on April 1, 2022.