| Type | Sym | Class | Transaction | Value $ | Shares | Change % | * Price $ | Shares After | Date | Ownership | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Options Exercise | $12.7M | +46.1K | +49.53% | $276.64 | 139K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$69.5K | -70 | -0.05% | $992.23 | 139K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F2 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$388K | -390 | -0.28% | $993.84 | 139K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F3 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$303K | -305 | -0.22% | $994.95 | 138K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F4 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$854K | -858 | -0.62% | $995.72 | 137K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F5 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$533K | -535 | -0.39% | $996.74 | 137K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F6 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$1.38M | -1.38K | -1.01% | $997.85 | 136K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F7 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$2.21M | -2.21K | -1.63% | $998.88 | 133K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F8 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$4.38M | -4.38K | -3.28% | $999.91 | 129K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F9 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$5.08M | -5.08K | -3.94% | $1,000.90 | 124K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F10 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$4.96M | -4.95K | -4% | $1,002.03 | 119K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F11 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$5.63M | -5.61K | -4.72% | $1,002.93 | 113K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F12 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$1.2M | -1.2K | -1.06% | $1,003.87 | 112K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F13 |
| transaction | GWW | Common Stock | Sale | -$543K | -540 | -0.48% | $1,004.81 | 112K | Sep 16, 2024 | Direct | F1, F14 |
| Type | Sym | Class | Transaction | Value $ | Shares | Change % | * Price $ | Shares After | Date | Underlying Class | Amount | Exercise Price | Ownership | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| transaction | GWW | Stock Option | Options Exercise | $0 | -46.1K | -100% | $0.00 | 0 | Sep 16, 2024 | Common Stock | 46.1K | $276.64 | Direct | F1 |
| holding | GWW | Stock Option | 30.7K | Sep 16, 2024 | Common Stock | 30.7K | $311.26 | Direct | F15 |
Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.
Transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).
| Id | Content |
|---|---|
| F1 | Transaction pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading program adopted on June 17, 2024. |
| F2 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $991.96 to $992.86, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide W.W. Grainger, Inc., any security holder of W.W. Grainger, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2) through (14). |
| F3 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $993.22 to $994.07, inclusive. |
| F4 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $994.30 to $995.28, inclusive. |
| F5 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $995.42 to $996.38, inclusive. |
| F6 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $996.42 to $997.32, inclusive. |
| F7 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $997.43 to $998.40, inclusive. |
| F8 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $998.43 to $999.425, inclusive. |
| F9 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $999.47 to $1,000.46, inclusive. |
| F10 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1,000.48 to $1,001.46, inclusive. |
| F11 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1,001.49 to $1,002.48, inclusive. |
| F12 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1,002.51 to $1,003.50, inclusive. |
| F13 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1,003.52 to $1,004.50, inclusive. |
| F14 | The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1,004.57 to $1,005.07, inclusive. |
| F15 | 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. |
Exhibits: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney