Deidra C. Merriwether - Feb 8, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)

Role
Sr. VP & CFO
Signature
/s/ Ronald J. Edwards, by POA from Deidra C. Merriwether, SVP and CFO
Stock symbol
GWW
Transactions as of
Feb 8, 2024
Transactions value $
-$5,819,048
Form type
4
Date filed
2/12/2024, 04:05 PM
Previous filing
Jan 16, 2024
Next filing
Apr 3, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction GWW Common Stock Options Exercise $670K +2.86K +30.81% $234.38 12.1K Feb 8, 2024 Direct
transaction GWW Common Stock Options Exercise $536K +2.32K +19.09% $231.20 14.5K Feb 8, 2024 Direct
transaction GWW Common Stock Options Exercise $864K +3.12K +21.6% $276.64 17.6K Feb 8, 2024 Direct
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$1.66M -1.75K -9.92% $949.62 15.8K Feb 8, 2024 Direct F1
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$4.84M -5.09K -32.14% $950.36 10.7K Feb 8, 2024 Direct F2
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$1.39M -1.47K -13.63% $951.45 9.28K Feb 8, 2024 Direct F3

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
transaction GWW Stock Option Options Exercise $0 -2.86K -100% $0.00* 0 Feb 8, 2024 Common Stock 2.86K $234.38 Direct
transaction GWW Stock Option Options Exercise $0 -2.32K -100% $0.00* 0 Feb 8, 2024 Common Stock 2.32K $231.20 Direct
transaction GWW Stock Option Options Exercise $0 -3.12K -100% $0.00* 0 Feb 8, 2024 Common Stock 3.12K $276.64 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 2.34K Feb 8, 2024 Common Stock 2.34K $311.26 Direct F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $949.12 to $950.09, 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 (1) through (3).
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $950.15 to $951.13, inclusive.
F3 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $951.24 to $951.87, inclusive.
F4 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.