Claudio Merengo - 27 Feb 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for GRACO INC (GGG)

Role: President, WW Powder Division
Signature: /s/ Joseph J. Humke, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Merengo
Issuer symbol: GGG
Transactions as of: 27 Feb 2024
Net transactions value: -$371,488
Form type: 4
Filing time: 28 Feb 2024, 17:06:41 UTC
Previous filing: 27 Feb 2024
Next filing: 18 Feb 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	GGG	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$7,154	+300	+1.6%	$23.85	19,147	27 Feb 2024	Direct
transaction	GGG	Common Stock	Sale	$27,012	-300	-1.6%	$90.04	18,847	27 Feb 2024	Direct
transaction	GGG	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$126,674	+5,312	+28%	$23.85	24,159	28 Feb 2024	Direct
transaction	GGG	Common Stock	Sale	$478,304	-5,312	-22%	$90.04	18,847	28 Feb 2024	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
transaction	GGG	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-300	-2%	$0.000000	14,444	27 Feb 2024	Common Stock	300	$23.85	Direct	F2
transaction	GGG	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-5,312	-37%	$0.000000	9,132	28 Feb 2024	Common Stock	5,312	$23.85	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $90.00 to $90.13, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Graco Inc., any security holder of Graco Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, with full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in the footnote.
F2	Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Graco Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The stock option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing one year after the date of the grant.

Content

The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $90.00 to $90.13, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Graco Inc., any security holder of Graco Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, with full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in the footnote.

Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Graco Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The stock option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing one year after the date of the grant.