Deidra C. Merriwether - 18 Apr 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)

Role: Sr. VP & CFO
Signature: Hugo Dubovoy, Jr., as attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: GWW
Transactions as of: 18 Apr 2022
Net transactions value: -$238,447
Form type: 4
Filing time: 19 Apr 2022, 15:08:13 UTC
Previous filing: 04 Apr 2022
Next filing: 17 May 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	GWW	Common Stock	Sale	$238,447	-488	-6%	$488.62	7,605	18 Apr 2022	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						2,127	18 Apr 2022	Common Stock	2,127	$248.22	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						2,496	18 Apr 2022	Common Stock	2,496	$231.88	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						2,860	18 Apr 2022	Common Stock	2,860	$234.38	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						2,318	18 Apr 2022	Common Stock	2,318	$231.20	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						3,123	18 Apr 2022	Common Stock	3,123	$276.64	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						2,339	18 Apr 2022	Common Stock	2,339	$311.26	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program.
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.