Donald G. Macpherson - Mar 3, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)

Role
Chairman and CEO, Director
Signature
J. Colin McGee, by POA from Donald G. Macpherson, Chairman and CEO
Stock symbol
GWW
Transactions as of
Mar 3, 2023
Transactions value $
-$20,104,026
Form type
4
Date filed
3/6/2023, 03:12 PM
Previous filing
Dec 5, 2022
Next filing
Apr 4, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction GWW Common Stock Options Exercise $5.58M +23.8K +34.47% $234.38 92.9K Mar 3, 2023 Direct
transaction GWW Common Stock Options Exercise $8.42M +36.4K +39.18% $231.20 129K Mar 3, 2023 Direct
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$966K -1.4K -1.08% $690.34 128K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F1
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$1.52M -2.2K -1.72% $691.12 126K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F2
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$830K -1.2K -0.95% $692.06 125K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F3
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$971K -1.4K -1.12% $693.22 123K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F4
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$2.71M -3.9K -3.16% $694.27 119K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F5
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$2.2M -3.16K -2.65% $695.47 116K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F6
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$2.19M -3.14K -2.7% $696.31 113K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F7
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$1.81M -2.6K -2.3% $697.36 110K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F8
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$1.38M -2K -1.81% $690.34 108K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F9
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$2.97M -4.3K -3.97% $691.22 104K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F10
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$831K -1.2K -1.15% $692.25 103K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F11
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$1.94M -2.8K -2.72% $693.35 100K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F12
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$4.03M -5.8K -5.8% $694.29 94.3K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F13
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$3.61M -5.19K -5.51% $695.47 89.1K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F14
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$3.36M -4.82K -5.41% $696.29 84.3K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F15
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$2.8M -4.01K -4.76% $697.45 80.2K Mar 3, 2023 Direct F16

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 -23.8K -100% $0.00* 0 Mar 3, 2023 Common Stock 23.8K $234.38 Direct
transaction GWW Stock Option Options Exercise $0 -36.4K -100% $0.00* 0 Mar 3, 2023 Common Stock 36.4K $231.20 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 46.1K Mar 3, 2023 Common Stock 46.1K $276.64 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 30.7K Mar 3, 2023 Common Stock 30.7K $311.26 Direct F17
* 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 $689.70 to $690.69, 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 (16).
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $690.79 to $691.65, inclusive.
F3 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $691.79 to $692.70, inclusive.
F4 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $692.81 to $693.765, inclusive.
F5 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $693.88 to $694.75, inclusive.
F6 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $694.88 to $695.85, inclusive.
F7 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $695.88 to $696.84, inclusive.
F8 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $696.92 to $697.69, inclusive.
F9 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $689.65 to $690.63, inclusive.
F10 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $690.67 to $691.66, inclusive.
F11 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $691.86 to $692.755, inclusive.
F12 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $692.86 to $693.85, inclusive.
F13 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $693.88 to $694.70, inclusive.
F14 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $694.88 to $695.86, inclusive.
F15 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $695.89 to $696.84, inclusive.
F16 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $696.92 to $697.73, inclusive.
F17 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.