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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
277135	W.w. Grainger Inc.	GWW	Wholesale-Durable Goods (5000)	361150280

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1187060	L John Howard	100 Grainger Parkway Lake Forest IL 60045	Sr. Vp And General Counsel	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2020-02-19	3,128	$0.00	46,345	No	4	A	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2020-02-19	946	$338.52	45,399	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2020-02-19	2,182	$306.95	43,217	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	A	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Date	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Stock Option	$245.86	2016-04-24	2023-04-23	11,543	11,543	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option	$248.22	2017-04-30	2024-04-29	7,360	7,360	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option	$231.88	2018-04-01	2025-03-31	9,728	9,728	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option	$234.38	2019-04-01	2026-03-31	12,390	12,390	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option	$231.20	2020-04-03	2027-04-02	8,607	8,607	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option	$276.64	2021-04-02	2028-04-01	8,979	8,979	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option	$311.26		2029-03-31	5,977	5,977	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2023-04-23	11,543	11,543	Direct
2024-04-29	7,360	7,360	Direct
2025-03-31	9,728	9,728	Direct
2026-03-31	12,390	12,390	Direct
2027-04-02	8,607	8,607	Direct
2028-04-01	8,979	8,979	Direct
2029-03-31	5,977	5,977	Direct

Footnotes

These were performance vested stock units ("PSUs"), granted on January 1, 2017. The Company's performance over the three-year period ended December 31, 2019 achieved a payout equal to 109% of the 2017 PSU program target, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") acting in executive session with only independent directors participating, on February 19, 2020, upon the earlier determination of the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $306.50 to $307.31, 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 this footnote (3).
The stock option will fully vest in three years, where 1/3 shall vest on April 1, 2020, 1/3 shall vest on April 1, 2021, and the remainder shall vest on April 1, 2022.