Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001209191-20-011154
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2020-02-20 16:50:35
Reporting Period:
2020-02-19
Accepted Time:
2020-02-20 16:50:35
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
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
1451437 G Donald Macpherson 100 Grainger Parkway
Lake Forest IL 60045
Chairman And Ceo Yes 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 Explanation
Common Stock Acquisiton 2020-02-19 13,232 $0.00 55,778 No 4 A Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2020-02-19 5,418 $338.52 50,360 No 4 F Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2020-02-19 7,814 $306.96 42,546 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
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 $204.01 2015-04-25 2022-04-24 16,923 16,923 Direct
Common Stock Stock Option $245.86 2016-04-24 2023-04-23 15,741 15,741 Direct
Common Stock Stock Option $248.22 2017-04-30 2024-04-29 12,266 12,266 Direct
Common Stock Stock Option $231.88 2018-04-01 2025-03-31 14,380 14,380 Direct
Common Stock Stock Option $234.38 2019-04-01 2026-03-31 23,827 23,827 Direct
Common Stock Stock Option $231.20 2020-04-03 2027-04-02 36,415 36,415 Direct
Common Stock Stock Option $276.64 2021-04-02 2028-04-01 46,063 46,063 Direct
Common Stock Stock Option $311.26 2029-03-31 30,663 30,663 Direct
Expiration Date Amount Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership
2022-04-24 16,923 16,923 Direct
2023-04-23 15,741 15,741 Direct
2024-04-29 12,266 12,266 Direct
2025-03-31 14,380 14,380 Direct
2026-03-31 23,827 23,827 Direct
2027-04-02 36,415 36,415 Direct
2028-04-01 46,063 46,063 Direct
2029-03-31 30,663 30,663 Direct
Footnotes
  1. 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.
  2. Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program.
  3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $306.56 to $307.28, 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).
  4. 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.