Donald G. Macpherson - 03 Dec 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)

Role: Chairman and CEO, Director
Signature: Hugo Dubovoy, Jr., as attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: GWW
Transactions as of: 03 Dec 2021
Net transactions value: -$3,809,276
Form type: 4
Filing time: 06 Dec 2021, 14:17:25 UTC
Previous filing: 11 May 2021
Next filing: 04 Apr 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	Options Exercise	$3,870,082	+15,741	+25%	$245.86	79,726	03 Dec 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	GWW	Common Stock	Sale	$483,682	-1,000	-1.3%	$483.68	78,726	03 Dec 2021	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	GWW	Common Stock	Sale	$582,470	-1,200	-1.5%	$485.39	77,526	03 Dec 2021	Direct	F1, F3
transaction	GWW	Common Stock	Sale	$894,342	-1,839	-2.4%	$486.32	75,687	03 Dec 2021	Direct	F1, F4
transaction	GWW	Common Stock	Sale	$1,890,794	-3,879	-5.1%	$487.44	71,808	03 Dec 2021	Direct	F1, F5
transaction	GWW	Common Stock	Sale	$1,760,390	-3,604	-5%	$488.45	68,204	03 Dec 2021	Direct	F1, F6
transaction	GWW	Common Stock	Sale	$994,761	-2,033	-3%	$489.31	66,171	03 Dec 2021	Direct	F1, F7
transaction	GWW	Common Stock	Sale	$477,932	-975	-1.5%	$490.19	65,196	03 Dec 2021	Direct	F1, F8
transaction	GWW	Common Stock	Sale	$594,989	-1,211	-1.9%	$491.32	63,985	03 Dec 2021	Direct	F1, F9

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	-15,741	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	03 Dec 2021	Common Stock	15,741	$245.86	Direct	F1
holding	GWW	Stock Option						12,266	03 Dec 2021	Common Stock	12,266	$248.22	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						14,380	03 Dec 2021	Common Stock	14,380	$231.88	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						23,827	03 Dec 2021	Common Stock	23,827	$234.38	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						36,415	03 Dec 2021	Common Stock	36,415	$231.20	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						46,063	03 Dec 2021	Common Stock	46,063	$276.64	Direct
holding	GWW	Stock Option						30,663	03 Dec 2021	Common Stock	30,663	$311.26	Direct	F10

* 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 price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $483.31 to $484.11, 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 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9).
F3	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $484.83 to $485.80, inclusive.
F4	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $485.91 to $486.87, inclusive.
F5	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $486.91 to $487.90, inclusive.
F6	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $487.92 to $488.87, inclusive.
F7	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $488.93 to $489.87, inclusive.
F8	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $489.94 to $490.47, inclusive.
F9	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $490.94 to $491.89, inclusive.
F10	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.