Matt Fortin - Nov 1, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)

Role
SVP & Chief HR Officer
Signature
/s/ James Colin McGee, by POA from Matt Fortin, SVP & Chief HR Officer
Stock symbol
GWW
Transactions as of
Nov 1, 2023
Transactions value $
-$2,426,627
Form type
4
Date filed
11/3/2023, 05:12 PM
Previous filing
Oct 3, 2023
Next filing
Apr 3, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction GWW Common Stock Tax liability -$263K -360 -12.76% $729.83 2.46K Nov 1, 2023 Direct F1
transaction GWW Common Stock Options Exercise $540K +1.95K +79.29% $276.64 4.41K Nov 1, 2023 Direct
transaction GWW Common Stock Options Exercise $463K +1.49K +33.69% $311.26 5.9K Nov 1, 2023 Direct
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$292K -400 -6.78% $730.50 5.5K Nov 1, 2023 Direct F2
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$137K -187 -3.4% $733.00 5.31K Nov 1, 2023 Direct F3
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$294K -400 -7.53% $733.90 4.91K Nov 1, 2023 Direct F4
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$294K -400 -8.14% $735.45 4.51K Nov 1, 2023 Direct F5
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$73.6K -100 -2.22% $736.05 4.41K Nov 1, 2023 Direct F6
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$663K -900 -20.39% $737.03 3.51K Nov 1, 2023 Direct F7
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$516K -700 -19.92% $737.85 2.81K Nov 1, 2023 Direct F8
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$260K -352 -12.51% $739.05 2.46K Nov 1, 2023 Direct F9
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$636K -842 -34.2% $755.52 1.62K Nov 2, 2023 Direct F10

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 -1.95K -100% $0.00* 0 Nov 1, 2023 Common Stock 1.95K $276.64 Direct
transaction GWW Stock Option Options Exercise $0 -1.49K -100% $0.00* 0 Nov 1, 2023 Common Stock 1.49K $311.26 Direct F11
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Shares withheld for tax withholding for the settlement of the November 1, 2016 award of restricted stock units (RSUs). The RSU award was settled after vesting by the delivery of unrestricted shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis.
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $730.0800 to $730.8800, 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) through (10).
F3 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $732.5500 to $733.5100, inclusive.
F4 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $733.8400 to $733.9850, inclusive.
F5 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $735.0000 to $735.9300, inclusive.
F6 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $736.0500 to $736.0500, inclusive.
F7 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $736.5650 to $737.5500, inclusive.
F8 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $737.6058 to $738.0900, inclusive.
F9 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $738.9000 to $739.4500, inclusive.
F10 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $755.2900 to $755.6050, inclusive.
F11 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.