Donald G. Macpherson - May 2, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)

Signature
Hugo Dubovoy, Jr., as attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol
GWW
Transactions as of
May 2, 2022
Transactions value $
-$2,951,302
Form type
4
Date filed
5/4/2022, 08:27 AM
Previous filing
Apr 4, 2022
Next filing
May 10, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction GWW Common Stock Options Exercise $3.04M +12.3K +16.83% $248.22 85.2K May 2, 2022 Direct F1
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$366K -760 -0.89% $481.57 84.4K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F2
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$456K -944 -1.12% $482.61 83.5K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F3
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$336K -696 -0.83% $483.40 82.8K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F4
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$96.9K -200 -0.24% $484.32 82.6K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F5
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$243K -500 -0.61% $485.99 82.1K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F6
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$974K -2K -2.44% $487.06 80.1K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F7
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$928K -1.9K -2.37% $488.19 78.2K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F8
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$692K -1.42K -1.81% $489.13 76.7K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F9
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$592K -1.21K -1.57% $489.95 75.5K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F10
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$156K -317 -0.42% $491.16 75.2K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F11
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$148K -300 -0.4% $492.76 74.9K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F12
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$148K -300 -0.4% $493.51 74.6K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F13
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$248K -500 -0.67% $496.46 74.1K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F14
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$249K -500 -0.67% $497.64 73.6K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F15
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$49.9K -100 -0.14% $498.81 73.5K May 2, 2022 Direct F1
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$150K -300 -0.41% $500.28 73.2K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F16
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$62.6K -125 -0.17% $501.19 73.1K May 2, 2022 Direct F1, F17
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$101K -200 -0.27% $503.45 72.9K May 2, 2022 Direct F1

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 -12.3K -100% $0.00* 0 May 2, 2022 Common Stock 12.3K $248.22 Direct F1
holding GWW Stock Option 14.4K May 2, 2022 Common Stock 14.4K $231.88 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 23.8K May 2, 2022 Common Stock 23.8K $234.38 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 36.4K May 2, 2022 Common Stock 36.4K $231.20 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 46.1K May 2, 2022 Common Stock 46.1K $276.64 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 30.7K May 2, 2022 Common Stock 30.7K $311.26 Direct F18
* 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 $480.98 to $481.91, 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), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), and (17).
F3 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $481.99 to $482.97, inclusive.
F4 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $483.01 to $483.66, inclusive.
F5 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $484.22 to $484.41, inclusive.
F6 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $485.50 to $486.42, inclusive.
F7 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $486.58 to $487.51, inclusive.
F8 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $487.68 to $488.67, inclusive.
F9 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $488.71 to $489.60, inclusive.
F10 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $489.76 to $490.73, inclusive.
F11 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $490.79 to $491.37, inclusive.
F12 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $492.20 to $493.05, inclusive.
F13 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $493.43 to $493.62, inclusive.
F14 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $496.02 to $496.92, inclusive.
F15 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $497.32 to $498.06, inclusive.
F16 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $500.05 to $500.39, inclusive.
F17 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $501.16 to $501.20, inclusive.
F18 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.