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

Role
Chairman and CEO, Director
Signature
J. Colin McGee, as attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol
GWW
Transactions as of
Dec 2, 2022
Transactions value $
-$5,286,838
Form type
4
Date filed
12/5/2022, 09:37 AM
Previous filing
Aug 4, 2022
Next filing
Mar 6, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction GWW Common Stock Options Exercise $3.33M +14.4K +20.8% $231.88 83.5K Dec 2, 2022 Direct F1
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$595K -1K -1.2% $594.66 82.5K Dec 2, 2022 Direct F1, F2
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$893K -1.5K -1.82% $595.46 81K Dec 2, 2022 Direct F1, F3
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$358K -600 -0.74% $596.72 80.4K Dec 2, 2022 Direct F1, F4
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$239K -400 -0.5% $598.23 80K Dec 2, 2022 Direct F1, F5
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$1.19M -1.99K -2.49% $599.30 78K Dec 2, 2022 Direct F1, F6
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$2.81M -4.68K -6% $600.36 73.3K Dec 2, 2022 Direct F1, F7
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$1.72M -2.87K -3.91% $601.40 70.5K Dec 2, 2022 Direct F1, F8
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$401K -665 -0.94% $602.37 69.8K Dec 2, 2022 Direct F1, F9
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$411K -681 -0.98% $603.27 69.1K Dec 2, 2022 Direct F1, 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 -14.4K -100% $0.00* 0 Dec 2, 2022 Common Stock 14.4K $231.88 Direct F1
holding GWW Stock Option 23.8K Dec 2, 2022 Common Stock 23.8K $234.38 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 36.4K Dec 2, 2022 Common Stock 36.4K $231.20 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 46.1K Dec 2, 2022 Common Stock 46.1K $276.64 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 30.7K Dec 2, 2022 Common Stock 30.7K $311.26 Direct F11
* 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 $594.06 to $594.99, 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), and (10).
F3 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $595.06 to $595.98, inclusive.
F4 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $596.29 to $597.19, inclusive.
F5 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $597.83 to $598.78, inclusive.
F6 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $598.86 to $599.85, inclusive.
F7 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $599.86 to $600.85, inclusive.
F8 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $600.90 to $601.85, inclusive.
F9 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $601.91 to $602.90, inclusive.
F10 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $602.92 to $603.72, 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.