SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-045898
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. · GWW
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
James T Ryan
Officer — Chairman, President and CEO · Director
Period of report
May 21, 2015
Accepted (ET)
May 22, 2015 · 12:46 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000277135
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | M | 30,000 | $83.08 | A | 193,763 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.15 | D | 193,663 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.21 | D | 193,563 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 94 | $245.22 | D | 193,469 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.24 | D | 193,369 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 6 | $245.33 | D | 193,363 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 1,400 | $245.44 | D | 191,963 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.56 | D | 191,863 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.64 | D | 191,763 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.65 | D | 191,663 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 300 | $245.66 | D | 191,363 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.67 | D | 191,263 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.68 | D | 191,163 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.70 | D | 191,063 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 500 | $245.76 | D | 190,563 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 5 | $245.77 | D | 190,558 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 40 | $245.78 | D | 190,518 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 255 | $245.79 | D | 190,263 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 105 | $245.80 | D | 190,158 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 435 | $245.81 | D | 189,723 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.83 | D | 189,623 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 660 | $245.84 | D | 188,963 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 300 | $245.85 | D | 188,663 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.86 | D | 188,563 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 21, 2015 | S | 100 | $245.88 | D | 188,463 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Option | $83.08 | May 21, 2015 | M | 30,000 | D | Apr 25, 2010 | Apr 24, 2017 | Common Stock | 30,000 | 0 | D |
| Stock Option | $85.82 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 30, 2011 | Apr 29, 2018 | Common Stock | 57,000 | 57,000 | D |
| Stock Option | $81.49 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 29, 2012 | Apr 28, 2019 | Common Stock | 130,000 | 130,000 | D |
| Stock Option | $108.15 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 28, 2013 | Apr 27, 2020 | Common Stock | 122,000 | 122,000 | D |
| Stock Option | $149.02 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 27, 2014 | Apr 26, 2021 | Common Stock | 96,400 | 96,400 | D |
| Stock Option | $204.01 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 25, 2015 | Apr 24, 2022 | Common Stock | 78,100 | 78,100 | D |
| Stock Option | $245.86 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 24, 2016 | Apr 23, 2023 | Common Stock | 70,465 | 70,465 | D |
| Stock Option | $248.22 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 30, 2017 | Apr 29, 2024 | Common Stock | 56,558 | 56,558 | D |
| Stock Option | $231.88 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 1, 2018 | Mar 31, 2025 | Common Stock | 65,816 | 65,816 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program.
Remarks
This is the first of four Forms 4 to report all May 21, 2015 transactions for the reporting person.