SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-17-063159
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. · GWW
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
John L Howard
Officer — Sr. VP and General Counsel
Period of report
Nov 30, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Dec 1, 2017 · 12:16 pm EST
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 | Nov 30, 2017 | M | 21,000 | $81.49 | A | 59,406 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Nov 30, 2017 | S | 17,567 | $220.3857 | D | 41,839 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | Nov 30, 2017 | S | 3,033 | $221.3664 | D | 38,806 | D | |
| Common Stock | Nov 30, 2017 | S | 400 | $222.04 | D | 38,406 | 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 | $81.49 | Nov 30, 2017 | M | 21,000 | D | Apr 29, 2012 | Apr 28, 2019 | Common Stock | 21,000 | 0 | D |
| Stock Option | $108.15 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 28, 2013 | Apr 27, 2020 | Common Stock | 19,500 | 19,500 | D |
| Stock Option | $149.02 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 27, 2014 | Apr 26, 2021 | Common Stock | 14,990 | 14,990 | D |
| Stock Option | $204.01 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 25, 2015 | Apr 24, 2022 | Common Stock | 11,716 | 11,716 | D |
| Stock Option | $245.86 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 24, 2016 | Apr 23, 2023 | Common Stock | 11,543 | 11,543 | D |
| Stock Option | $248.22 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 30, 2017 | Apr 29, 2024 | Common Stock | 7,360 | 7,360 | D |
| Stock Option | $231.88 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 1, 2018 | Mar 31, 2025 | Common Stock | 9,728 | 9,728 | D |
| Stock Option | $234.38 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 1, 2019 | Mar 31, 2026 | Common Stock | 12,390 | 12,390 | D |
| Stock Option | $231.20 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 3, 2020 | Apr 2, 2027 | Common Stock | 8,607 | 8,607 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program.
- F2The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $220.00 to $220.99, 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) and (3) to this Form 4.
- F3The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $221.04 to $221.92, inclusive.