SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-18-003372
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. · GWW
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Laura D Brown
Officer — Sr. VP, Inv Rel & Comm
Period of report
Jan 11, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Jan 12, 2018 · 2:53 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 | Jan 11, 2018 | M | 6,789 | $149.02 | A | 16,893 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 1,000 | $233.063 | D | 15,893 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 400 | $234.1675 | D | 15,493 | D | |
| Common StockF4 | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 600 | $235.6002 | D | 14,893 | D | |
| Common StockF5 | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 1,400 | $231.9561 | D | 13,493 | D | |
| Common StockF6 | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 600 | $232.8267 | D | 12,893 | D | |
| Common Stock | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 2,789 | $232.50 | D | 10,104 | D | |
| Common StockF7 | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 400 | $232.77 | D | 9,704 | D | |
| Common StockF8 | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 300 | $233.7167 | D | 9,404 | D | |
| Common StockF9 | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 300 | $235.4967 | D | 9,104 | D | |
| Common StockF10 | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 1,169 | $231.9882 | D | 7,935 | D | |
| Common Stock | Jan 11, 2018 | S | 200 | $232.72 | D | 7,735 | 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 | $149.02 | Jan 11, 2018 | M | 6,789 | D | Apr 27, 2014 | Apr 26, 2021 | Common Stock | 6,789 | 0 | D |
| Stock Option | $204.01 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 25, 2015 | Apr 24, 2022 | Common Stock | 5,208 | 5,208 | D |
| Stock Option | $245.86 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 24, 2016 | Apr 23, 2023 | Common Stock | 4,197 | 4,197 | D |
| Stock Option | $248.22 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 30, 2017 | Apr 29, 2024 | Common Stock | 3,271 | 3,271 | D |
| Stock Option | $231.88 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 1, 2018 | Mar 31, 2025 | Common Stock | 3,807 | 3,807 | D |
| Stock Option | $234.38 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 1, 2019 | Mar 31, 2026 | Common Stock | 4,766 | 4,766 | D |
| Stock Option | $231.20 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 3, 2020 | Apr 2, 2027 | Common Stock | 3,311 | 3,311 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program.
- F10The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $231.71 to $232.33, inclusive.
- F2The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $232.62 to $233.57, 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) 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 $233.74 to $234.71, inclusive.
- F4The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $235.28 to $235.92, inclusive.
- F5The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $231.62 to $232.60, inclusive.
- F6The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $232.64 to $233.25, inclusive.
- F7The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $232.53 to $233.11, inclusive.
- F8The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $233.57 to $233.84, inclusive.
- F9The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $235.28 to $235.70, inclusive.