SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-18-048103
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
Aug 22, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Aug 23, 2018 · 8:35 am 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 | Aug 22, 2018 | M | 14,990 | $149.02 | A | 58,207 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Aug 22, 2018 | S | 2,300 | $367.3389 | D | 55,907 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | Aug 22, 2018 | S | 9,466 | $368.1303 | D | 46,441 | D | |
| Common StockF4 | Aug 22, 2018 | S | 3,224 | $369.0277 | D | 43,217 | 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 | Aug 22, 2018 | M | 14,990 | D | Apr 27, 2014 | Apr 26, 2021 | Common Stock | 14,990 | 0 | 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 |
| Stock Option | $276.64 | holding | — | — | — | Apr 2, 2021 | Apr 1, 2028 | Common Stock | 8,979 | 8,979 | 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 $366.69 to $367.68, 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), and (4) 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 $367.70 to $368.69, inclusive.
- F4The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $368.70 to $369.53, inclusive.