SEC Form 4 · accession 0001731111-26-000007
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. · GWW
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Susan Slavik Williams
Director
Period of report
Sep 1, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Sep 1, 2026 · 5:36 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
box not checked
Issuer CIK
0000277135
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 8,342 | D | ||
| Common StockF1 | holding | — | — | — | 5,132 | I | In Trust | |
| Common StockF2 | holding | — | — | — | 48,939 | I | In Trust | |
| Common StockF2 | holding | — | — | — | 200,314 | I | In Trust | |
| Common StockF3 | holding | — | — | — | 572 | I | In Trust | |
| Common StockF4 | holding | — | — | — | 852,158 | I | In Trust | |
| Common StockF5 | holding | — | — | — | 1,528,585 | I | By LLC | |
| Common StockF6 | holding | — | — | — | 150,000 | I | By LLC |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred Stock UnitsF7,F8 | — | Sep 1, 2026 | A | 4 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 4 | 2,473 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Shares held in a trust for which Ms. Slavik Williams serves as trustee and she and her immediate family are beneficiaries. She disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of her actual pecuniary interest in such shares.
- F2Shares held in trusts for which Ms. Slavik Williams serves as trustee and is the sole beneficiary.
- F3Shares held in a trust for which Ms. Slavik Williams' husband serves as trustee and her immediate family are beneficiaries. Ms. Slavik Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
- F4Shares held in a trust for which Ms. Slavik Williams' husband serves as trustee and her immediate family are beneficiaries. Ms. Slavik Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
- F5Shares held by a limited liability company of which Ms. Slavik Williams is the sole manager. Ms. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of her actual pecuniary interest therein.
- F6Shares held by a limited liability company of which Ms. Slavik Williams is the sole manager. The membership interests are held for the benefit of her children.
- F71-for-1
- F8The deferred stock units are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis following end of service as a director.