SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-15-030269

GRACO INC · GGG

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Vice President

Period of report

Nov 3, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Nov 4, 2015 · 12:09 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000042888

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	Nov 3, 2015	M	22,500	$40.68	A	83,657	D
Common Stock^F1,F2	Nov 3, 2015	S	22,500	$75.5054	D	61,157	D
Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	2,105	I	by ESOP

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$40.68	Nov 3, 2015	M	22,500	D	—	Feb 17, 2016	Common Stock	22,500	0	D

F1The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $75.08 to $75.73, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Graco Inc., any security holder of Graco Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, with full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in the footnote.
F2Includes shares acquired under Graco Employee Stock Purchase Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3.
F3Included in the amount of ESOP shares are dividends paid pursuant to the Graco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).
F4Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Graco Inc. Stock Incentive Plan in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The stock option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing one year after the date of the grant.