SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Macpherson Donald G
(Last) (First) (Middle)
100 GRAINGER PARKWAY
(Street)
LAKE FOREST IL 60045
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. [ GWW ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2021
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/01/2021 A(1) 6,690 A $0.00 61,175 D
Common Stock 04/01/2021 F(2) 1,466 D $400.93 59,709 D
Common Stock 04/02/2021 A(3) 15,355 A $0.00 75,064 D
Common Stock 04/02/2021 F(4) 6,803 D $406.35 68,261 D
Common Stock 04/05/2021 S(5) 3,703 D $406.9183(6) 64,558 D
Common Stock 04/05/2021 S(5) 573 D $407.5872(7) 63,985 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option $245.86 04/24/2016 04/23/2023 Common Stock 15,741 15,741 D
Stock Option $248.22 04/30/2017 04/29/2024 Common Stock 12,266 12,266 D
Stock Option $231.88 04/01/2018 03/31/2025 Common Stock 14,380 14,380 D
Stock Option $234.38 04/01/2019 03/31/2026 Common Stock 23,827 23,827 D
Stock Option $231.2 04/03/2020 04/02/2027 Common Stock 36,415 36,415 D
Stock Option $276.64 04/02/2021 04/01/2028 Common Stock 46,063 46,063 D
Stock Option $311.26 (8) 03/31/2029 Common Stock 30,663 30,663 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. April 1, 2021 award of restricted stock units to be settled after vesting by the delivery of unrestricted shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. This award will vest in three tranches, where 1/3 vests on April 1, 2022, 1/3 vests on April 1, 2023, and the remainder vests on April 1, 2024.
2. Shares withheld for tax withholding for the partial settlement of the 4/1/2020 award of restricted stock units (RSUs). The RSU award is to be settled after vesting by the delivery of unrestricted shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. This award will vest in three tranches, where 1/3 vests on April 1, 2021, 1/3 vests on April 1, 2022, and the remainder vests on April 1, 2023.
3. These were performance vested restricted stock units ("PRSUs"), granted on January 1, 2018. The Company's performance over the three-year period ended December 31, 2020 achieved a payout equal to 100% of the 2018 PRSU program target, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") acting in executive session with only independent directors participating, on February 17, 2021, upon the earlier determination of the Compensation Committee of the Board.
4. Shares withheld for tax withholding for the PRSU settlement described in footnote 3 above.
5. Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program.
6. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $406.43 to $407.37, 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 (6) and (7) to this Form 4.
7. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $407.435 to $407.69, inclusive.
8. The stock option will fully vest in three years, where 1/3 shall vest on April 1, 2020, 1/3 shall vest on April 1, 2021, and the remainder shall vest on April 1, 2022.
Remarks:
Hugo Dubovoy, Jr., as attorney-in-fact 04/05/2021
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