SEC Info - Adkins Rodney C - ‘4’ for 12/1/23 re: W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Ownership Document

Schema Version: X0508

Document Type: 4

Period of Report: 12/1/23

Not Subject to Section 16: 0

Issuer:

Issuer CIK: 277135

Issuer Name: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

Issuer Trading Symbol: GWW

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 1400395

Owner Name: Adkins Rodney C

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY

Owner Street 2:

Owner City: LAKE FOREST

Owner State: IL

Owner ZIP Code: 60045

Owner State Description:

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? Yes

Is Officer? No

Is Ten Percent Owner? No

Is Other? No

Aff 10b5 One: 0

Non-Derivative Table:

Non-Derivative Holding:

Security Title:

Value: Common Stock

Post-Transaction Amounts:

Shares Owned Following Transaction:

Value: 400

Ownership Nature:

Direct or Indirect Ownership:

Value: D

Derivative Table:

Derivative Transaction:

Security Title:

Value: Deferred Stock Units

Conversion or Exercise Price:

Footnote ID: F1

Transaction Date:

Value: 12/1/23

Transaction Coding:

Transaction Form Type: 4

Transaction Code: A

Equity Swap Involved? No

Transaction Amounts:

Transaction Shares:

Value: 13

Transaction Price Per Share:

Value: 786.19

Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:

Value: A

Exercise Date:

Footnote ID: F2

Expiration Date:

Footnote ID: F2

Underlying Security:

Underlying Security Title:

Value: Common Stock

Underlying Security Shares:

Value: 13

Post-Transaction Amounts:

Shares Owned Following Transaction:

Value: 5,513

Ownership Nature:

Direct or Indirect Ownership:

Value: D

Footnotes:

Footnote - F1: 1-for-1

Footnote - F2: The 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.

Remarks: Exhibits: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: /s/ James Colin McGee, by POA from Rodney C. Adkins, Director

Signature Date: 12/5/23

Adkins Rodney C – ‘4’ for 12/1/23 re: W.W. Grainger, Inc.

On: Tuesday, 12/5/23, at 6:05pm ET · For: 12/1/23 · As: Director · Accession #: 277135-23-130 · File #: 1-05684

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Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — Form 4 — SEA’34

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