WW Grainger SEC Filings

Form 144 filed for W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW): An insider plans to sell 500 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney on the NYSE, with an approximate sale date of 09/09/2025. The shares were acquired on 04/01/2024 as restricted stock that vested under a registered compensation plan and were paid as compensation. The filing reports 47,832,244 shares outstanding and lists the aggregate market value of the proposed sale as $496,430.00. No other sales in the past three months were reported. The filer also certifies they are unaware of any undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.

Susan Slavik Williams, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), reported transactions on 09/01/2025 showing a sale and multiple beneficial ownership entries. The filing discloses a disposal of 8,342 shares of Grainger common stock and an acquisition of 5 deferred stock units expected to settle one-for-one into common shares after director service ends. The report lists total beneficial holdings across direct and indirect accounts, including 5,132 shares held directly in trust, multiple trusts holding 48,939, 200,314, 572, and 852,158 shares, and LLC-held positions of 1,528,585 and 150,000 shares, with certain trusts managed by Ms. Williams or her husband and with disclaimers of beneficial ownership where noted.

Beatriz R. Perez, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), acquired 11 deferred stock units on 09/01/2025. The filing reports that these deferred stock units are expected to settle on a one-for-one basis into shares of common stock following the end of her service as a director.

After the reported transaction, Ms. Perez is shown as beneficially owning 5,077 shares of Grainger common stock. The Form 4 was signed by Paul Stanukinas by power of attorney on 09/03/2025 and includes Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney).

Lucas E. Watson, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), reported on Form 4 that he acquired 12 deferred stock units on 09/01/2025 that will settle one-for-one into common shares after his service as a director ends. The reporting person holds 5,686 shares of Grainger common stock following the transaction; 157 additional shares are held indirectly in the Watson Trust, of which he is co-trustee. The filing was signed by a power-of-attorney representative on 09/03/2025 and lists Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney).

Ernest Scott Santi, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), reported transactions dated 09/01/2025. The filing shows a disposition of 303 shares of Common Stock and the acquisition of 23 Deferred Stock Units that are expected to settle one-for-one into common shares after the director’s service ends. Following the reported activity, the filing lists 10,390 shares beneficially owned directly. The Form 4 was signed by a power of attorney on behalf of Mr. Santi on 09/03/2025. The filing includes Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney).

Steven Andrew White, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), reported transactions on 09/01/2025 involving deferred stock units. The Form 4 shows an acquisition entry of 7 deferred stock units that are expected to settle one-for-one into common shares after the end of his service as a director.

The filing also reports two grant-coded entries of 7 units each: one that leaves zero shares held directly and a second showing 2,615 deferred stock units held indirectly through a family trust. The filer explains the units were gifted to his spouse and then transferred into a family trust of which he is trustee and primary beneficiary, and he holds voting and investment power for those trust-held units. The form was signed by POA on 09/03/2025.

W.W. Grainger director Neil S. Novich reported a Form 4 disclosing transactions on 09/01/2025. He sold 4,605 shares of Grainger common stock and, separately, received 74 deferred stock units that are expected to settle one-for-one into common shares after his service as a director ends. After these transactions, the filing reports Mr. Novich beneficially owns 33,144 shares of Grainger common stock. The deferred stock units have a reported aggregate value of $1,013.50 in the filing. The Form 4 was signed by Paul Stanukinas by power of attorney for Mr. Novich on 09/03/2025.

Cindy J. Miller, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), reported a transaction dated 09/01/2025 showing acquisition of deferred stock units. The filing states the number of deferred stock units acquired was less than one and that these units are expected to settle one-for-one into common stock following the end of her service as a director. The report lists 357 shares of common stock beneficially owned after the transaction. The Form 4 was signed by power of attorney on 09/03/2025.

Christopher J. Klein, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), reported transactions on Form 4 covering activity dated 09/01/2025. The filing shows a disposition of 65 shares of GWW common stock. It also reports acquisition of 1 deferred stock unit that is expected to settle into 1 share of common stock on a one-for-one basis after the end of his service as a director. The deferred unit lists an underlying share value of $1,013.50 in the table. The Form 4 was signed by a power of attorney on 09/03/2025.