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[Form 4] W.W. Grainger, Inc. Insider Trading Activity

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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.

Steven Andrew White, amministratore di W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), ha riportato operazioni il 01/09/2025 relative a unità azionarie differite. Il Modulo 4 indica un acquisto di 7 unità azionarie differite che dovrebbero essere convertite in azioni ordinarie con rapporto uno a uno al termine del suo incarico di amministratore.

La segnalazione riporta inoltre due voci codificate come sovvenzioni da 7 unità ciascuna: una che porta a zero azioni detenute direttamente e un’altra che mostra 2.615 unità azionarie differite detenute indirettamente tramite un trust familiare. Il dichiarante spiega che le unità sono state donate alla moglie e poi trasferite in un trust familiare di cui è trustee e beneficiario principale, mentre lui detiene i diritti di voto e di investimento su quelle unità. Il modulo è stato firmato per procura il 03/09/2025.

Steven Andrew White, director de W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), informó transacciones el 01/09/2025 relacionadas con unidades diferidas sobre acciones. El Formulario 4 muestra una entrada de adquisición de 7 unidades diferidas que se espera se conviertan una por una en acciones ordinarias al término de su cargo como director.

La presentación también informa dos anotaciones codificadas como concesiones de 7 unidades cada una: una que deja cero acciones poseídas directamente y una segunda que muestra 2.615 unidades diferidas poseídas indirectamente a través de un fideicomiso familiar. El declarante explica que las unidades fueron donadas a su cónyuge y luego transferidas a un fideicomiso familiar del cual él es fideicomisario y beneficiario principal, y que mantiene el poder de voto y de inversión sobre las unidades en el fideicomiso. El formulario fue firmado por apoderado el 03/09/2025.

스티븐 앤드류 화이트는 W.W. Grainger, Inc.(GWW)의 이사로서 2025-09-01에 이연 주식 단위와 관련된 거래를 신고했습니다. 제출된 Form 4에는 그의 이사직 종료 후 1대1로 보통주로 정산될 것으로 예상되는 7 이연 주식 단위의 취득 항목이 표시되어 있습니다.

신고서에는 또한 각각 7단위의 보조금 코드 항목 두 건이 기재되어 있는데, 하나는 직접 보유 주식이 0임을, 다른 하나는 가족 신탁을 통해 간접적으로 보유된 2,615 이연 주식 단위를 보여줍니다. 제출인은 해당 단위들이 배우자에게 증여된 후 그가 수탁자이자 주요 수익자인 가족 신탁으로 이전되었으며, 그 신탁 보유 단위에 대해 의결권 및 투자 권한을 보유하고 있다고 설명했습니다. 양식은 위임장(POA)으로 2025-09-03에 서명되었습니다.

Steven Andrew White, administrateur de W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), a déclaré des opérations le 01/09/2025 portant sur des unités d'actions différées. Le formulaire 4 indique une opération d'acquisition de 7 unités d'actions différées qui devraient être converties en actions ordinaires au pair à l'issue de son mandat d'administrateur.

Le dépôt signale également deux lignes codées en tant que grants de 7 unités chacune : l'une qui laisse zéro action détenue directement et une seconde montrant 2 615 unités d'actions différées détenues indirectement via une fiducie familiale. Le déclarant précise que les unités ont été offertes à son épouse puis transférées dans une fiducie familiale dont il est le fiduciaire et le bénéficiaire principal, et qu'il détient le pouvoir de vote et d'investissement sur les unités détenues par la fiducie. Le formulaire a été signé par procuration le 03/09/2025.

Steven Andrew White, Direktor von W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), meldete am 01.09.2025 Transaktionen im Zusammenhang mit aufgeschobenen Aktieneinheiten. Das Formular 4 weist einen Erwerbseintrag von 7 aufgeschobenen Aktieneinheiten aus, die nach Ende seiner Tätigkeit als Direktor eins zu eins in Stammaktien umgewandelt werden sollen.

Die Einreichung berichtet außerdem über zwei grant-codierte Einträge zu je 7 Einheiten: einen, der null direkt gehaltene Aktien ausweist, und einen zweiten, der 2.615 aufgeschobene Aktieneinheiten zeigt, die indirekt über einen Familientrust gehalten werden. Der Melder erklärt, die Einheiten seien seiner Ehefrau geschenkt und anschließend in einen Familientrust überführt worden, dessen Treuhänder und Hauptbegünstigter er sei; er habe Stimm- und Investitionsbefugnis für die trustgehaltenen Einheiten. Das Formular wurde am 03.09.2025 per Vollmacht unterzeichnet.

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TL;DR: Routine insider disclosure of deferred stock units by a director, reporting direct and indirect holdings.

The Form 4 documents standard equity compensation and a subsequent transfer into a family trust. The filing specifies timing (09/01/2025), instrument (deferred stock units settling 1-for-1 into common stock), and that the reporting person retains voting and investment power over trust-held units. This disclosure fulfills Section 16 reporting requirements and clarifies beneficial ownership structure.

TL;DR: Disclosure outlines governance-relevant ownership and a trust transfer, maintaining transparency on voting and investment power.

The filing notes a gift to the reporting person’s spouse and an intra-family transfer to a family trust, with the reporting person as trustee and primary beneficiary. By explicitly stating voting and investment power, the Form 4 provides stakeholders clarity on who controls the economic and voting rights of 2,615 deferred stock units held indirectly.

Steven Andrew White, amministratore di W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), ha riportato operazioni il 01/09/2025 relative a unità azionarie differite. Il Modulo 4 indica un acquisto di 7 unità azionarie differite che dovrebbero essere convertite in azioni ordinarie con rapporto uno a uno al termine del suo incarico di amministratore.

La segnalazione riporta inoltre due voci codificate come sovvenzioni da 7 unità ciascuna: una che porta a zero azioni detenute direttamente e un’altra che mostra 2.615 unità azionarie differite detenute indirettamente tramite un trust familiare. Il dichiarante spiega che le unità sono state donate alla moglie e poi trasferite in un trust familiare di cui è trustee e beneficiario principale, mentre lui detiene i diritti di voto e di investimento su quelle unità. Il modulo è stato firmato per procura il 03/09/2025.

Steven Andrew White, director de W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), informó transacciones el 01/09/2025 relacionadas con unidades diferidas sobre acciones. El Formulario 4 muestra una entrada de adquisición de 7 unidades diferidas que se espera se conviertan una por una en acciones ordinarias al término de su cargo como director.

La presentación también informa dos anotaciones codificadas como concesiones de 7 unidades cada una: una que deja cero acciones poseídas directamente y una segunda que muestra 2.615 unidades diferidas poseídas indirectamente a través de un fideicomiso familiar. El declarante explica que las unidades fueron donadas a su cónyuge y luego transferidas a un fideicomiso familiar del cual él es fideicomisario y beneficiario principal, y que mantiene el poder de voto y de inversión sobre las unidades en el fideicomiso. El formulario fue firmado por apoderado el 03/09/2025.

스티븐 앤드류 화이트는 W.W. Grainger, Inc.(GWW)의 이사로서 2025-09-01에 이연 주식 단위와 관련된 거래를 신고했습니다. 제출된 Form 4에는 그의 이사직 종료 후 1대1로 보통주로 정산될 것으로 예상되는 7 이연 주식 단위의 취득 항목이 표시되어 있습니다.

신고서에는 또한 각각 7단위의 보조금 코드 항목 두 건이 기재되어 있는데, 하나는 직접 보유 주식이 0임을, 다른 하나는 가족 신탁을 통해 간접적으로 보유된 2,615 이연 주식 단위를 보여줍니다. 제출인은 해당 단위들이 배우자에게 증여된 후 그가 수탁자이자 주요 수익자인 가족 신탁으로 이전되었으며, 그 신탁 보유 단위에 대해 의결권 및 투자 권한을 보유하고 있다고 설명했습니다. 양식은 위임장(POA)으로 2025-09-03에 서명되었습니다.

Steven Andrew White, administrateur de W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), a déclaré des opérations le 01/09/2025 portant sur des unités d'actions différées. Le formulaire 4 indique une opération d'acquisition de 7 unités d'actions différées qui devraient être converties en actions ordinaires au pair à l'issue de son mandat d'administrateur.

Le dépôt signale également deux lignes codées en tant que grants de 7 unités chacune : l'une qui laisse zéro action détenue directement et une seconde montrant 2 615 unités d'actions différées détenues indirectement via une fiducie familiale. Le déclarant précise que les unités ont été offertes à son épouse puis transférées dans une fiducie familiale dont il est le fiduciaire et le bénéficiaire principal, et qu'il détient le pouvoir de vote et d'investissement sur les unités détenues par la fiducie. Le formulaire a été signé par procuration le 03/09/2025.

Steven Andrew White, Direktor von W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), meldete am 01.09.2025 Transaktionen im Zusammenhang mit aufgeschobenen Aktieneinheiten. Das Formular 4 weist einen Erwerbseintrag von 7 aufgeschobenen Aktieneinheiten aus, die nach Ende seiner Tätigkeit als Direktor eins zu eins in Stammaktien umgewandelt werden sollen.

Die Einreichung berichtet außerdem über zwei grant-codierte Einträge zu je 7 Einheiten: einen, der null direkt gehaltene Aktien ausweist, und einen zweiten, der 2.615 aufgeschobene Aktieneinheiten zeigt, die indirekt über einen Familientrust gehalten werden. Der Melder erklärt, die Einheiten seien seiner Ehefrau geschenkt und anschließend in einen Familientrust überführt worden, dessen Treuhänder und Hauptbegünstigter er sei; er habe Stimm- und Investitionsbefugnis für die trustgehaltenen Einheiten. Das Formular wurde am 03.09.2025 per Vollmacht unterzeichnet.

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
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0287
Estimated average burden
hours per response: 0.5
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
White Steven Andrew

(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
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2025
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
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
Deferred Stock Units (1) 09/01/2025 A 7 (2) (2) Common Stock 7 $1,013.5 7 D
Deferred Stock Units (1) 09/01/2025 G 7 (2) (2) Common Stock 7 $0 0 D
Deferred Stock Units (1) 09/01/2025 G 7 (2) (2) Common Stock 7 $0 2,615 I By Family Trust(3)
Explanation of Responses:
1. 1-for-1
2. 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.
3. The stock units were gifted to the reporting person's spouse and were subsequently transferred by the spouse into a family trust of which the reporting person is trustee and primary beneficiary. The reporting person has voting and investment power with respect to all stock units held by the family trust.
Remarks:
Exhibits: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney.
/s/ Paul Stanukinas, by POA from Steven Andrew White, Director 09/03/2025
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.

FAQ

What did Steven Andrew White report on Form 4 for GWW?

He reported transactions dated 09/01/2025 involving deferred stock units, including an acquisition entry of 7 units and indirect ownership of 2,615 units via a family trust.

How do the deferred stock units convert into Grainger common stock?

The filing states the deferred stock units are expected to settle one-for-one into common shares following the end of the reporting person’s service as a director.

Why are some units shown as indirect holdings?

The report explains the units were gifted to the reporting person’s spouse and then transferred into a family trust; the reporting person is trustee and primary beneficiary and has voting and investment power over those units.

When was the Form 4 signed and by whom?

The Form 4 was signed by Paul Stanukinas, by POA from Steven Andrew White on 09/03/2025.

How many deferred stock units were acquired according to the filing?

The filing shows an acquisition (code A) of 7 deferred stock units on 09/01/2025.
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