Williams Susan Slavik 4

4 · W.W. GRAINGER, INC. · Filed Mar 3, 2026

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Updated Mar 3, 2026

GWW Director Susan Slavik Williams Receives 5-Share Award

What Happened

Susan Slavik Williams, a director of W.W. Grainger (GWW), was granted 5 shares (treated as a derivative award) on 2026-03-01. The filing values the grant at $1,144.73 per share, for a total reported value of $5,724. This was an award/grant (code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-03-01; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-03 (accession 0001731111-26-000002).
Quantity and value: 5 shares × $1,144.73 = $5,724.
Instrument type: Derivative — deferred stock units expected to settle one-for-one into common shares after end of service as a director (footnote F8).
Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
Notable footnotes: Several notes (F1–F6) indicate various share holdings are held in trusts or LLCs where Ms. Williams or family members serve as trustees/managers and she disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of her pecuniary interest.
Filing timeliness: No late filing flag indicated; appears to be filed within a typical short window after the transaction.

Context

These are director compensation awards (deferred stock units) that typically convert to actual shares only after service ends, so they are not immediately tradable. The grant is small in dollar terms relative to typical insider trades and should be viewed as routine director compensation rather than a market sentiment signal.

Form 4

Period: 2026-03-01

Director

Transactions

Award
Deferred Stock Units
[F7][F8]
2026-03-01$1144.73/sh+5$5,724→ 2,176 total
→ Common Stock (5 underlying)

Holdings

Footnotes (8)

[F1]Shares held in a trust for which Ms. Slavik Williams serves as trustee and she and her immediate family are beneficiaries. She disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of her actual pecuniary interest in such shares.
[F2]Shares held in trusts for which Ms. Slavik Williams serves as trustee and is the sole beneficiary.
[F3]Shares held in a trust for which Ms. Slavik Williams' husband serves as trustee and her immediate family are beneficiaries. Ms. Slavik Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
[F4]Shares held in a trust for which Ms. Slavik Williams' husband serves as trustee and her immediate family are beneficiaries. Ms. Slavik Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
[F5]Shares held by a limited liability company of which Ms. Slavik Williams is the sole manager. Ms. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of her actual pecuniary interest therein.
[F6]Shares held by a limited liability company of which Ms. Slavik Williams is the sole manager. The membership interests are held for the benefit of her children.
[F7]1-for-1
[F8]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.

Signature

/s/ Cherita Thomas, by POA from Susan Slavik Williams, Director|2026-03-03

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