Williams Susan Slavik 4

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.