Thomson Laurie R 4

What Happened

• Laurie R. Thomson, Vice President and Controller of W.W. Grainger, sold a total of 313 shares in open-market transactions on May 12, 2026. The trades were reported on a Form 4 filed May 14, 2026.
• The disposals were executed as five blocks: 240 shares (weighted avg $1,230.82, proceeds $295,397), 10 shares (weighted avg $1,231.52, $12,315), 20 shares (weighted avg $1,233.76, $24,675), 20 shares (weighted avg $1,234.70, $24,694), and 23 shares (weighted avg $1,236.43, $28,438). Aggregate proceeds were about $385,519.
• These were sales (S) — routine insider selling, which is factual information but not a signal of company performance by itself.

Key Details

• Transaction date: May 12, 2026. Form 4 filed: May 14, 2026 (within typical 2‑business‑day reporting window).
• Prices: reported as weighted averages with per-block ranges:
  • 240-share block: prices ranged $1,230.45–$1,231.03 (F1).
  • 10/20-share blocks: ranges reported in F2 and F3 (~$1,233.28–$1,234.97).
  • 23-share block: $1,236.29–$1,236.54 (F4).
• Shares owned after the transactions: not disclosed in the provided excerpt of the Form 4.
• Transaction type/code: S = Sale (open market/private sale). No 10b5-1 plan, gift, option exercise, or tax‑withholding notation was indicated in the supplied data.
• Footnotes: prices are weighted averages; the reporting person offers to provide full per-price breakdowns on request to the company, shareholders, or the SEC staff.

Context

• Sales by executives are common for diversification, liquidity, or personal reasons; they do not by themselves indicate insider knowledge of company prospects. Purchases are generally considered more informative about insider confidence.
• This report documents straight sales (not option exercises, grants, or gifts).