WW GRAINGER INC

Grainger's common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol GWW.

Dividends

Grainger expects that its practice of paying quarterly dividends on its common stock will continue, although the payment of future dividends is at the discretion of Grainger’s Board of Directors and will depend upon Grainger’s earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other factors.

Holders

The approximate number of shareholders of record of Grainger’s common stock as of February 14, 2024, was 510 with approximately 593,729 additional shareholders holding stock through nominees.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

The following table provides information relating to Grainger's repurchase of common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

(A)There were no shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

(B)Average price paid per share excludes commissions of $0.02 per share paid.

(C)Purchases were made pursuant to a share repurchase program approved by Grainger's Board of Directors and announced April 28, 2021 (2021 Program). The 2021 Program authorized the repurchase of up to five million shares with no expiration date.

(D)The difference of 21 shares between the Total Number of Shares Purchased and the Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs represents shares purchased by the administrator and record keeper of the W.W. Grainger, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan for the benefit of the team members who participate in the plan.

Company Performance

The following stock price performance graph compares the cumulative total return on an investment in Grainger common stock with the cumulative total return of an investment in each of the Dow Jones US Industrial Suppliers Total Stock Market Index and the S&P 500 Stock Index. It covers the period commencing December 31, 2018 and ending December 31, 2023. The graph assumes that the value for the investment in Grainger common stock and in each index was $100 on December 31, 2018, and that all dividends were reinvested.