GRACO INC — Director's Dealing 2017

Feb 9, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GRACO INC (GGG)
CIK: 0000042888
Period of Report: 2017-02-09

Reporting Person: VAN SANT R WILLIAM (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-02-09	Common Stock	M	8600	$35.16	Acquired	13600	Direct
2017-02-09	Common Stock	S	8600	$90.8171	Disposed	5000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-02-09	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$35.16	M	8600	Disposed	2020-04-23	Common Stock (8600)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $90.4 to $91.09, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Graco Inc., any security holder of Graco Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, with full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in the footnote.

F2: Nonemployee director stock option granted pursuant to the Graco Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The stock option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing one year after the date of the grant.