W.W. GRAINGER, INC. — Director's Dealing 2004

Apr 23, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GRAINGER W W INC (GWW)
CIK: 0000277135
Period of Report: 2004-04-22

Reporting Person: SCHWEIG JOHN A (Sr. VP, Strategy & Development)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-04-22	Common Stock	M	6880	$31.0625	Acquired	45329	Direct
2004-04-22	Common Stock	M	8680	$33.75	Acquired	54009	Direct
2004-04-22	Common Stock	S	15560	$56.05	Disposed	38449	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-04-22	Option	$31.0625	M	6880	Disposed	2005-04-25	Common Stock (6880)	Direct
2004-04-22	Option	$33.75	M	8680	Disposed	2006-04-23	Common Stock (8680)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option	$37.25	2007-04-29	Common Stock (8060)	8060	Direct
Option	$51.6875	2008-04-28	Common Stock (9920)	9920	Direct
Option	$48.625	2009-04-27	Common Stock (12500)	12500	Direct
Option	$42.8125	2010-02-28	Common Stock (4430)	4430	Direct
Option	$43.50	2010-04-25	Common Stock (14390)	14390	Direct
Option	$43.50	2010-04-25	Common Stock (2160)	2160	Direct
Option	$37.50	2011-04-24	Common Stock (20000)	20000	Direct
Option	$37.50	2011-04-24	Common Stock (1440)	1440	Direct
Option	$54.61	2012-04-23	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Option	$45.50	2013-04-29	Common Stock (23000)	23000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning 4/26/2001.