W.W. GRAINGER, INC. — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 27, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GRAINGER W W INC (GWW)
CIK: 0000277135
Period of Report: 2015-02-27

Reporting Person: Brown Laura D (Sr. VP, Inv Rel & Comm)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-02-27	Common Stock	A	573	$0.00	Acquired	11425	Direct
2015-02-27	Common Stock	F	190	$254.89	Disposed	11235	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option	$81.49	2019-04-28	Common Stock (5000)	5000	Direct
Stock Option	$108.15	2020-04-27	Common Stock (4300)	4300	Direct
Stock Option	$149.02	2021-04-26	Common Stock (6789)	6789	Direct
Stock Option	$204.01	2022-04-24	Common Stock (5208)	5208	Direct
Stock Option	$245.86	2023-04-23	Common Stock (4197)	4197	Direct
Stock Option	$248.22	2024-04-29	Common Stock (3271)	3271	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Total reflects the loss of a fractional share that had previously been rounded up and reported as a whole share. When this fractional share was transferred to a new broker, this fractional share was not carried over.