GRAINGER, INC. 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
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You invested in W.W. GRAINGER, INC. and it's time to vote!
You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the shareholder meeting to be held on April 26, 2023.
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April 26, 2023 10:00 AM CDT
100 Grainger Parkway
Lake Forest, IL 60045
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THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT
This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters.
Voting Items
Board
Recommends
1.
Election of Directors
Nominees:
1a.
Rodney C. Adkins
For
1b.
V. Ann Hailey
For
1c.
Katherine D. Jaspon
For
1d.
Stuart L. Levenick
For
1e.
D.G. Macpherson
For
1f.
Neil S. Novich
For
1g.
Beatriz R. Perez
For
1h.
E. Scott Santi
For
1i.
Susan Slavik Williams
For
1j.
Lucas E. Watson
For
1k.
Steven A. White
For
2.
Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2023.
For
3.
Say on Pay proposal to approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s Named
For
Executive Officers.
4.
Say When on Pay proposal to select on a non-binding advisory basis the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation
1 Year
of W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s Named Executive Officers.
NOTE: In their discretion upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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W.W. Grainger Inc. published this content on 09 March 2023 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 16 March 2023 13:14:02 UTC.
W.W Grainger, Inc. specializes in professional distribution of industrial supplies and equipment. The group supplies businesses and institutions with maintenance equipment, industrial safety supplies, service and maintenance parts, lighting products, ventilation equipment, pumps and plumbing products, etc.
At the end of 2020, products are marketed through a network of 407 branches (of which 287 in the United States and 49 in Canada), 29 distribution centers (of which 17 in the United States and 5 in Canada), through catalogues and the Internet.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (72.6%), Canada (4%) and other (23.4%).
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. 
