0001209191-21-029449.txt : 20210503 0001209191-21-029449.hdr.sgml : 20210503 20210503151403 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-21-029449 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210503 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210503 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Thomson Laurie R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001859197 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05684 FILM NUMBER: 21883168 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: W.W. GRAINGER, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000277135 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-DURABLE GOODS [5000] IRS NUMBER: 361150280 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045-5201 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-535-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GRAINGER W W INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 3 1 doc3.xml FORM 3 SUBMISSION X0206 3 2021-04-30 0 0000277135 W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW 0001859197 Thomson Laurie R 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY LAKE FOREST IL 60045 0 1 0 0 VP, Controller Common Stock 2449 D Stock Option 276.64 2021-04-02 2028-04-01 Common Stock 1091 D Stock Option 311.26 2029-03-31 Common Stock 826 D April 1, 2019 award of a stock option. The stock option will fully vest in three years, where 1/3 shall vest on April 1, 2020, 1/3 shall vest on April 1, 2021, and the remainder shall vest on April 1, 2022. Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney Hugo Dubovoy, Jr., as attorney-in-fact 2021-05-03 EX-24 2 attachment1.htm EX-24 DOCUMENT

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that, the undersigned, Laurie R. Thomson, hereby
constitutes and appoints each of John L. Howard and Hugo Dubovoy, Jr.,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144
(collectively, the "Section 16 Filings") relating to equity securities of
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (the "Company") in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder (the "Exchange Act"), and Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder (the "Securities Act");

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete any Section 16 Filing
and timely file the same with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of the attorney-in-fact, may be necessary,
appropriate or advisable, it being understood and agreed that the documents
executed by any attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as the attorney-in-fact may approve in his or her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
necessary, appropriate or advisable to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
the attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that no attorney-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144 under the
Securities Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5, and 144 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in equity
securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power
of Attorney to be executed as of this 15th day of April, 2021.

/s/Laurie R. Thomson
Laurie R. Thomson