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 Virtual Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the shareholder meeting to be held on April 27, 2022.
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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:
For
01)
Rodney C. Adkins
04)
Stuart L. Levenick
07)
Beatriz R. Perez
10)
Susan Slavik Williams
02)
V. Ann Hailey
05)
D.G. Macpherson
08)
Michael J. Roberts
11)
Lucas E. Watson
03)
Katherine D. Jaspon
06)
Neil S. Novich
09)
E. Scott Santi
12)
Steven A. White
2.
Proposal to ratify the
appointment of Ernst &
Young LLP as independent
auditor for the year ending
For
December 31, 2022.
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.
Proposal to approve the W.W. Grainger, Inc. 2022 Incentive Plan.
For
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 2022 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 17 March 2022 14:40:08 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. 
