Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-015730
Chunk: 20

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: PRE 14A
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 Slavik Williams         | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​               | ​ | ​ | ​ |                                     | ​ | ​ | ​ |                       | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | Lucas E. Watson               | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​               | ​ | ​ | ​ |                                     | ​ | ​ | ​ |                       | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | Steven A. White               | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​               | ​ | ​ | ​ |                                     | ​ | ​ | ​ |                       | ​ | ​ |

| ​ | C | ​ | ​ | Chair   ✓ Member   LD Lead Director   FE Audit Committee Financial Expert as defined under SEC (as defined below) rules | ​ |

† Mr. Levenick is not standing for re-election. Copies of each Committee charter are available under “Governance” in the Investor Relations section of our website at http://invest.grainger.com. The Board has delegated certain responsibilities and authority to its standing Committees, as described below.

| ​ | CORPORATEGOVERNANCE | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 1:ELECTION OFDIRECTORS | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 2:RATIFY THEINDEPENDENTAUDITOR | ​ | ​ | EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 3:SAY ON PAY | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 4: APPROVALAND ADOPTION | ​ | ​ | QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS | ​ | ​ | APPENDICES | ​ |

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Audit Committee

| ​ | MembersAll Independent                                                                                                     
 George S. Davis (Chair)Katherine D. JasponChristopher J. KleinStuart L. Levenick*Neil S. NovichE. Scott Santi              | ​ |
| ​ | Oversees the Company’s accounting, financial reporting processes and audits of financial statements and internal controls. | ​ |
| ​ | * Mr. Levenick will not stand for re-election at the 2025 Annual Meeting.                                                  | ​ |

| ​ | The Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) met six times in 2024. The Board has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee is “independent” as defined under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) rules and in the NY