Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-021496
Chunk: 93

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 93
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 of a change in control followed by termination without cause or with good reason, the Company shall provide Ms. Berardinelli-Krantz with standard outplacement services provided that the cost of such services to the Company not exceed 15% of the Executive’s annual base salary in effect on the date of termination. The amount above represents the maximum cost to the Company for providing such outplacement services. (7) Ms. Berardinelli-Krantz is not eligible for retirement under the Company’s retirement plan as of December 31, 2024. (8) In the event of a Qualifying Termination Employment Event for involuntary terminations without cause, the above-named executive would be eligible for 12 months of pay and continuation of certain benefit plans and entitlements.

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

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| ​ | Type of Payment                              | ​ | ​ | ​ | Retirement(7)($) |   |    |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Death($) |   |            |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Disability($) |   |            |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | InvoluntaryTerminationwithoutCause(8)($) |   |            |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Change InControl Only($) |   |    |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Change InControl andTerminationwithout Causeor with GoodReason(9)($) |   |            |   | ​ |
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