Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-015730
Chunk: 38

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 38
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Audit Fees and Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures The following table sets forth the fees for professional services rendered by EY with respect to fiscal years 2024 and 2023, respectively:

| ​ | Fee Category          | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2024 |   |            |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2023 |   |            |   | ​ |
| ​ | Audit Fees(1)         | ​ | ​ | ​ |    ​ | ​ | $6,091,354 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |    ​ | ​ | $5,722,278 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Audit-Related Fees(2) | ​ | ​ | ​ |    ​ | ​ |   $205,322 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |    ​ | ​ |   $412,400 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Tax Fees(3)           | ​ | ​ | ​ |    ​ | ​ |   $179,552 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |    ​ | ​ |   $401,784 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | All Other Fees(4)     | ​ | ​ | ​ |    ​ | ​ |     $7,200 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |    ​ | ​ |    $17,100 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Total Fees            | ​ | ​ | ​ |    ​ | ​ | $6,483,428 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |    ​ | ​ | $6,553,563 | ​ | ​ |

(1) Audit Fees. Consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of Grainger’s annual financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, review of the interim financial statements included in Grainger’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other services normally provided in connection with Grainger’s statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. (2) Audit-Related Fees. Consists of fees billed for professional services rendered