Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-015730
Chunk: 33

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 33
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Ownership of Grainger Stock Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners The following table sets forth information concerning any person known to Grainger to beneficially own more than 5% of Grainger’s common stock as of December 31, 2024 except as otherwise noted below. The information in the table and the related notes are based on statements filed by the respective beneficial owners with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 13(g) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).

| ​ | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner                                           | ​ | ​ | ​ | Amount and Nature ofBeneficial Ownership(1) |   |              |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Percent of Class |   |        |   | ​ |
| ​ | The Vanguard Group100 Vanguard BoulevardMalvern, PA 19355                      | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                           | ​ | 5,264,009(2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                | ​ | 10.61% | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Susan Slavik Williams4450 MacArthur Blvd., Second FloorNewport Beach, CA 92660 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                           | ​ | 2,794,042(3) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                | ​ | 5.7%   | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | BlackRock, Inc.55 Hudson YardsNew York, NY 10001                               | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                           | ​ | 4,003,072(4) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                | ​ | 8.10%  | ​ | ​ |

(1) Unless otherwise indicated, percentages calculated are based upon Grainger common stock outstanding as set forth in the statements on Schedule 13G or 13G/A filed by the respective beneficial owners with the SEC. (2) Based on information provided in a Schedule 13G/A filed on February 13, 2024, The Vanguard Group has shared voting power with respect to 57,964 shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 5,079,827 shares, and shared