Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-021496
Chunk: 13

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
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Candidates for Board Membership The BANC recommends to the Board candidates for Board membership. Before making any recommendation, the BANC reviews the results of the annual Board evaluation process and its skills matrix in determining the desired skill set for potential new candidates. The BANC then determines the preferred qualities and characteristics for potential Board nominees by periodically evaluating whether the Board members collectively have the right mix of experience, qualifications, attributes, skills, backgrounds and diverse viewpoints necessary for the Board to be a good steward for the Company’s shareholders. The BANC screens Board candidates based on a number of criteria, including ethical standards, judgment, independence and objectivity, strategic perspective, record of accomplishment, business knowledge and diversity of experience and background applicable to the Company’s goals. The BANC has established a long-standing relationship with a nationally recognized third-party search firm. This firm has assisted the BANC over the years in identifying, evaluating, recruiting and screening potential new Directors that satisfy the Criteria. In addition to Board candidates identified by the BANC, suggestions as to nominees may be received from the Directors, employees, shareholders and other parties. Any shareholder who would like the BANC to consider a candidate for Board membership should send a letter of recommendation containing the name and address of the proposing shareholder and of the proposed candidate and setting forth the business, professional and educational background of the proposed candidate, as well as a description of any agreement or relationship between the proposing shareholder and proposed candidate. A written consent of the proposed candidate to be identified as a nominee and to serve as a Director if elected must also be provided. The communication should be sent by mail or other delivery service to the attention of the Office of the Corporate Secretary at the Company’s headquarters. See Questions and Answers beginning on page 79 for more information. In addition, the By-laws, which can be found at http://invest.grainger.com under “Governance Documents,” include proxy access rights under which qualified shareholders can submit director nominations for inclusion in our proxy statement.

| ​ | CORPORATEGOVERNANCE | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 1:ELECTION OFDIRECTORS | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 2:RATIFY THEINDEPENDENTAUDITOR | ​ | ​ | EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 3:SAY ON PAY | ​ | ​ | PROPOS