Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0000277135-25-000179
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Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.03
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On December 10, 2025 (the “ Effective Date”), the Board of Directors of W. W. Grainger, Inc. (the “ Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s By-Laws (the “ By-Laws”), effective as of the Effective Date. The amendments reflect updates to modernize and clarify certain provisions relating to virtual annual shareholder meetings and remote communications and update or remove outdated terminology.

The foregoing summary of the amendment to the By-Laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the By-Laws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

3.1By- L aws of W. W. Grainger, Inc., as Amended

104Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline

XBRL Document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 11, 2025

  W. W. GRAINGER, INC.                                              
  By:                       /s/ Paul Stanukinas                     
  Name:                     Paul Stanukinas                         
  Title:                    Vice President and Corporate Secretary