Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000277135-25-000010
Chunk: 30

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 5
Chunk 30
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Item 5: Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information and Dividends
Grainger's common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol GWW. 
Dividends
Grainger expects that its practice of paying quarterly dividends on its common stock will continue, although the payment of future dividends is at the discretion of Grainger’s Board of Directors and will depend upon Grainger’s earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other factors.
Holders
As of February 14, 2025, there were 496 shareholders of record of Grainger’s common stock. A substantially greater number of holders of Grainger common stock are "street name" or beneficial holders, whose shares of record are held by banks, brokers, and other financial institutions. 
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table provides information relating to Grainger's repurchase of common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2024:

Period                       Total Number of Shares Purchased (A) (D)       Average Price Paid Per Share (B)         Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (C)                                           Maximum Number of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Plans or Programs
Oct. 1 – Oct. 31                                               11,339                              $1,023.97                                                                                       11,332           4,570,888                                  shares
Nov. 1 – Nov. 30                                              148,340                              $1,190.32                                                                                      148,340           4,422,548                                  shares
Dec. 1 – Dec. 31                                              241,646                              $1,132.63                                                                                      241,447           4,181,101                                  shares
Total                                                         401,325                                                                                                                             401,119                                                            
(A)There were no shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
(B)Average price paid per share excludes commissions of $0.02 per share paid. 
(C)Prior to April 28, 2024, purchases were made pursuant to a share repurchase program approved by Grainger's Board of Directors and announced on April 28, 2021 (2021 Program). On April 24, 2024, Grainger's Board of Directors authorized a program for the Company to