Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-021496
Chunk: 90

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 90
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 the event of a change in control followed by termination without cause or with good reason, the Company shall provide Ms. Merriwether with standard outplacement services provided that the cost of such services to the Company not exceed 15% of the Executive’s annual base salary in effect on the date of termination. The amount above represents the maximum cost to the Company for providing such outplacement services. (7) Ms. Merriwether is not eligible for retirement under the Company’s retirement plan as of December 31, 2024. (8) In the event of a Qualifying Termination Employment Event for involuntary terminations without cause, the above-named executive would be eligible for 12 months of pay and continuation of certain benefit plans and entitlements.

| ​ | CORPORATEGOVERNANCE | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 1:ELECTION OFDIRECTORS | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 2:RATIFY THEINDEPENDENTAUDITOR | ​ | ​ | EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 3:SAY ON PAY | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 4: APPROVALAND ADOPTION | ​ | ​ | QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS | ​ | ​ | APPENDICES | ​ |

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| ​ | Type of Payment                              | ​ | ​ | ​ | Retirement(7)($) |   |    |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Death($) |   |            |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Disability($) |   |            |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | InvoluntaryTerminationwithoutCause(8)($) |   |            |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Change InControl Only($) |   |    |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Change InControl andTerminationwithout Causeor with GoodReason($) |   |             |   | ​ |
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