Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-015730
Chunk: 87

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 87
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 active team member’s rates for a 12-month period. (4) Ms. Merriwether is not eligible for the frozen EDBP. (5) In the event of involuntary termination without cause, Ms. Merriwether will continue to be eligible to receive a fully vested 401(k) contribution for a 12-month period. (6) In 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($) |   |    |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Change InControl andTerminationwithout Causeor with GoodReason($) |   |             |   | ​ |
| ​ | Cash Compensation                            | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​