Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-021496
Chunk: 127

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 127
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| ​ | CORPORATEGOVERNANCE | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 1:ELECTION OFDIRECTORS | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 2:RATIFY THEINDEPENDENTAUDITOR | ​ | ​ | EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 3:SAY ON PAY | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 4: APPROVALAND ADOPTION | ​ | ​ | QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS | ​ | ​ | APPENDICES | ​ |

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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| ​ | ​                                                 | ​ | ​ | ​ | Twelve MonthsEndedDecember 31, 2024 |   |      |   | ​ |
|:--|:--------------------------------------------------|:--|:--|:--|:------------------------------------|:--|-----:|:--|:--|
| ​ | Daily, Organic Constant Currency Sales            | ​ | ​ | ​ | Total Company                       |   |      |   | ​ |
| ​ | Reported sales (GAAP)                             | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                   | ​ | 4.2% | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Daily impact(1)                                   | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                   | ​ | -0.8 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Business divestiture(2)                           | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                   | ​ |  0.4 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Foreign exchange(3)                               | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                   | ​ |  0.9 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Daily, organic constant currency sales (non-GAAP) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                   | ​ | 4.7% | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Foreign exchange(4)                               | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                   | ​ | -0.2 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Daily, organic constant currency sales (MIP)      | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                   | ​ | 4.5% | ​ | ​ |

(1) There were 256 and 254 sales days in the full year 2024 and 2023, respectively. (2) Excludes the sales results in the prior period post date of divestiture of