Reported relationships
Latest disclosed role at each company.
| Company | Last reported as | Report date | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.W. GRAINGER, INC.GWW · Entity 2997 | Sr. VP and General Counsel | April 01, 2022 | April 04, 2022 |
Disclosed balances
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W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Report date April 01, 2022 · Filed April 04, 2022
| Security / award | Ownership account | Disclosed shares / units | Disclosure context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockSEC Table I · non-derivative | Direct | 20,567 |
Ending reported balance
After 2022-04-01 transaction · row 5
5 source rows · reconciled sequenceRow 1 · 2022-04-01 · Grant · Acquired 1,993 · Balance 22,560 F1: These were performance vested restricted stock units ("PRSUs"), granted on January 1, 2019. The Company's performance over the three-year period ended December 31, 2021 achieved a payout equal to 100% of the 2019 PRSU program target, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") acting in executive session with only independent directors participating, on February 16, 2022, upon the earlier determination of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Row 2 · 2022-04-01 · Tax withholding · Disposed 847 · Balance 21,713 F2: Shares withheld for tax withholding for the PRSU settlement described in footnote 1 above. Row 3 · 2022-04-01 · Grant · Acquired 1,053 · Balance 22,766 F3: April 1, 2022 award of restricted stock units to be settled after vesting by the delivery of unrestricted shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. This award generally vests in three tranches, where 1/3 vests on April 1, 2023, 1/3 vests on April 1, 2024, and the remainder vests on April 1, 2025. However, because Mr. Howard meets the criteria for retirement-eligibility applicable to all employees under the W.W. Grainger, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Incentive Plan, dated October 31, 2018, his restricted stock units vested immediately upon award and were settled through the delivery of unrestricted shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis, effective April 1, 2022. Row 4 · 2022-04-01 · Tax withholding · Disposed 467 · Balance 22,299 F4: Shares withheld for tax withholding for the restricted stock unit settlement described in footnote 3 above. Row 5 · 2022-04-01 · Sale · Disposed 1,732 · Balance 20,567 F5: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. |
| Common StockSEC Table I · non-derivative | IndirectFamily Trust | 19,000 |
Reported balance
Holding disclosure · report date 2022-04-01 · row 6
Holding and transaction disclosures are not merged.
1 source rowRow 6 · Balance 19,000 F6: Shares held in a family trust of which the reporting person's spouse and children are beneficiaries. The reporting person has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares held by the family trust. |
| Stock OptionSEC Table II · derivative / convertible security · Conversion / exercise price $234.38 · Expires 2026-03-31 | Direct | 12,390 |
Reported balance
Holding disclosure · report date 2022-04-01 · row 7
Instrument identity requires review; Table II rows are not merged.
1 source rowRow 7 · Balance 12,390 |
| Stock OptionSEC Table II · derivative / convertible security · Conversion / exercise price $231.20 · Expires 2027-04-02 | Direct | 8,607 |
Reported balance
Holding disclosure · report date 2022-04-01 · row 8
Instrument identity requires review; Table II rows are not merged.
1 source rowRow 8 · Balance 8,607 |
| Stock OptionSEC Table II · derivative / convertible security · Conversion / exercise price $276.64 · Expires 2028-04-01 | Direct | 8,979 |
Reported balance
Holding disclosure · report date 2022-04-01 · row 9
Instrument identity requires review; Table II rows are not merged.
1 source rowRow 9 · Balance 8,979 |
| Stock OptionSEC Table II · derivative / convertible security · Conversion / exercise price $311.26 · Expires 2029-03-31 | Direct | 5,977 |
Reported balance
Holding disclosure · report date 2022-04-01 · row 10
Instrument identity requires review; Table II rows are not merged.
1 source rowRow 10 · Balance 5,977 F7: The stock option fully vested in three years, where 1/3 vested on April 1, 2020, 1/3 vested on April 1, 2021, and the remainder vested on April 1, 2022. |
Filing footnotes · ownership attribution and instrument terms
F1: These were performance vested restricted stock units ("PRSUs"), granted on January 1, 2019. The Company's performance over the three-year period ended December 31, 2021 achieved a payout equal to 100% of the 2019 PRSU program target, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") acting in executive session with only independent directors participating, on February 16, 2022, upon the earlier determination of the Compensation Committee of the Board.
F2: Shares withheld for tax withholding for the PRSU settlement described in footnote 1 above.
F3: April 1, 2022 award of restricted stock units to be settled after vesting by the delivery of unrestricted shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. This award generally vests in three tranches, where 1/3 vests on April 1, 2023, 1/3 vests on April 1, 2024, and the remainder vests on April 1, 2025. However, because Mr. Howard meets the criteria for retirement-eligibility applicable to all employees under the W.W. Grainger, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Incentive Plan, dated October 31, 2018, his restricted stock units vested immediately upon award and were settled through the delivery of unrestricted shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis, effective April 1, 2022.
F4: Shares withheld for tax withholding for the restricted stock unit settlement described in footnote 3 above.
F5: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program.
F6: Shares held in a family trust of which the reporting person's spouse and children are beneficiaries. The reporting person has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares held by the family trust.
F7: The stock option fully vested in three years, where 1/3 vested on April 1, 2020, 1/3 vested on April 1, 2021, and the remainder vested on April 1, 2022.
Transaction history
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| Transaction date | Company | Activity / security | Shares / units | Reported price | Reported value | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2019 Filed Feb 22, 2019 15:35 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | GrantCommon Stock | 1,717 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-19-012408 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 44,934 F1 · kind: Performance vested stock units ("PSUs"), granted on January 1, 2016. The Company's performance over the three-year period ended December 31, 2018 achieved a payout equal to 97 percent of the 2016 PSU program target, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), acting in executive session with only independent directors participating, on February 20, 2019, upon the earlier determination and recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Read SEC document |
| August 22, 2018 Filed Aug 23, 2018 12:35 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | Exercise / conversionStock Option · Derivative | 14,990 | $0.00 Strike: $149.02 | $0.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-18-048103 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 5 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 0 Underlying: Common Stock · 14,990 shares Expires 2021-04-26 Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event. F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. Read SEC document |
| August 22, 2018 Filed Aug 23, 2018 12:35 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | SaleCommon Stock | 3,224 | $369.03 | $1,189,745.30 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-18-048103 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 4 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 43,217 F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. F4 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $368.70 to $369.53, inclusive. Read SEC document |
| August 22, 2018 Filed Aug 23, 2018 12:35 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | SaleCommon Stock | 9,466 | $368.13 | $3,484,721.42 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-18-048103 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 3 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 46,441 F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. F3 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $367.70 to $368.69, inclusive. Read SEC document |
| August 22, 2018 Filed Aug 23, 2018 12:35 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | SaleCommon Stock | 2,300 | $367.34 | $844,879.47 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-18-048103 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 55,907 F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. F2 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $366.69 to $367.68, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide W.W. Grainger, Inc., any security holder of W.W. Grainger, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2), (3), and (4) to this Form 4. Read SEC document |
| August 22, 2018 Filed Aug 23, 2018 12:35 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | Exercise / conversionCommon Stock | 14,990 | $149.02 | $2,233,809.80 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-18-048103 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 58,207 Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event. F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. Read SEC document |
| August 01, 2018 Filed Aug 2, 2018 19:18 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | GrantCommon Stock | 4,811 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-18-044877 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 43,217 F1 · kind: These were performance vested restricted stock units ("PRSUs"), granted on August 1, 2015. The performance goals for the three-year period ended July 31, 2018 were met, as certified by the Company's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on August 1, 2018. The PRSUs will vest on August 1, 2020 if Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Company through that date. Read SEC document |
| April 05, 2018 Filed Apr 5, 2018 20:51 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | Exercise / conversionStock Option · Derivative | 19,500 | $0.00 Strike: $108.15 | $0.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-18-024101 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 3 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 0 Underlying: Common Stock · 19,500 shares Expires 2020-04-27 Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event. F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. Read SEC document |
| April 05, 2018 Filed Apr 5, 2018 20:51 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | SaleCommon Stock | 19,500 | $295.00 | $5,752,500.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-18-024101 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 38,406 F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. Read SEC document |
| April 05, 2018 Filed Apr 5, 2018 20:51 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | Exercise / conversionCommon Stock | 19,500 | $108.15 | $2,108,925.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-18-024101 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 57,906 Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event. F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. Read SEC document |
| April 02, 2018 Filed Apr 4, 2018 18:53 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | GrantStock Option · Derivative | 8,979 | $0.00 Strike: $276.64 | $0.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-18-023558 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 10 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 8,979 Underlying: Common Stock · 8,979 shares Expires 2028-04-01 Read SEC document |
| November 30, 2017 Filed Dec 1, 2017 17:16 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | Exercise / conversionStock Option · Derivative | 21,000 | $0.00 Strike: $81.49 | $0.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-063159 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 5 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 0 Underlying: Common Stock · 21,000 shares Expires 2019-04-28 Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event. F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. Read SEC document |
| November 30, 2017 Filed Dec 1, 2017 17:16 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | SaleCommon Stock | 400 | $222.04 | $88,816.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-063159 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 4 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 38,406 F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. Read SEC document |
| November 30, 2017 Filed Dec 1, 2017 17:16 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | SaleCommon Stock | 3,033 | $221.37 | $671,404.29 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-063159 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 3 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 38,806 F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. F3 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $221.04 to $221.92, inclusive. Read SEC document |
| November 30, 2017 Filed Dec 1, 2017 17:16 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | SaleCommon Stock | 17,567 | $220.39 | $3,871,515.59 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-063159 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 41,839 F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. F2 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $220.00 to $220.99, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide W.W. Grainger, Inc., any security holder of W.W. Grainger, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2) and (3) to this Form 4. Read SEC document |
| November 30, 2017 Filed Dec 1, 2017 17:16 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | Exercise / conversionCommon Stock | 21,000 | $81.49 | $1,711,290.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-063159 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 59,406 Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event. F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. Read SEC document |
| April 03, 2017 Filed Apr 4, 2017 19:50 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | GrantStock Option · Derivative | 8,607 | $0.00 Strike: $231.20 | $0.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-024633 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 10 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 8,607 Underlying: Common Stock · 8,607 shares Expires 2027-04-02 Read SEC document |
| February 16, 2017 Filed Feb 17, 2017 17:19 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | SaleCommon Stock | 926 | $252.52 | $233,835.09 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-011900 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 5 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 38,406 F1 · kind: Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program. Read SEC document |
| February 15, 2017 Filed Feb 17, 2017 17:19 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | Tax withholdingCommon Stock | 245 | $232.25 | $56,901.25 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-011900 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 4 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 39,332 Read SEC document |
| February 15, 2017 Filed Feb 17, 2017 17:19 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | GrantCommon Stock | 779 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-011900 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 3 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 39,577 Read SEC document |
| February 15, 2017 Filed Feb 17, 2017 17:19 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | Tax withholdingCommon Stock | 177 | $232.25 | $41,108.25 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-011900 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 38,798 Read SEC document |
| February 15, 2017 Filed Feb 17, 2017 17:19 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | GrantCommon Stock | 569 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-17-011900 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 38,975 Read SEC document |
| November 30, 2016 Filed Dec 1, 2016 21:51 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | Exercise / conversionStock Option · Derivative | 11,000 | $0.00 Strike: $85.82 | $0.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-16-152680 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 3 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 0 Underlying: Common Stock · 11,000 shares Expires 2018-04-29 Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event. Read SEC document |
| November 30, 2016 Filed Dec 1, 2016 21:51 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | SaleCommon Stock | 11,000 | $230.00 | $2,530,000.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-16-152680 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 38,406 Read SEC document |
| November 30, 2016 Filed Dec 1, 2016 21:51 UTC | W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW · Entity 2997 | Exercise / conversionCommon Stock | 11,000 | $85.82 | $944,020.00 |
DisclosureSEC source: 0001209191-16-152680 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1 HOWARD JOHN L · CIK 0001187060 · Sr. VP and General Counsel 10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed Ownership: Direct Disclosed balance after: 49,406 Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event. Read SEC document |
Value uses the disclosed total when available, otherwise shares × reported transaction price. It is not an estimate of exercise cash cost or investment performance.