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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Perez, Peter M.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
100 Grainger Parkway
(Street)
Lake Forest, IL 60045-5201
(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol W.W. Grainger, Inc.
GWW 3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) |
4. Statement for (Month/Day/Year 04/30/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) |
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable) Director
10% Owner
X Officer (give title below)
Other (specify below)
Description
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) |
2.Transaction
Date (Month/Day/Year) |
2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year) |
3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) |
5. Amount of
Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) |
6. Owner-
ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
7. Nature of
Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Code
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V
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Amount
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A/D
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Price
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Common Stock
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20,000
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D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) |
2. Conver-
sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security |
3. Transaction Date
(Month/ Day/ Year) |
3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/ Day/ Year) |
4. Transaction Code (Instr.8) |
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price
of Derivative Security (Instr.5) |
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr.4) |
10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4) |
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Code
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V
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A
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D
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DE
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ED
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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| Option | $54.61 |
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4/24/2005
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4/23/2012
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Common Stock
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25,000
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25,000
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D
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| Option | $45.50 | 04/30/2003 |
A
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25,000 |
4/30/2006
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4/29/2013
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Common Stock
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25,000
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25,000
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D
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Explanation of Responses:
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| By: | Date: |
| /s/ K. S. Kirsner | 05/01/2003 |
| as attorney-in-fact | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | SEC 1474 (9-02) |
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Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Perez, Peter M.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
100 Grainger Parkway
(Street)
Lake Forest, IL 60045-5201
(City) (State) (Zip)
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Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol W.W. Grainger, Inc.
GWW |
Statement for (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2003
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, 5, and 144 relating to equity securities of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (the "Company") in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder and Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933; (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete any such Form 3, 4, 5, or 144 and timely file the same with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of the attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by the attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the attorney-in-fact may approve in his or her discretion. The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5, and 144 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in equity securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the 26th day of August, 2002. /s/ Peter M. Perez |