W.W. Grainger, Inc. planned insider sales
In the last twelve months insiders at W.W. Grainger, Inc. filed 7 Form 144 notices of planned sales, 33,332 shares worth $33.5 million at the time of filing, from 6 sellers. The latest, filed 12 May 2026: Laurie Thomson (officer), 313 shares worth $385,520, planned for around 12 May 2026 through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services.
| Filed | Seller | Relationship | Shares | Value | Planned sale | Sold, per Form 4 | Broker | How acquired | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | Laurie Thomson | Officer | 313 | $385,520 | 12 May 2026 | 313 shares from 12 May 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 12 May 2026 | Jonathan Michael Leroy | Officer | 854 | $1.1 million | 12 May 2026 | 854 shares from 12 May 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 12 May 2026 | Paige Robbins | Officer | 1,457 | $1.8 million | 12 May 2026 | 1,457 shares from 12 May 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 2 April 2026 | Deidra C Merriwether | Officer | 1,488 | $1.6 million | 2 April 2026 | 1,488 shares from 2 April 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock units and Performance stock units | Form 144 |
| 24 March 2026 | Deidra C Merriwether | Officer | 2,339 | $2.5 million | 24 March 2026 | 2,339 shares from 24 March 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Exercise of Stock Options | Form 144 |
| 16 December 2025 | Nancy L Berardinelli-Krantz | Officer | 195 | $199,666 | 16 December 2025 | 195 shares from 16 December 2025 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 4 December 2025 | Donald Macpherson | Director, Officer | 26,686 | $25.9 million | 4 December 2025 | 26,686 shares from 4 December 2025 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Exercise of Stock Options | Form 144 |
A Form 144 is the notice an insider files with the SEC before selling restricted or control shares over the Rule 144 thresholds; it says what may be sold, not what was.