PR Newswire | Apr 28, 2021 11:27AM EDT

04/28 10:26 CDT

Grainger's Shareholders Elect 13 Directors And Other Annual Meeting Highlights CHICAGO, April 28, 2021

CHICAGO, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) held its annual shareholder meeting today. Due to the continuing public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was held virtually. Chairman and CEO DG Macpherson provided a company update which included comments on the recent re-segmentation to align financial reporting to the company's two business models and the company's strategic cultural framework - the Grainger Edge - which underlies the success of these models as well as the company's commitment to corporate responsibility.

Shareholders elected the following 13 directors:

Rodney C. Adkins Beatriz R. Perez

Brian P. Anderson Michael J. Roberts

V. Ann Hailey E. Scott Santi

Katherine D. Jaspon Susan Slavik Williams

Stuart L. Levenick Lucas E. Watson

DG Macpherson Steven A. White

Neil S. Novich

In addition, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as its independent auditor for the year 2021. Shareholders also voted in favor of the advisory say on pay resolution on executive compensation.

About GraingerW.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2020 sales of $11.8 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products, with operations primarily in North America (N.A.), Japan and the United Kingdom (U.K.).

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SOURCE W.W. Grainger, Inc.