CHICAGO, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE:
GWW), the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and
operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions, today
announced it will host its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in a
virtual-only format.
The virtual Annual Meeting is due to the COVID-19 executive
order in effect in Illinois that
limits gatherings of more than 10 people.
The Annual Meeting will continue to be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. CDT. The webcast may be accessed on
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GWW2020. As described in
the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting, dated March 19, 2020, those eligible to vote in the
Annual Meeting are shareholders as of the close of business on
March 2, 2020, the record date, or
holders of a legal proxy for the meeting.
Please note that the proxy card included with the proxy
materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the
change to a virtual meeting format and may continue to be used to
vote your shares in connection with the Annual Meeting. To access
the Annual Meeting webcast and vote during the virtual meeting, you
must enter the control number found on your proxy card, voting
instruction form or notice you previously received and follow the
instructions. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior
to the annual meeting.
Further information regarding this change to the format of the
Annual Meeting and how to access the meeting can be found in the
Investor Relations section of our website at invest.grainger.com
and in the supplement to our Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy
Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 9, 2020.
About Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2019 sales of
$11.5 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier of
maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products, with operations
also in Europe, Asia and Latin
America.
Visit invest.grainger.com to view information
about the company, including a supplement regarding 2019 fourth
quarter results. Additional company information can be found on the
Grainger Investor Relations website which includes our Fact Book
and Corporate Social Responsibility report.
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