Current Report Filing (8-k)
April 09 2020 - 4:16PM
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 9, 2020
W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Illinois
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1-5684
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36-1150280
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(State or other Jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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100
Grainger Parkway, Lake
Forest, Illinois
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60045-5201
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (847) 535-1000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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Common Stock
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GWW
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New York Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ¨
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On April 9, 2020, W.W. Grainger, Inc.
(the “Company”) announced that, due to the COVID-19 executive order issued by Governor Pritzker, Governor of the State
of Illinois, which prohibits gatherings of more than 10 people in the State of Illinois, and to support the health and wellbeing
of shareholders and Company personnel during the global pandemic, its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”),
to be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time, has been changed to a virtual meeting format. The
Company’s decision to switch to a virtual-only meeting is only applicable to the 2020 Annual Meeting.
A copy of the Company’s press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 9, 2020
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W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Hugo Dubovoy, Jr.
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Hugo Dubovoy, Jr.
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Vice President, Corporate Secretary
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