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GRAINGER W W INC

GWW

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81.46 1.66 2.08%

as of 01:01 PM EDT on 07/03/2008 in USD (NYSE Delay: 20 mins.)
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Home, home on the Grainger is a well-stocked place. Through its Branch-based Distribution, Acklands-Grainger, and Lab Safety units, W.W. Grainger distributes maintenance, repair, and service equipment, components, and supplies. It provides more than 180,000 products such as compressors, motors, signs, lighting and welding equipment, and hand and power tools. The company has nearly 600 branches and 15 distribution centers in the US, Canada, Mexico, and China. Its 1.8 million customers include contractors, service and maintenance shops, manufacturers, hotels, and government, health care, and educational facilities.

James T. Ryan: CEO

100 Grainger Pkwy.

Lake Forest, IL 60045-5201

http://www.grainger.com

Phone: 847-535-1000

Fax: 847-535-0878

Sector: Services Industry: Wholesale

2007 Sales	2007 Sales Growth	2007 Net Income	2007 Employees
$6,418,000,000	9.1%	$420,100,000	18,036

Key Executives: GWW

Name	Title	Officer Since
James T. Ryan	CEO	2/21/07
Ronald L. Jadin	CFO	-
Gregory S. Irving, CPA	Chief Accounting Officer	-
John L. Howard	General Counsel	-
Court D. Carruthers	Senior VP	-
Larry J. Loizzo	Senior VP	-
Michael J. Roberts	Director	2/21/06
Yang C. Chen	President, Divisional	-

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Court D. Carruthers, Senior Vice President, a position assumed in 2007, and President of Acklands -Grainger Inc., a position assumed in 2006. Prior to assuming the last-mentioned position, Mr. Carruthers served as Vice President, National Accounts and Sales of Acklands - Grainger Inc.... View Full Profile

Court D. Carruthers

Michael J. Roberts, age 57, is Chief Executive Officer and the Founder of Westside Holdings, LLC, a marketing and brand development company. He is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of McDonald's Corporation, and before assuming this position in November 2004, his previous positions at McDonald's Corporation included Chief Executive Officer-McDonald's USA during 2004; President-McDonald's USA from 2001 to 2004; and President, West... View Full Profile

Michael J. Roberts

Yang C. Chen, President, Grainger Industrial Supply, a position assumed in February 2007. Mr. Chen had previously been the Company's Group President, a position assumed in 2006 after serving as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management. Before assuming that position in 2003, Mr. Chen served as Vice President, Supply Chain Services, Vice President, International Internet Commerce, and Vice President, Asia Pacific.... View Full Profile

Yang C. Chen

Nancy A. Hobor, Senior Vice President (formerly Vice President), Communications and Investor Relations, a position assumed in 1999.... View Full Profile

Nancy A. Hobor

Larry J. Loizzo, Senior Vice President (formerly Vice President) of Grainger, a position assumed in 2003, and President of Lab Safety Supply, Inc., a position assumed in 1996.... View Full Profile

Larry J. Loizzo

Brian P. Anderson, age 57, is the former Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of OfficeMax Incorporated, a distributor of business-to-business and retail office products. Prior to assuming this position in 2004, Mr. Anderson was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Baxter International Inc., a position he assumed in 1998. He is also a director of A. M. Castle & Co., James Hardie Industries NV, and Pulte... View Full Profile

Brian P. Anderson

Stuart L. Levenick, age 55, is Group President of Caterpillar Inc., a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. Prior to assuming that position in 2004, Mr. Levenick served as Vice President, Caterpillar Inc. and Chairman of Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. from 2000 to 2004 and as Vice President, Asia Pacific Division from 2001 to 2004. He is also a director of Entergy... View Full Profile

Stuart L. Levenick

Ronald L. Jadin, 47, was previously Vice President and Controller for the company, in which capacity he also served as the Company's principal accounting officer. He joined Grainger in October 1998 as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for the company. He also served as Vice President, Finance for Grainger Industrial Supply(GIS) Division where he was responsible for the financial planning and analysis of Grainger's U.S. branch-based... View Full Profile

Ronald L. Jadin

William K. Hall, age 64, is the co-founder and Chairman of Procyon Technologies, Inc., a privately owned, Chicago-based holding company which focuses on the acquisition and growth of suppliers to the global aerospace and defense industry. Prior to assuming that position in 2000, Mr. Hall was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Building Products, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of products for residential and commercial... View Full Profile

William K. Hall

Gary L. Rogers, age 63, was Vice Chairman of General Electric Company from 2001 until his retirement in December 2003. Previously, Mr. Rogers was Senior Vice President of General Electric Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Plastics from 1992 to 2001. He is also a director of Rohm and Haas Company and Wyeth. Mr. Rogers, an independent director, was first appointed a director of Grainger in 2004.... View Full Profile

Gary L. Rogers

V. Ann Hailey, age 57, is a former Executive Vice President of Limited Brands, Inc., where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 2006 and as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development from 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Limited Brands in 1997, Ms. Hailey was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Pillsbury Company. She is also a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of the... View Full Profile

V. Ann Hailey

Harold B. Smith, age 74, is Chairman of the Executive Committee and a director of Illinois Tool Works Inc., a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. He is also a director of Northern Trust Corporation. Mr. Smith, an independent director, was first elected a director of Grainger in 1981 and is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Board Affairs and Nominating... View Full Profile

Harold B. Smith

Richard L. Keyser, age 65, is Grainger's Chairman of the Board, a position assumed in 1997, and Chief Executive Officer, a position assumed in 1995. Previously he served as Grainger's President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Keyser is also a director of Principal Financial Group, Inc. and Rohm and Haas Company. He joined Grainger in 1986 and became a director in 1992. Effective as of June 1, 2008, Richard L. Keyser will relinquish his role as... View Full Profile

Richard L. Keyser

David W. Grainger, age 78, is the company's Senior Chairman of the Board, a position assumed in 1997 after serving as Chairman of the Board. He was the company's Chief Executive Officer until 1995. Mr. Grainger joined the company in 1952 and was first elected a director in 1953. On February 21, 2007, David W. Grainger notified the Board of Directors of W.W. Grainger, Inc. that he has decided not to stand for re-election as a director at the... View Full Profile

David W. Grainger

James D. Slavik, age 55, is Chairman (formerly President) and a director of Mark IV Capital, Inc., an investment company dealing in real estate development and corporate investments. Mr. Slavik, an independent director, was first elected a director of Grainger in 1987.... View Full Profile

James D. Slavik

James T. Ryan, age 49, was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of Grainger in 2007, and was appointed to Grainger's Board of Directors in 2007. Previously he had been Grainger's President. Before assuming that position in 2006, Mr. Ryan served as Group President since 2004. Mr. Ryan has served Grainger in increasingly responsible roles since 1980, including Executive Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service; Vice President,... View Full Profile

James T. Ryan

John L. Howard, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, a position assumed in 2000.... View Full Profile

John L. Howard

John W. McCarter, Jr., age 70, is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Field Museum of Natural History, a position assumed in 1996. Mr. McCarter served as Senior Vice President of Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc., a management consulting firm, until 1997. He is also a director of Divergence, Inc. and Janus Funds. Mr. McCarter, an independent director, was first elected a director of Grainger in 1990.... View Full Profile

John W. McCarter, Jr.

Neil S. Novich, age 53, is the former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Ryerson Inc., a major metal distributor and processor. He became Ryerson's President and Chief Executive Officer in 1996 and its Chairman in 1999. Mr. Novich, an independent director, was first elected a director of Grainger in 1999.... View Full Profile

Neil S. Novich

P. Ogden Loux, 65, was elected Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer in December 1996. Since 1987, when he joined Grainger, he served in a variety of financial roles including Vice President and Controller and Vice President, Business Support. In his new position as Vice Chairman, he will provide the company with advice and support on a broad range of business initiatives. Prior to joining Grainger, Loux had financial... View Full Profile

P. Ogden Loux

Wilbur H. Gantz, age 70, is Executive Chairman of Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately owned specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on under-promoted and late-stage development products. He assumed this position in 2002. Mr. Gantz previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PathoGenesis Corporation and as President of Baxter International Inc. He is also Chairman of the Board of Harris Financial Corp. Mr. Gantz, an... View Full Profile

Wilbur H. Gantz

Effective as of March 13, 2008, W.W. Grainger, Inc. has elected Gregory S. Irving as the Principal Accounting Officer of the Company. Gregory S. Irving, 49, was appointed the Company's Vice President and Controller as of March 1, 2008. He is responsible for all of Grainger's corporate accounting, financial reporting, financial systems, planning and analysis, and corporate tax activities. Since September 2004, Mr. Irving served as Vice President,... View Full Profile

Gregory S. Irving, CPA

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Insider Transactions: GWW

Date	Name	Shares	Transaction Type	Market Value
06/10/08	ANDERSON BRIAN P	1,860	Sale	$166,382.00
06/10/08	ANDERSON BRIAN P	1,860	Exercise of Stock Options	$90,442.50
05/22/08	JADIN RONALD L	4,000	Sale	$361,849.70

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Ownership Breakdown : GWW

Large Block Holder Type	Number
Institutions	511.00
Mutual Fund	817.00
Other Major	15.00

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Indices : GWW

Symbol	Name	Last Trade	Change
$RUI.X	Russell 1000 Index	690.92	-0.56 -0.08%
$INX	S&P 500 Index	1,262.90	1.38 0.11%
—	Fortune 500 Industrial Index	—	——%

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Short Interest Volume: GWW

Data as of 6/10/08

Current Short Interest Shares	1.10 B
Current Short Interest Ratio	5.10
Float	63.76 M

Short Interest as % of Float	4.50
Average Daily Volume	788,000.00
Outstanding Shares	76.51 M

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SEC Filings: GWW

Accepted Date	Description
06/23/2008	SEC Filing: Acquisition Statement
06/10/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell
06/03/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell

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