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accession: "0001104659-22-053637"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GWW"
cik: "0000277135"
company_name: "W.W. GRAINGER, INC."
filed_at: "2022-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T02:49:28.765395+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grainger shareholders elect all 12 director nominees, ratify EY, approve say-on-pay and 2022 Incentive Plan

## Summary
- All 12 management director nominees elected with votes ranging from 39.6M to 43.4M for; broker non-votes 2.96M each.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for 2022 approved: 45,542,037 for, 1,139,320 against.
- Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed: 40,022,596 for, 3,586,692 against, 124,253 abstain.
- 2022 Incentive Plan approved: 41,687,523 for, 1,734,754 against, 311,264 abstain; plan incorporated by reference to proxy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-053637
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GWW
- cik: 0000277135
- company_name: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000110465922053637/0001104659-22-053637-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000110465922053637/tm2214044d1_8k.htm

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