secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-23-125738
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

W.W. Grainger appoints Christopher Klein to Board of Directors, effective Dec 13, 2023
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- Klein appointed to Board Affairs & Nominating and Audit Committees; board size increased to 13.
- Klein is former Executive Chairman and CEO of Fortune Brands Home & Security.
- Non-employee director compensation: $160,000 annual DSU grant + $100,000 cash retainer, pro-rated.
- No material transactions with Klein or immediate family required to be reported under Item 404(a).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000110465923125738/0001104659-23-125738-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000110465923125738/tm2332765d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-125738

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