secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-03T12:03:00+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-089478
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger CFO Deidra Merriwether resigns; Laurie Thomson named interim CFO
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- CFO Deidra C. Merriwether resigns effective Sept 4, 2026 to pursue another opportunity; no disagreement with company.
- Board appoints VP/Controller Laurie R. Thomson as interim CFO effective Sept 5, 2026; company begins search for permanent CFO.
- Thomson's base salary increases from $455,271 to $500,000; receives one-time RSU grant of $750,000 vesting over three years.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000110465926089478/0001104659-26-089478-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000110465926089478/tm2621790d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-089478

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