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GWW » Topics » Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

These excerpts taken from the GWW 10-K filed Feb 27, 2008.

Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 2007.

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Executive Officers

Following is information about the Executive Officers of Grainger including age as of February 27, 2008. Executive Officers of Grainger generally serve until the next annual election of officers, or until earlier resignation or removal.

 

Name and Age

Positions and Offices Held and Principal

Occupations and Employment During the Past Five Years

Court D. Carruthers (35)

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.

 

 

Y. C. Chen (60)

President, Grainger Industrial Supply, a position assumed in 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, a position assumed in 2003.

 

 

Nancy A. Hobor (61)

Senior Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, a position assumed in 1999.

 

 

John L. Howard (50)

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, a position assumed in 2000.

 

 

Ronald L. Jadin (47)

Vice President and Controller, a position assumed in 2006 after serving as Vice President, Finance – Grainger Industrial Supply, a position assumed in 2000.

 

 

Richard L. Keyser (65)

Chairman of the Board, a position assumed in 1997, and Chief Executive Officer, a position assumed in 1995.

 

 

Larry J. Loizzo (53)

Senior Vice President of the Company, a position assumed in 2003, and President of Lab Safety Supply, Inc., a position assumed in 1996.

 

 

P. Ogden Loux (65)

Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, positions assumed in 1997.

 

 

James T. Ryan (49)

President and Chief Operating Officer, a position assumed in 2007. Mr. Ryan had previously been the Company’s President, a position assumed in 2006 after serving as Group President. Before assuming that position in 2004, Mr. Ryan had been Executive Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service since 2001.

 

PART II

 

Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders



 



No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 2007.






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Executive Officers



Following is information about the Executive Officers of Grainger including age as of February 27, 2008. Executive Officers of Grainger generally serve until the next annual election of officers, or until earlier resignation or removal.



 





























































Name and Age

Positions and Offices Held and Principal


Occupations and Employment During the Past Five Years

Court D. Carruthers (35)

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.

 

 

Y. C. Chen (60)

President, Grainger Industrial Supply, a position assumed in 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, a position assumed in 2003.

 

 

Nancy A. Hobor (61)

Senior Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, a position assumed in 1999.

 

 

John L. Howard (50)

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, a position assumed in 2000.

 

 

Ronald L. Jadin (47)

Vice President and Controller, a position assumed in 2006 after serving as Vice President, Finance – Grainger Industrial Supply, a position assumed in 2000.

 

 

Richard L. Keyser (65)

Chairman of the Board, a position assumed in 1997, and Chief Executive Officer, a position assumed in 1995.

 

 

Larry J. Loizzo (53)

Senior Vice President of the Company, a position assumed in 2003, and President of Lab Safety Supply, Inc., a position assumed in 1996.

 

 

P. Ogden Loux (65)

Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, positions assumed in 1997.

 

 

James T. Ryan (49)

President and Chief Operating Officer, a position assumed in 2007. Mr. Ryan had previously been the Company’s President, a position assumed in 2006 after serving as Group President. Before assuming that position in 2004, Mr. Ryan had been Executive Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service since 2001.



 



PART II



 



This excerpt taken from the GWW 10-K filed Feb 27, 2007.

Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 2006.

 

Executive Officers

 

Following is information about the Executive Officers of Grainger including age as of February 23, 2007. Executive Officers of Grainger generally serve until the next annual election of officers, or until earlier resignation or removal.

 

Name and Age

 

Positions and Offices Held and Principal

Occupations and Employment During the Past Five Years

Y.C. Chen (59)

 

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.

 

Nancy A. Hobor (60)

 

Senior Vice President (formerly Vice President), Communications and Investor Relations, a position assumed in 1999.

 

John L. Howard (49)

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, a position assumed in 2000.

 

Ronald L. Jadin (46)

 

Vice President and Controller, a position assumed in November 2006 after serving as Vice President, Finance-Industrial Supply, a position assumed in 2000.

 

Richard L. Keyser (64)

 

Chairman of the Board, a position assumed in 1997, and Chief Executive Officer, a position assumed in 1995.

 

Larry J. Loizzo (52)

 

Senior Vice President (formerly Vice President) of the Company and President of Lab Safety Supply, Inc., a position assumed in 1996.

 

P. Ogden Loux (64)

 

Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, a position assumed in 1997.

 

James T. Ryan (48)

 

President and Chief Operating Officer, a position assumed in February 2007. Mr. Ryan had previously been the Company’s President, a position assumed in April 2006 after serving as Group President. Before assuming that position in 2004, Mr. Ryan served as Executive Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service since 2001.

 

 

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PART II

 

This excerpt taken from the GWW 10-K filed Mar 6, 2006.

Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 2005.

Executive Officers

Following is information about the Executive Officers of Grainger including age as of February 1, 2006. Executive Officers of Grainger generally serve until the next annual election of officers, or until earlier resignation or removal.

 

Name and Age

 

Positions and Offices Held and Principal

Occupations and Employment During the Past Five Years

Judith E. Andringa (45)

 

Vice President and Controller. Before joining Grainger in 2002, she was Controller of the Foodservice Division of Kraft Foods, Inc., a position assumed in 2000 after serving Kraft as Director of Finance, Marketing Services Group.

Nancy A. Hobor (59)

 

Senior Vice President (formerly Vice President), Communications and Investor Relations, a position assumed in 1999

John L. Howard (48)

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, a position assumed in 2000.

Richard L. Keyser (63)

 

Chairman of the Board, a position assumed in 1997, and Chief Executive Officer, a position assumed in 1995.

Larry J. Loizzo (51)

 

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.

P. Ogden Loux (63)

 

Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, a position assumed in 1997.

James T. Ryan (47)

 

Group President, a position assumed in April 2004 after serving as Executive Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service (for Grainger Industrial Supply). Before assuming the last-mentioned position in 2001, he served as Vice President of Grainger and President of grainger.com.

 

PART II

This excerpt taken from the GWW 10-Q filed May 3, 2005.

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

    An annual meeting of shareholders of Grainger was held on April 27, 2005. At that meeting:

    Management’s nominees were elected directors for the ensuing year. Of the 82,953,498 shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, the number of shares voted for, and the number of shares as to which authority to vote in the election was withheld, were as follows with respect to each of the nominees:

 

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W.W. Grainger, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Name
Shares Voted for
Election
Shares as to Which
Voting Authority Withheld
B.  P.  Anderson
W.  H.  Gantz
D.  W.  Grainger
W.  K.  Hall
R.  L.  Keyser
J.  W.  McCarter, Jr.
N.  S.  Novich
G.  L.  Rogers
J.  D.  Slavik
H.  B.  Smith 		81,946,968
81,258,121
81,245,391
81,146,225
80,934,589
80,776,526
81,537,160
81,549,588
81,259,867
80,742,480 		1,006,530
1,695,377
1,708,107
1,807,273
2,018,909
2,176,972
1,416,338
1,403,910
1,693,631
2,211,018

  A proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of Grainger for the year ending December 31, 2005 was approved. Of the 82,953,498 shares present or represented by proxy at the meeting, 82,270,738 shares were voted for the proposal, 230,232 shares were voted against the proposal and 452,528 shares abstained from voting with respect to the proposal.

  A proposal to approve the 2005 Incentive Plan was approved. Of the 82,953,498 shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, 61,711,482 shares were voted for the proposal, 14,137,417 shares were voted against the proposal, and 7,104,599 shares (including 6,239,157 shares represented by broker non-votes) abstained from voting with respect to the proposal.

Item 6.   Exhibits

  (a)  Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

  (10)  Material Contacts

    Compensatory Plans or Arrangements

     (i)   2005 Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Appendix B of Grainger's Proxy Statement dated March 18, 2005.

  (11)  Computations of Earnings per Share.

  (31)  Rule 13a — 14(a)/15d — 14(a) Certifications

     (a)   Chief Executive Officer certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     (b)   Chief Financial Officer certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  (32)  Section 1350 Certifications

     (a)   Chief Executive Officer certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     (b)   Chief Financial Officer certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

W.W. Grainger, Inc.
(Registrant)


Date: May 2, 2005

By:

/s/ P. O. Loux
P. O. Loux, Senior Vice President,
Finance and Chief Financial Officer


Date: May 2, 2005

By:

/s/ J. E. Andringa
J. E. Andringa, Vice President
and Controller

 

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This excerpt taken from the GWW 10-K filed Feb 28, 2005.

Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 2004.

Executive Officers

Following is information about the Executive Officers of Grainger including age in February 2005. Executive Officers of Grainger generally serve until the next annual election of officers, or until earlier resignation or removal.

Name and Age

Positions and Offices Held and Principal
 Occupations and Employment During the Past Five Years
Judith E. Andringa (44) Vice President and Controller. Before joining Grainger in 2002, she was Controller of the Foodservice Division of Kraft Foods, Inc., a position assumed in 2000 after serving Kraft as Director of Finance, Marketing Services Group.

Nancy A. Hobor (58) Senior Vice President (formerly Vice President), Communications and Investor Relations, a position assumed in 1999.
 
John L. Howard (47) Senior Vice President and General Counsel, a position assumed in 2000.
 
Richard L. Keyser (62) Chairman of the Board, a position assumed in 1997, and Chief Executive Officer, a position assumed in 1995.
 
Larry J. Loizzo (50) 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.
 
P. Ogden Loux (62) Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, a position assumed in 1997.
 
James T. Ryan (46) Group President, a position assumed in April 2004 after serving as Executive Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service (for Grainger Industrial Supply). Before assuming the last-mentioned position in 2001, he served as Vice President of Grainger and President of grainger.com.
 

PART II

EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:

10-K (2 sections)
Feb 27, 2008
10-K
Feb 27, 2007
10-K
Mar 6, 2006
10-Q
May 3, 2005
10-K
Feb 28, 2005

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