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W.W. Grainger (GWW)
SUMMARY
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Accrual Right Date Termination
Acklands Grainger Branch-based
Acklands Grainger Branch-based Canada
Acklands Grainger Inc
Acklands-grainger Branch-based
Acknowledgment
Acquisition
Acquisition Transaction
Acquisition Transaction Announcement
Actual Participation
Actual Termination Date
Addition New Product Lines Impact Future Sales Growth
Additional Death Benefit
Additional Provisions
Adjustment Awards Occurrence Certain Unusual Nonrecurring Events
Adjustment Performance-based Compensation
Adjustments
Adjustments Authorized Shares
Administration
Administration Change Control
Administrative Agent
Administrator
Affiliate
Affirmative Covenants
Agents
Agreement
Agreement Serve
Allocation Funds
Allowance Doubtful Accounts
Alternative Delivery Property
Amended 2006
Amendment
Amendment Awards 2005 Plan Adjustment
Amendment Conform Law
Amendment Modification Suspension Termination
Amendment Modification Termination
Amendment Modification Termination Plan
Amendment Modifications Termination
Amendments Articles Incorporation Bylaws Change
Amendments Incorporation Bylaws Change
Amount Payment
Annual Account Balance
Annual Award Limits
Annual Base Salary
Annual Compensation
Annual Deferral Account
Annual Deferral Amount
Annual Incentives
Annual Incentives Intended Provide Appropriate Level Variable Compensation
Annual Profit Sharing Account
Annually Provides Long-term Incentives Neos Other Key Managers
Apb Pro Forma Disclosure
Appendix
Applicable Only Corporate Registrants
Appointment Principal Officers
Articles Sections
Audit Committee
Authority
Authority Committee
Authorized Signatures Completed Vote Counted Date Sign Below
Authorized Signatures Sign Here Completed Instructions Executed
Authorized Signatures-this Completed Vote Counted-date Sign Below
Available
Available Information
Award
Award Agreement
Award Options
Award Restricted Stock
Award Stock
Award Stock Units
Award Stock Units Committee
Awards Previously Granted
Awards Stock
Background Basis Presentation
Background Basis Statement Presentation
Balance Sheet Data
Bankruptcy Code
Base Salaries
Beneficial Ownership
Beneficiary
Beneficiary Designation
Beneficiary Designation Change
Beneficiary Designation Form
Benefit Change Control
Binding Effect
Binding Effect Decisions
Board Affairs Nominating Committee
Board Increases Share Repurchase Authorization Shares
Bonus
Branch-based Distribution
Business
Business Acquisitions
Business Environment
Business Segment Results
Capital Expenditures
Capital Stock
Capitalized Software
Capped Number
Captions
Cash Flow
Cash Incentives
Cash-based Awards Other Stock-based
Cashout Death Benefit Retirement
Categorical Standards Director Independence
Certain Relationships Related Transactions
Certain Relationships Related Transactions Director Independence
Certificate Legend
Certification
Certification Pursuant Usc 1350 Adopted 906 Sarbanes-oxley Act
Chairman Chief Executive Officer Compensation
Change Control
Change Control Agreements
Change Control Employment Agreement
Change Control-equity Plans
Changes Accounting Standards Subjective Assumptions Estimates Used Management
Changes Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Changes Registrants Certifying Accountant
Chicago
Chief Financial Officer
China
Claim Benefits
Claimant
Close 2008 Officers Subject Stock Ownership Guidelines Including
Closing Conditions Borrowing
Code
Committee
Committee Discretion
Committee Duties
Common Stock
Compared 2006
Compensation Committee
Compensation Committee Board Responsible Programs
Compensation Comparator Group
Competition
Compliance 409a Internal Revenue Code
Computations Earnings Per Share
Concentration Credit Risk
Condensed Consolidated Statements Comprehensive Earnings
Condition Results Operations
Consent Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consents Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
Consolidated Operating Earnings
Constraint Corporate Action
Construction
Contents
Contingencies Legal Matters
Contracting Parties
Controls Procedures
Coordination Other Benefits
Counterparty
Court Order
Covered Employee
Covered Employee Annual Incentive Award
Critical Accounting Estimates
Critical Accounting Policies Estimates
Cumulative Effect Accounting Change
Date Certain Distribution
Date Certain Distributions
Date Creating Entitlement
Date Report
Death After Commencement Distributions
Death After Retirement
Death After Termination Employment
Death Before Commencement Distributions
Death Employment
Debt
Decision Review
Decision Review Denial Claim Benefits
Decisions Binding
Deductibility Executive Compensation
Deductibility Executive Compensation Accounting Considerations
Deduction Limitation
Deferral Election
Deferral Election Form
Deferrals
Deferrals Credited Account
Deferrals Outside Directors
Deferred Compensation
Deficiency Determination Date
Definitions
Delay Completion Lower Projected Results Graingers Multiyear Market
Delay Implementation Graingers Multiyear Market Expansion Program Negatively
Delegation
Delivery Title
Departure Directors Certain Officers Election Appointment Compensatory
Departure Directors Principal Officers Election
Departure Directors Principal Officers Election Appointment
Description 2005 Plan
Designation Participant
Determination Covered Employees Portions
Determinations
Director Stock Awards
Directors Executive Officers Corporate Governance
Directors Executive Officers Registrant
Disability
Disability Death
Disability Waiver
Discharge Obligations
Disclosure Controls Procedures
Discretionary Voting Apply
Distribution Election
Distribution Elections
Distribution Event Taxation Code 409a
Distributions
Dividend
Dividend Equivalents
Dividends Other Distributions
Documents Incorporated Reference
Dollars
Doubt Beneficiary
Duration Options
Duration Plan
Early Retirement Date
Earning Performance Shares Units
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share 378 2005
Earnings Review
Effect Disposition Facility Operating Unit
Effective 2008
Effectiveness Plan
Election
Election Form
Electronic Delivery Future Shareholder Communications
Eligibility
Eligibility Commencement Participation
Eligibility Participate
Eligibility Participation
Employee
Employee Benefits
Employees
Employees Based Outside United States
Employer
Employer Information
Employers Liability
Employment
Employment Contracts Termination Arrangements Change Control
End
End-
Enrollment Requirements
Entitled Vote
Entry Material Definitive Agreement
Eps Guidance Includes Market Expansion Real Estate Sales
Equity Contract
Equity Definitions
Erisa
Establishment
Establishment Incentive Pool
Establishment Objectives Duration
Establishment Plan
Establishment Purpose Duration
Evaluation Performance
Events Default
Exact Name Registrant Specified Charter
Exchange Act
Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation Policy
Executive Officers
Exempt Person
Exercise Freestanding Sars
Exercise Options
Exercise Sars
Exercise Tandem Sars
Exhibits
Extraordinary
Facilities Maintenance Industry Highly Fragmented Changes Competition Result
Facilities Maintenance Industry Highly Fragmented Competition Result Decreased
Federal Income Tax Consequences
Fica Other Taxes
Final Resale Date
Financial Condition
Financial Statements Exhibits
Financial Statements Supplementary Data
Fluctuations Foreign Currency Adverse Effect Reported Results Operations
Fmv
Forfeiting Act
Forfeiture Cause
Forfeiture Events
Form Timing Payment Performance Shares Units
Former Name Address Changed Since Last Report
Forward-looking Statements
Fractional Shares
Freestanding Sar
Friendly Transaction Announcement
Full Value Award
Funding Nor Guarantee
Furnishing Information
Gender Number
General
General Loan Provisions
General Obligations Law
General Provisions
General Rights Powers Duties Committee
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs Broad Street New York 10004 Tel
Goodwill Net Segment
Governing Law
Governing Laws
Grainger Adds New Member Board Directors
Grainger Branch-based
Grainger Clarifies 2006 Earnings Release
Grainger Hosts Investors New Chinese Facility
Grainger Inc
Grainger Inc Amended
Grainger Inc Subsidiaries
Grainger Inc Subsidiaries Computations Earnings Per Share
Grainger Inc Subsidiaries Managements Discussion Analysis Financial Condition
Grainger Majority Voting Election Directors
Grainger Promotes Ryan President
Grainger Reports Eps Cents 2006
Grainger Update
Graingers China Operation Hold Grand Opening
Grant Cash-based Awards
Grant Option
Grant Options
Grant Performance Shares Next Sales Target
Grant Performance Shares Units
Grant Price
Grant Restricted Stock Phantom
Grant Restricted Stock Units
Grant Sars
Grant Stock Appreciation Rights
Grants
Group Life Insurance Plan
Guarantee Employment Participation
Guarantees
Hardship
Hardship Withdrawal
Hardship Withdrawals
Highlights
Holders
Hurricanes Added Sales 2005
Implied Rights
Important Notice Regarding Availability Proxy Materials Annual Meeting
Inability Obtain Authority
Inalienability Benefits
Income Taxes
Incompetent
Indemnification
Indemnity Committee
Independent Directors Committee Assignments
Index Financial Statements Supplementary Data
Industrial Supply
Industry Segments
Inflation Changing Prices
Information Furnished Committee
Insider
Insurance Reserves
Integrated Supply
Internal Control Integrated Framework
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Interruptions Proper Functioning Information Systems Disrupt Operations Cause
Inventories
Inventory Reserves
Investment Representations
Investments
Investments Unconsolidated Entities
Iso
Isos
Issuer Purchases Equity Securities
James Ryan Become Chief Executive Officer
Keyser
Lab Safety
Lab Safety Supply
Leases
Legal Action
Legal Compliance
Legal Construction
Legal Fees Enforce Rights After Change Control
Legal Proceedings
Legend
Long Term Incentives
Long-term Debt
Long-term Incentives
Loux
Makewhole Notice Date
Makewhole Shares
Management Assists Compensation Committee Board Design Recommendation Implementation
Management Incentive Program
Management Recommends Vote
Managements Annual Report Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Managements Discussion Analysis Financial Condition Results Operations
Master Confirmation
Matters Affecting Comparability
Meeting Attendance
Merger Transaction
Method Payment
Mexico
Minimum Maximum Deferrals
Minors Persons Legal Disability
Minus
Mip Payout Roic Performance Attainment Versus Target Sales
Mip Payout Roic Performance Sales Growth Multiplier Individual
Miscellaneous Provisions
Negative Covenants
Net Earnings
Net Income
Net Proceeds
Net Sales
New Accounting Standards
New Plan Benefits
News Release
Non-transferability Awards
Nonalienability
Nonassignability
Nonemployee Director Award
Nonemployee Director Awards
Nonexclusivity Plan
Nontransferability
Nontransferability Options
Nontransferability Stock Units
North American Branch Network Number Branches
Not Contract Employment
Not Maintain Employment Agreements Executives
Not Voted Via Internet Telephone Fold Along Perforation
Notes Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Notice
Notice Annual Meeting Shareholders Held 2005
Notice Annual Meeting Shareholders Held 2006
Notice Annual Meeting Shareholders Held 2007
Notice Annual Meeting Shareholders Held 2008
Notice Annual Meeting Shareholders Held 2009
Notification Decision
Notification Disqualifying Disposition
Nqso
Nqsos
Number Gender
Number Shares
Number Shares Available Awards
Objective
Objectives Plan
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
Operating Cash Flow
Operating Earnings
Operating Earnings Segment 000s
Option Price
Options
Order Compete Grainger Attract Retain Motivate Key Employees
Original Delivery Date
Other
Other Benefits
Other Definitions
Other Employment-related Benefit Plans
Other Income Expense
Other Postretirement Benefits
Other Potential Post-employment Payments
Other Restrictions
Other Separations Service
Other Stock Based Awards
Other Stock Based Awards Benefits
Other Stock-based Award
Other Stock-based Awards
Other Stock-based Awards Benefits
Over Financial Reporting
Overview Compensation Program
Paid Leave Absence
Part Financial Information
Part Other Information
Participant
Participant Award Limits
Participation
Payment
Payment Amount
Payment Benefits Death Other Beneficiary
Payment Cash-based Awards Other Stock-based
Payment Phantom Stock Rights
Payment Sar Amount
Pays Costs Soliciting Proxies
Performance
Performance Measures
Performance Period
Performance Share
Performance Share Program
Performance Shares
Performance Shares Units
Performance Unit
Performance-based Compensation
Period Restriction
Person
Plan
Plan Share Limits
Plan Unfunded
Postretirement Healthcare Benefits
Pre-approval Policy Audit Non-audit Services
Preferred Share Purchase Rights
Presentation
Presentation Claim
Principal Accounting Fees Services
Prior Plans
Private Placement Agreement
Profit Sharing Allocation
Profit Sharing Plan
Properties
Prorated Forward Price Adjustment Amount
Proration Fraction
Prospectus
Provided
Provisions Relating Awards
Provisions Relating Option
Provisions Relating Rsus
Proxy Annual Meeting Shareholders 2007
Proxy Annual Meeting Shareholders 2008
Proxy Annual Meeting Shareholders 2009
Proxy Statement
Purpose
Purpose Plan
Pursuant Securities Exchange Act 1934
Qtr
Quantitative Qualitative Disclosures Market Risk
Re-employment
Re-usage
Ready Time Comes
Receipt Executive Plan
Recitals
Recommending Candidates Board Membership
Registration Statement
Regulation Disclosure
Regulation Period
Related Party Transaction
Relevant Period
Report Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Reported Earnings Unchanged
Representations Warranties
Request Review Denial Claim Benefits
Requirements Law
Reserved Shares
Responsibility
Restricted Stock
Restricted Stock Agreement
Restricted Stock Phantom
Restricted Stock Unit
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
Restricted Stock Units
Restricted Stock Units Rsus
Restrictions Share Transferability
Restrictions Transferability
Results
Results Operations 2005
Results Operations 2007
Results Operations Financial Condition
Retirement
Retirement Disability Distributions
Retirement Plans
Retirement Welfare Plans
Review Denied Claim
Revoke Proxy
Right Terminate Plan
Rights Directors
Rights Participants
Rights Shareholder
Risk
Risk Factors
Roic
Role Management
Rule 10b-18
Rule 10b5-1
Rules Arbitration Forum Claim Filed Amendments Thereto Shall
Sales
Sales Growth
Sales Segment 000s
Sales Update
Sar
Sar Agreement
Sarbanes-oxley Act 2002
Schedule
Schedule 14a
Securities Act
Securities Registered Pursuant Act
Security Ownership Certain Beneficial Owners Management
Security Ownership Certain Beneficial Owners Management Related Stockholder
Segment Analysis
Selected Financial Data
Selection Committee
Selling
Selling Agent
Separation Service
Service
Settlement
Settlement Sar Amount
Settlement Shares
Severability
Share Usage
Share Withholding
Shares Available Grants
Shares Subject Plan
Shares Subject Plan Maximum Awards
Short-term Debt
Signatures
Slowdown Economic Activity Negatively Impact Graingers Sales Growth
Slowdown Economy Negatively Impact Graingers Sales Growth
State Other Jurisdiction Incorporation
Statement Purpose
Statements
Step
Stock
Stock Appreciation Rights
Stock Incentive Plans
Stock Option Exercises Holdings
Stock Option Grants
Stock Option Restricted Unit Agreement
Stock Options
Stock Ownership Guidelines
Stock Units Accounts
Submission Matters Vote Security Holders
Submit Shareholder Proposal Directly Nominate Director 2007 Annual
Subsequent Events
Subsidiary
Successors
Such Forbearance Enforce Agreement Arbitrate Shall Not Constitute
Summary Compensation Information
Summary Significant Accounting Policies
Supplemental Confirmation
Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan
Table Contents
Tandem Sar
Tax Deposit
Tax Withholding
Term Loan Credit Facility
Term Options
Term Sar
Termination
Termination 1975 Plan
Termination Employment
Termination Employment Due Death Disability
Termination Employment Due Retirement
Termination Employment Other Reason
Termination Material Definitive Agreement
Termination Participation Deferrals
Termination Service
Terms
Time Comes
Timing Deferral Election
Timing Method Payment
Transferability
Transferability Cash-based Other Stock-based Awards
Transferability Options
Transferability Performance Shares Units
Transferability Sars
Treatment Awards Change Control
Treatment Awards Disposition Facility Operating Unit
Type Option
Types Awards
Uncertificated Shares
Unclassified Net
Underwriting Agreement
Unexpected Product Shortages Negatively Impact Customer Relationships Resulting
Unfunded Plan
Unpaid Leave Absence
Unregistered Sales Equity Securities Proceeds
Unregistered Settlement Shares
Unsecured General Creditor
Unsecured Obligation
Validity
Value Cash-based Other Stock-based Awards
Value Performance Shares Units
Value Received Grainger Inc
Venue
Vesting
Vesting Roic Target
Volatility Commodity Prices Adversely Affect Operating Margins
Vote Important
Vote Important Please Immediately
Vote Internet
Vote Internet Wwwproxyvotecom
Vote Mail
Vote Over Internet Telephone Please Not Mail Card
Vote Phone 1-800-690-6903
Vote Telephone
Votes
Voting Rights
Warranty Reserves
Weakness United States International Economies Negatively Impact Grainger8217s
Web Site Access Reports
What Constitutes Quorum Meeting
What Dont Indicate Voting Choices
What Matters Scheduled Presented
What Mean Receive Set Proxy Materials
What Purpose Proxy Statement
Withholding
Withholding Annual Deferral Amounts
Working Capital
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