Grainger's Shareholders Elect 11 Directors And Other Meeting Highlights

CHICAGO, April 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW) held its annual shareholder meeting in Lake Forest, Ill., today. Chairman and CEO DG Macpherson provided an update on the state of the business and offered a recap of 2017 full year and 2018 first quarter performance.  A copy of the speech is available at www.grainger.com/investor.

Shareholders elected the following 11 directors:

In addition, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for the year 2018. Shareholders also voted in favor of the advisory resolution on executive compensation.

About Grainger

W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2017 sales of $10.4 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products (MRO), with operations also in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

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