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    SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by W.W. Grainger, Inc. (Amendment)

    1/13/22 3:32:42 PM ET
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    SC 13G/A 1 tm222933d1_sc13ga.htm SCHEDULE 13G/A

     

     

    UNITED STATES
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549
    SCHEDULE 13G

     

    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
    (Amendment No. 5)

     

    W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

    (Name of Issuer)

     

    Common Stock (par value $.50 per share)

    (Title of Class of Securities)

     

    384802–10–4

    (CUSIP Number)

     

    December 31, 2021

    (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     

    Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     

      ¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
         
      ¨ Rule 13d-1(c)
         
      þ  Rule 13d-1(d)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    CUSIP No.   384802–10–4
    1.

    Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

     

    Susan Slavik Williams

     

    2.

    Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

     

    (See Instructions)

    (a) ¨

     

    (b) þ

     

    3. SEC Use Only
    4.

    Citizenship or Place of Organization

     

    USA

     

     

    Number of

    Shares

    Beneficially

    Owned by

    Each

    Reporting

    Person With
    5.

    Sole Voting Power

     

    4,718,101

    6.

    Shared Voting Power

     

    8,342

    7.

    Sole Dispositive Power

     

    3,082,341

    8.

    Shared Dispositive Power

     

    1,644,102

     

     

    9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

    4,726,443

    10.

    Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) þ


    742,743
    Excluded shares are held in trusts over which Ms. Williams has no dispositive or voting power.

    11.

    Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

    9.2% (Calculation is based on the number of shares shown to be outstanding as of September 30, 2021 on the Issuer’s report on Form 10-Q filed on October 29, 2021.)

     

    12.

    Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

    IN

     

     

     

     

    Item 1.
      (a)

    Name of Issuer

    W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

      (b)

    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices


    100 Grainger Parkway

    Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

     
    Item 2.
      (a)

    Name of Person Filing


    Susan Slavik Williams

      (b)

    Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence


    4450 MacArthur Blvd., Second Floor

    Newport Beach, California 92660

      (c)

    Citizenship


    USA

      (d)

    Title of Class of Securities


    Common Stock (par value $.50 per share)

      (e)

    CUSIP Number

    384802–10–4

     
    Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
      (a)  ¨ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
      (b)  ¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
      (c)  ¨ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
      (d)  ¨ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
      (e)  ¨ An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
      (f)  ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
      (g)  ¨ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
      (h)  ¨ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

     

     

     

     

      (i)  ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
      (j)  ¨ Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
           
    Item 4. Ownership
    Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
      (a)

    Amount beneficially owned:

     

    4,726,443

     

      (b)

    Percent of class:

     

    9.2% (Calculation is based on the number of shares shown to be outstanding as of September 30, 2021 on the Issuer’s report on Form 10-Q filed on October 29, 2021.)

     

      (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
        (i)

    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

     

    4,718,101

     

        (ii)

    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

     

    8,342

     

        (iii)

    Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

     

    3,082,341

     

        (iv)

    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

     

    1,644,102

     

     

    Item 5.

     

    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

    If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following __.
     
    Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
    Not applicable.
     
    Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
    Not applicable.
     
    Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
    Not applicable.
                 

     

     

     

     

    Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
    Not applicable.
     
    Item 10. Certification
    Not applicable.

     

     

     

     

    SIGNATURE

     

    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

     

      January 13, 2022
      Date
     

     

    /s/ Susan Slavik Williams

      Signature
       
      Susan Slavik Williams
     

    Name

     

     

     

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