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EX-99.1 - EARNINGS RELEASE Q4 2009 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC. | earningsreleaseq42009.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported):
January
26, 2010
W.W.
Grainger, Inc.
(Exact name of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Illinois
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1-5684
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36-1150280
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(State or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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100
Grainger Parkway, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
(Address of
Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(847)
535-1000
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not
applicable
(Former Name or
Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
[
] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
[
] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
January 26, 2010 the registrant issued a press release announcing financial
results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. A copy is
provided as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
(numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
Exhibit
No.
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Document
Description
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99.1
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Press release announcing
financial results for the quarter ended
December 31, 2009
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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 hereunto duly
authorized.
Dated: January
26, 2010
W.W.
GRAINGER, INC.
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By:
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/s/ R. L.
Jadin
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R. L.
Jadin
Senior Vice
President and
Chief
Financial Officer
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