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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SLAVIK JAMES D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GRAINGER W W INC [GWW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2015 (Street) LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               828,194 D   Common Stock               68,847 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock               1,039,490 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock               1,635,760 I See Footnote (3) Common Stock               87,306 I See Footnote (4) Common Stock 01/31/2015   S(5)   0 (5) D (5) 255,686 I See Footnote (6) Common Stock 03/31/2015   S(7)   0 (7) D (7) 255,686 I See Footnote (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Units

(8)

(9)

(9)

Common Stock

19,018

19,018

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SLAVIK JAMES D 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY LAKE FOREST, IL 60045	X

Signatures

Hugo Duboboy, Jr., as attorney-in-fact		02/01/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares held by trusts of which Mr. Slavik is a beneficiary and trustee or co-trustee.
(2)	Shares held by or FBO Mr. Slavik's children. Mr. Slavik disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(3)	Shares held by corporation of which Mr. Slavik is a shareholder, director & officer. Mr. Slavik disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
(4)	Shares held by trusts of which Mr. Slavik is a trustee or co-trustee. Mr. Slavik disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(5)	On January 31, 2015, Mr. Slavik sold to certain family trusts equity interests constituting approximately 0.38% of Emerald Bay Ventures II, LLC ("Emerald Bay"), which owns 255,686 shares of common stock of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (the "Company").
(6)	Shares owned by Emerald Bay of which Mr. Slavik is a member and the sole manager. Mr. Slavik disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
(7)	On March 31, 2015, Mr. Slavik sold to certain family trusts equity interests constituting approximately 9.17% of Emerald Bay, which owns 255,686 shares of common stock of the Company.
(8)	1-for-1
(9)	The stock units are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis following termination of service as a director.

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