Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
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):  10/25/2005
 
GRAINGER W W INC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Commission File Number:  1-5684
 
IL
  
36-1150280
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
  
Identification No.)
 
100 Grainger Parkway, Lake Forest, IL 60045-5201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
(847) 535-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Items to be Included in this Report

 
Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
 
(d) On October 25, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors appointed a new director, Stuart L. Levenick, after increasing the number of directors from ten to eleven. Mr. Levenick will serve on the Company's Board Affairs and Nominating Committee and on its Compensation Committee. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Levenick and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between Mr. Levenick and the Company.   A copy of the Company's press release announcing Mr. Levenick's appointment is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(c) Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
 

 

Signature(s)
 
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.
 
      
 
GRAINGER W W INC
 
 
Date: October 26, 2005.
     
By:
 
/s/    J. L. Howard
               
J. L. Howard
               
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
 
 

 

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
EX-99.
  
Press release issued by the Company on October 26, 2005