CHICAGO, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- At the annual meeting held today,
shareholders elected 11 directors. The directors are:
Brian P. Anderson Richard L. Keyser Harold B. Smith
Senior Vice President and Chairman of the Chairman of the
Chief Financial Officer Board and Chief Executive Committee
Baxter International Inc. Executive Officer Illinois Tool
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Works Inc.
Jere D. Fluno John W. McCarter, Jr. Fred L. Turner
Vice Chairman President and Senior Chairman
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Chief Executive of the Board
Officer McDonald's
The Field Museum Corporation
of Natural History
Wilbur H. Gantz Neil S. Novich Janiece S. Webb
Chairman and Chairman, President, Senior Vice
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Executive President and
PathoGenesis Corporation Officer General Manager
Ryerson Tull, Inc. Personal Networks
Group
Motorola Inc.
David W. Grainger James D. Slavik
Senior Chairman President
of the Board Mark IV
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Capital, Inc.
Other Actions Taken By Shareholders. Shareholders ratified the
appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to continue as the independent auditors for
the year ending December 31, 2000.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW), with 1999 sales of $4.5 billion, is the
leading North American provider of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO)
supplies, services, and related information to businesses and institutions.
GWW shares are traded on the New York and Chicago stock exchanges. For more
information, visit Grainger on-line at http://www.grainger.com .
SOURCE W.W. Grainger, Inc.
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CONTACT:
William D. Chapman, Director, Investor
Relations of W.W. Grainger, Inc., 847-535-0881
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