Grainger Declares Quarterly Dividend

CHICAGO, Oct. 28  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of W.W. Grainger, Inc. at their meeting today declared a cash dividend of 46 cents per share payable on December 1, 2009, to shareholders of record on November 9, 2009.

W.W. Grainger, Inc. with 2008 sales of $6.9 billion is the leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving businesses and institutions in United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, India, China and Panama. Through a highly integrated network including more than 600 branches, 18 distribution centers and multiple Web sites, Grainger's employees help customers get the job done. For more information about the company, visit http://www.grainger.com/investor. 

DATASOURCE: W.W. Grainger, Inc.



CONTACT:  Media, Jan Tratnik, Director, Corporate Communications and

Public Affairs, [phone], or Erin Ptacek, Director, Corporate Brand &

Reputation, [phone], or Investors, Ernest Duplessis, Vice President,

Investor Relations, [phone], or William Chapman, Director, Investor

Relations, [phone], all for W.W. Grainger, Inc.



Web Site:  http://www.grainger.com/ 

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