form8kq42008.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, 2009

W.W. Grainger, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Illinois
1-5684
36-1150280
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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:

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Item 2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
On January 26, 2009 the registrant issued a press release announcing financial results for the year ended December 31, 2008.  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.
Document Description
99.1
Press release announcing financial results for the year ended December 31, 2008
 
 
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, 2009
 
 
   
W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
       
   
 By:
/s/ John L. Howard 
     
John L. Howard 
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel