2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders April 24, 2013
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2013 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders
April 24, 2013
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Jim Ryan Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Agenda
Director nominations
Motion to ratify appointment of independent auditors
Say on Pay
Voting
Business review
Voting results
Questions
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Nominees:
Board of Directors
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Brian P. Anderson
Former Chief Financial Officer
OfficeMax and Baxter Healthcare
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V. Ann Hailey
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Famous Yard Sale, Inc.
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William K. Hall
Founding Partner
Procyon Advisors LLP
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Stuart L. Levenick
Group President
Caterpillar Inc.
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John W. McCarter, Jr.
President Emeritus
The Field Museum of Natural History
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Neil S. Novich
Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Ryerson Inc.
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Michael J. Roberts
Chief Executive Officer of LYFE Kitchen
Former Global President and Chief Operating Officer of McDonald’s Corporation
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Gary L. Rogers
Former Vice Chairman
General Electric Company
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Scott Santi
President and Chief Executive Officer
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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James D. Slavik
Chairman
Mark IV Capital, Inc.
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Wilbur H. Gantz
President and Chief Executive Officer
PathoCapital LLC
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Agenda
Director nominations
Motion to ratify appointment of independent auditors
Say on Pay
Voting
Business review
Voting results
Questions
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Agenda
Director nominations
Motion to ratify appointment of independent auditors
Say on Pay
Voting
Business review
Voting results
Questions
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Agenda
Director nominations
Motion to ratify appointment of independent auditors
Say on Pay
Voting
Business review
Voting results
Questions
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Agenda
Director nominations
Motion to ratify appointment of independent auditors
Say on Pay
Voting
Business review
Voting results
Questions
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Agenda
Director nominations
Motion to ratify appointment of independent auditors
Say on Pay
Voting
Business review
Voting results
Questions
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Forward Looking Statement
This document contains statements that are forward-looking; i.e., not
historical facts. The forward-looking statements are based on the
company’s current expectations, and some of them are subject to risks
and uncertainties the outcome of which could result in actual future
performance being materially different from the performance indicated.
They should be read in conjunction with the company’s most recent
annual report, as well as the company’s Form 10-K and other reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission containing a
discussion of the company’s business and of various factors that may
affect it.
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Business Review
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2012 Results
Sales $9.0 billion +11%
Earnings per share $9.52 +5%
EPS (adjusted) $10.43 +15%
2012 vs. 2011
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Total Shareholder Return
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
125%
150%
175%
200%
S&P 500
Grainger
To
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old
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Re
turn
2008 - 2012
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First Quarter 2013 Results
Sales $2.3 billion +4%
Net earnings $212 million +13%
Earnings per share $2.94 +14%
% growth 2005 vs. 2004
2013 vs. 2012
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Market Fragmentation
$140B North American MRO Market
Other Top 10 Distributors
24%All Other
Distributors 70%
Grainger 6%
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Investing in the Foundation
Broad product assortment
New DCs
Chicago
Toronto
Japan
Improved information systems in
Mexico and Canada
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Top Workplace
FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Best
Companies to Work For
Canada’s 10 Most Admired Cultures
Award
Named to the Súper Empresas list
(Super Company)
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Meeting Customer Needs
Investing in capabilities to
help customers improve
productivity
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Growth Drivers
Product Line Expansion
Sales Force Expansion
Inventory Management
eCommerce
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International
Worldwide MRO Market est. ~$570 Billion USD
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Corporate Citizenship
Operating Responsibly
Valuing Our People
Serving Our Communities
Sustainability as a Priority
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Cash Deployment (2002-2012) $ B
Illio
ns
Capital
Dividends
Share
Repurchases
Cash from
Operations Acquisitions
65%
35%
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Share Repurchase
0
20
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60
80
100
SHARES OUTSTANDING (millions of shares)
2007 2012
79
69
13% reduction
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Dividend Increases
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Quarterly dividend raised to $0.93 per share
42nd consecutive year of increased dividends
Dividend
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Agenda
Director nominations
Motion to ratify appointment of independent auditors
Say on Pay
Voting
Business review
Voting results
Questions
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Agenda
Director nominations
Motion to ratify appointment of independent auditors
Say on Pay
Voting
Business review
Voting results
Questions
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2013 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders
April 24, 2013