Rule 8.3 - GRAINGER(W.W.) INC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              GRAINGER(W.W.) INC
Class of relevant security    COM STK USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               30 June 2008

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       6,150,828      8.04%        4,923       0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%           34       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,150,828      8.04%        4,957       0.01%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      693                  81.8000 USD
Purchase      2,412                81.8000 USD
Purchase      402                  81.8000 USD
Purchase      1,122                81.8000 USD
Purchase      1,100                82.0145 USD
Purchase      1,329                81.8000 USD
Purchase      191                  81.8000 USD
Purchase      1,800                81.8000 USD
Purchase      3,478                81.8000 USD
Purchase      48                   81.8000 USD
Purchase      608                  81.8000 USD
Purchase      70                   81.8000 USD
Purchase      115                  81.8000 USD
Purchase      92                   81.8000 USD
Purchase      28                   81.8000 USD
Purchase      76                   81.4400 USD
Purchase      112                  81.8000 USD
Purchase      882                  81.8000 USD
Purchase      14                   81.8000 USD
Purchase      32                   81.8000 USD
Purchase      21                   81.8000 USD
Purchase      592                  81.8000 USD
Sale          4,495                81.8000 USD
Sale          1,002                81.8000 USD
Sale          462                  81.8000 USD
Sale          3,478                81.8000 USD
Sale          380                  81.8000 USD
Sale          190                  81.8000 USD
Sale          1,138                81.8000 USD
Sale          1,329                81.8000 USD
Sale          1,751                81.8000 USD
Sale          307                  81.7000 USD
Sale          457                  81.8000 USD
Sale          21,165               81.8000 USD
Sale          1,122                81.8000 USD
Sale          2,147                81.8000 USD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         01 July 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk