X0306 4 2018-05-07 0000042888 GRACO INC GGG 0001190809 MCHALE PATRICK J 88 11TH AVENUE NE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 1 1 President and CEO Common Stock 2018-05-07 4 S 0 161670 45.1086 D 453930.7552 D Common Stock 2018-05-08 4 S 0 60000 45.206 D 393930.7552 D Common Stock 5755.7257 I By ESOP The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $44.78 to $45.29, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Graco Inc., any security holder of Graco Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, with full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in the footnote. Remo The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $45.00 to $45.38, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Graco Inc., any security holder of Graco Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, with full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in the footnote. The reported sales of common stock were completed to fund costs associated with marital dissolution proceedings. As reflected in column 5 of Table I, Mr. McHale's holdings remain substantially above his five times current base salary holding requirement. /s/ Francis J. Brixius Jr., attorney-in-fact for Mr. McHale 2018-05-09