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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
49826	Illinois Tool Works Inc	ITW	General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)	361258310

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1180976	C Allan Sutherland	Illinois Tool Works Inc. 3600 West Lake Avenue Glenview IL 60026	Sr Vp Taxes & Investments	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-04-27	50,000	$42.08	85,423	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-04-27	50,000	$57.42	35,423	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option	Disposition	2011-04-27	50,000	$0.00	70,000	$42.08

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
20,000	2006-12-07	2016-02-01	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	3,772	Indirect	See Footnote
Common Stock	500	Indirect	See Footnote

Reported Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Date	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option	$47.13	2005-12-10	2014-12-10	70,000	70,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option	$51.60	2008-02-09	2017-02-09	70,000	70,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option	$48.51	2009-02-08	2018-02-08	70,000	70,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option	$35.12	2010-02-13	2019-02-13	60,703	60,703	Direct
Common Stock	Qualifying Restricted Stock Unit	$0.00			16,110	16,110	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option	$43.64	2011-02-12	2020-02-12	64,818	64,818	Direct
Common Stock	Performance Restricted Stock Unit	$0.00			7,122	7,122	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option	$55.81	2012-02-11	2021-02-11	48,422	48,422	Direct
Common Stock	Performance Restricted Stock Unit	$0.00			6,424	6,424	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2014-12-10	70,000	70,000	Direct
2017-02-09	70,000	70,000	Direct
2018-02-08	70,000	70,000	Direct
2019-02-13	60,703	60,703	Direct
	16,110	16,110	Direct
2020-02-12	64,818	64,818	Direct
	7,122	7,122	Direct
2021-02-11	48,422	48,422	Direct
	6,424	6,424	Direct

Footnotes

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from 57.35 to 57.485. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, Illinois Tool Works Inc. or a shareholder of Illinois Tool Works Inc. full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
Shares of common stock allocated to my account in the Illinois Tool Works Inc. Savings & Investment Plan--Information reported as of March 31, 2011.
Includes 500 shares held by me as custodian for my minor child under Illinois UGMCA.
Options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning one year from date of grant.
Each qualifying restricted stock unit (QRSU) and performance restricted stock unit (PRSU) represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.
Each QRSU and PRSU vests 100% three years from the date of grant if performance goals are met.