0000049826-15-000127.txt : 20151111 0000049826-15-000127.hdr.sgml : 20151111 20151110161530 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000049826-15-000127 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151106 FILED AS OF DATE: 20151110 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151110 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000049826 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3560] IRS NUMBER: 361258310 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 155 HARLEM AVENUE CITY: GLENVIEW STATE: IL ZIP: 60025 BUSINESS PHONE: 8477247500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 155 HARLEM AVENUE CITY: GLENVIEW STATE: IL ZIP: 60025 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Williams Anre D CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001303170 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04797 FILM NUMBER: 151219115 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. STREET 2: 155 HARLEM AVE. CITY: GLENVIEW STATE: IL ZIP: 60025 4 1 wf-form4_144719011622181.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2015-11-06 0 0000049826 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC ITW 0001303170 Williams Anre D AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 200 VESEY STREET, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10285 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2015-11-06 4 A 0 364 92.62 A 18413 D Phantom Stock Units Common Stock 1136.0 1136 D Represents shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the Illinois Tool Works Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan representing quarterly director fees. Represents units of phantom stock under the Phantom Stock Plan for non-employee directors as of November 6, 2015. Each unit is equal in value to one share of common stock. The units are not transferable and have no voting rights. Additional units are credited in amounts equivalent to cash dividends paid on the common stock. Anre D. Williams by Janet O. Love, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Attorney-in-Fact POA on File 2015-11-10 EX-24 2 ex-24.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY- WILLIAMS

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of E. Scott Santi, Michael M. Larsen, and Janet O. Love signing singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)    execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder;

(2)    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and any other person; and

(3)    take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall be effective on the date set forth below and shall continue in full force and effect until the date on which the undersigned shall cease to be subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder or until such earlier date on which written notification executed by the undersigned is filed with the SEC expressly revoking this Power of Attorney.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 30th day of October 2015.




/s/ Anre D. Williams

Signed and sworn to before me on
this 30th day of October.

/s/ Meghan P. Callero
Notary Public