Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
OnJanuary 19, 2021 ,Illinois Tool Works Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the entry into an agreement with Amphenol Corporation ("Amphenol"), whereby the Company will acquire the Test & Simulation business of MTS Systems Corporation ("MTS") following the closing of Amphenol's acquisition of MTS. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. This information, including Exhibit 99.1, will not be deemed "filed" for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section and it will not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Exhibit Description 99.1 Press Release issued byIllinois Tool Works Inc. , datedJanuary 19, 2021 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File
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