GLENVIEW, Ill., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) today announced that it will hold its conference call for 2011 fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. The conference call will begin at 9:00 a.m. central time and will follow the company's release of fourth quarter earnings at 7:00 a.m. central time on that same day.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing 888-390-0781. The pass code ITW is necessary to join the call. Participants are asked to dial in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. Open to the public, interested participants should contact Patty Wolf-Yoshimura at 847-657-4062 or pwolf@itw.com to reserve a line. The company also has made available a playback number for the conference call. The playback telephone number is 800-704-0516; no pass code is necessary. The playback number will be available until 12 midnight on February 14, 2012. The Company's synchronized slide show accompanying the web cast audio can be accessed via its website at www.itw.com. Interested participants should then access the investor tab.

With nearly 100 years of history, ITW is a Fortune 200 global diversified industrial manufacturer. The Company's value-added consumables, equipment and service businesses serve customers in developed as well as emerging markets around the globe. ITW's key business platforms, including Welding, Automotive OEM, Industrial Packaging, Food Equipment, Construction, Polymers and Fluids, Test and Measurement, Electronics, Decorative Surfaces and Automotive Aftermarket, employ more than 60,000 people worldwide. ITW's revenues totaled $15.4 billion in 2010, with more than half of these revenues generated outside of the United States.

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