ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Sep 3, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC (ITW)
CIK: 0000049826
Period of Report: 2015-09-01

Reporting Person: Lawler Mary Katherine (SVP & Chief HR Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-09-01	Common Stock	P	1807	$82.57	Acquired	1807	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	122	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option	$98.26	2026-02-13	Common Stock (19436.0)	19436	Direct
Performance Restricted Stock Unit (granted 2/13/15)	$0.0		Common Stock (4070.0)	4070	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares of common stock allocated to my account in the Illinois Tool Works Inc. Savings & Investment Plan--Information reported as of September 1, 2015.

F2: Options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning one year from date of grant.

F3: Each performance restricted stock unit (PRSU) represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.

F4: Each PRSU vests 100% three years from the date of grant if performance goals are met.