ITW Announces Plans to Webcast February 12 Presentation for Lehman Brothers Industrial Select Conference

GLENVIEW, Ill., Feb. 6, 2008 -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. today announced plans to webcast its presentation at the 25th Annual Lehman Brothers Industrial Select Conference in Miami Beach. The presentation will take place Tuesday, February 12 from 8:50 am to 9:35 am ET. The URL for the presentation is: http://cc.talkpoint.com/LEHM002/021108a_jw/default.asp?entity=IllinoisTool

The presentation will be delivered by David Speer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

With $16.2 billion in revenues, ITW is a diversified and value-added manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. The Company consists of approximately 825 business units in 52 countries and employs some 60,000 people.