ITW Announces Plans to Webcast May 28 Presentation for Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Strategic Decisions Conference

GLENVIEW, Ill., May 18, 2009 -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. today announced plans to webcast its presentation at the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Strategic Decisions Conference in New York. The presentation will take place Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 4:00 PM ET. The URL for the presentation is:

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The presentation will be delivered by David B. Speer, chairman and chief executive officer.

With $15.9 billion in revenues, ITW is a multinational manufacturer of a diversified range of value-adding and short lead-time industrial products and equipment. The Company consists of 875 business units in 54 countries and employs some 61,000 people.