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Sporting iD Debuts October 15, 2007 - Sporting iD, a division of ITW Graphics, launches new website.
Sporting iD Debuts July 23, 2007 - Real Madrid debuts new uniforms with players names and numbers created by Sporting iD, a division of ITW Limited.
Wall Street Journal July 12, 2007 - Barron's names ITW 'the sharpest tool in the shed.'
Barclays Sleeve Badges July 6, 2007 - The Barclays Premier League has been working with Sporting iD to effectively manufacture and distribute the 'new look' Player Sleeve Badges for the 2007-2008 season to each of the 20 clubs in the Barclays Premier League.

Date Title
09/02/08 ITW Accounces Plans to Webcast September 11 Presentation for Morgan Stanley Global Industrials CEO's Unplugged Conference
08/15/08 ITW Reports 11.4 Percent Growth in Operating Revenues for Three Months Ended July 31, 2008
08/11/08 ITW Board of Directors Approve Plan to Divest Decorative Surfaces and Click Commerce Businesses
08/08/08 ITW Board Approves 11 Percent Dividend Increase; Dividend Boosted To $1.24 Per Share On An Annual Basis
07/23/08 ITW Executive Russell M. Flaum Receives Lake Forest Graduate School of Management's 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award
07/17/08 ITW Reports Diluted Income Per Share from Continuing Operations of $1.01 in the 2008 Second Quarter; Diluted Income Per Share from Continuing Operations Grew 17 Percent and Revenues Increased 10.5 Percent in the Quarter
07/10/08 Illinois Tool Works Acquires TRYMER®
07/08/08 Soccer. As good as it gets.
06/26/08 ITW Performance Polymers & Fluids Acquires Stokvis Tape Group
06/25/08 ITW Announces Conference Call Information For 2008 Second Quarter Earnings
06/16/08 ITW Announces Plans to Webcast June 19 Presentation for William Blair & Company Growth Stock Conference
06/16/08 ITW Reports 11.2 Percent Growth in Operating Revenues for Three Months Ended May 31, 2008
05/30/08 ITW Announces Plans to Webcast June 3 Presentation for JPMorgan Basic & Industrials Conference
05/23/08 ITW Announces Plans to Webcast May 28th Presentation for Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Strategic Decisions Conference
05/19/08 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Statement, RE: Enodis PLC
05/15/08 ITW Reports 11.5 Percent Growth in Operating Revenues for Three Months Ended April 30, 2008
05/08/08 ITW Reaches Agreement to Acquire Enodis plc for $2.3 billion; Acquisition to Expand Product Categories and Fast Food Segment Opportunities for ITW's Existing Food Equipment Business Platform
05/05/08 ITW Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend
04/28/08 ITW #1 on Patent Scorecard, According to The Patent Board's Industrial Components & Fixtures Patent Scorecard published in The Wall Street Journal
04/16/08 ITW Reports Diluted Income Per Share from Continuing Operations of 57 Cents in the 2008 First Quarter; Revenues Increased 11.4 Percent; Diluted Net Income Per Share from Continuing Operations Declined 16.2 Percent Due to Previously Announced Impairment and European Tax Charges
03/28/08 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Acquires PC Solder Business Vitronics Soltec
03/26/08 ITW Announces Conference Call Information For 2008 First Quarter Earnings
03/17/08 ITW Reports 13.8 Percent Growth in Operating Revenues for Three Months Ended February 29, 2008; Company Lowers Forecasts by 22 Cents Per Share Due to Two Special Charges
02/15/08 ITW Reports 15.8 Percent Growth in Operating Revenues for Three Months Ended January 31, 2008
02/15/08 ITW Reports 15.8 Percent Growth in Operating Revenues for Three Months Ended January 31, 2008
02/11/08 ITW Permatex© Announces Acquisition of Spray Nine Corporation
02/08/08 ITW Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend
02/08/08 Pamela B. Strobel Elected to ITW Board of Directors
02/06/08 ITW Announces Plans to Webcast February 12 Presentation for Lehman Brothers Industrial Select Conference
02/01/08 Franklynn Acquires CRYSTAL Mold Releases
01/30/08 ITW Reports Diluted Income Per Share from Continuing Operations of 87 Cents in the 2007 Fourth Quarter; Revenues Increased 19 Percent, Operating Income Grew 14 Percent and Diluted Income Per Share from Continuing Operations was 19 Percent Higher in the Quarter
01/08/08 ITW Announces Reclassification of Divested Businesses as Discontinued Operations
01/07/08 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Acquires Baking Equipment Business Peerless Machinery Corp
01/04/08 ITW Announces Conference Call Information For 2007 Fourth Quarter and Full Year
12/17/07 ITW Reports 16.6 Percent Growth In Operating Revenues For Three Months Ended November 30, 2007
11/20/07 ITW Announces Webcast of its Annual Meeting for Investors on November 30, 2007
11/15/07 ITW Reports 15.6 Percent Growth In Operating Revenues For Three Months Ended October 31, 2007
11/01/07 Illinois Tool Works Inc. plans to webcast its presentation at the Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods Conference in New York City on November 8
10/31/07 ITW Announces Plans to Webcast Presentation for Baird's 2007 Industrial Conference
10/25/07 ITW's Board of Directors Elects Juan Valls to Executive Vice President; Robert Brunner Moves to New Executive Vice President Role
10/25/07 ITW Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend
10/17/07 ITW Third Quarter 2007 Earnings Release
09/20/07 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Acquires Food Retail Weighing Business Avery Berkel