ITW Announces Conference Call Information for the

GLENVIEW, Ill., Jan. 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW ) announced it will hold its 2015 fourth quarter conference call on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. The conference call will begin at 9 a.m. (CST) and will follow ITW’s release of 2015 fourth quarter and full year financial results at 7 a.m. (CST) on the same day.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-888-603-9219. The passcode ITW is necessary to join the call. Participants are asked to dial in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. The company’s synchronized slide show accompanying the webcast audio is available on its website at www.itw.com under the Investor Relations tab. The company has also made a playback number available for the conference call, which is 1-800-839-8789; no passcode is necessary. The playback number will be accessible until 1 p.m. (CST) on Jan. 27, 2017.

ITW (NYSE: ITW ) is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenues totaling $14.5 billion in 2014. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW has nearly 50,000 dedicated colleagues in operations around the world who thrive in the company’s unique decentralized and entrepreneurial culture. To learn more about the company and the ITW Business Model, visit  www.itw.com .

Investors Contact: Aaron Hoffman 224.661.7429 ahoffman@itw.com Media Contact: Alison Donnelly 224.661.7427 adonnelly@itw.com