itw11ksip2010.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

(Mark One)

    [X]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
   
 
OR
   
    [  ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
 
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

Commission File Number: 1-4797

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
36-1258310
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     
3600 West Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL
 
60026-1215
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  847-724-7500

ITW Savings and Investment Plan
Financial Statements
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009
Plan Number 003

 
 

 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Employee Benefits Investment
Committee of Illinois Tool Works Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of ITW Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 2, the Plan adopted new accounting guidance as of December 31, 2010 related to the accounting for loans to participants.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2010  is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.


By: /s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 24, 2011
 
 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
ITW Savings and Investment Plan






Financial Statements and Schedule
as of December 31, 2010 and 2009

 






Employer Identification Number 36-1258310
Plan Number 003
 

 
 

 


 
ITW SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
 
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
ASSETS:
           
Receivables
           
  Company contributions
   $     $ 163,576  
  Participant contributions
          315,427  
  Notes receivable from participants
    77,185,037       69,501,183  
  Other income
    4,631       71,121  
               Total receivables
    77,189,668       70,051,307  
                 
Investments, at fair value
               
       Plan’s interest in Master Pension Trust
    2,464,789,441       2,182,729,452  
                 
               Total assets
    2,541,979,109       2,252,780,759  
                 
LIABILITIES:
               
     Administrative expenses payable
    261,307       179,200  
                 
Net assets reflecting all investments at fair value
    2,541,717,802       2,252,601,559  
                 
   Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
   benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (20,094,750 )     (17,463,193 )
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 2,521,623,052     $ 2,235,138,366  
 
 
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 
 

 

 


 
ITW SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
 
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
 
Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003
 
INCREASES (DECREASES):
     
    Contributions
     
            Company
  $ 51,657,966  
            Participant
    85,743,056  
            Rollover
    13,693,623  
Total contributions
 
    151,094,645  
Investment income
       
        Plan’s interest in Master Pension Trust net investment income
    257,912,402  
         
Interest income on notes receivable
    3,103,747  
         
Benefits paid to participants
    (181,246,617 )
Administrative expenses
    (2,583,439 )
         
                     Net increase before net transfers from other plans
    228,280,738  
         
Net transfers from other plans (Note 10)
    58,203,948  
Net increase
    286,484,686  
         
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
       
Beginning of year
    2,235,138,366  
End of year
  $ 2,521,623,052  
 
 
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

 
 

 

 
 
 
ITW SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003
 
 
1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM
 
The following describes the major provisions of the ITW Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”).  Participants should refer to the plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
 
General
 
The Plan is a defined contribution plan in which employees of participating business units of Illinois Tool Works Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company”), are eligible to participate in the Plan as soon as administratively feasible upon hire.  Established on November 16, 1967, and as subsequently amended, the Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).
 
The investment assets of the Plan are held in the Illinois Tool Works Inc. Master Pension Trust (the “Master Trust”) at The Northern Trust Company (the “Trustee”).  The Trustee serves as an investment advisor of The Northern Trust Company funds and trustee.  ING (the “Recordkeeper”) serves as a recordkeeper of the Plan.
 
Participant and Company Contributions
 
Participants may contribute amounts from a minimum of 1% to a maximum of 50% of eligible compensation to their pre-tax accounts.  In addition, participants may contribute amounts from a minimum of 1% to a maximum of 10% of eligible compensation to their after-tax accounts.  The combined pre-tax and after-tax contributions cannot exceed 50% of eligible compensation.  Participants may change their contribution percentages with each payroll period.
 
Participants who are at least age 50 during the plan year may be eligible to contribute an additional amount to the Plan on a pre-tax basis.  This additional amount, known as a “catch–up” contribution, is subject to an annual maximum amount.
 
Participants may enroll in the Plan and begin contributions to their pre-tax and after-tax accounts as soon as administratively feasible after being hired.  After sixty days of eligibility, employees will be automatically enrolled in the Plan unless participation is declined.   Automatically-enrolled participants will be enrolled at a 3% pre-tax contribution rate, which will escalate each year by 1% until a rate of 6% is reached, unless a participant elects otherwise.
 
The Company provides for a matching contribution based on each participant’s contribution rate and eligible Plan compensation.  The Plan provides for a Company matching contribution immediately upon the start of participant contributions.
 
The Plan also provides for an enhanced Company match and additional contribution (“Company Basic Contribution”) to certain eligible participants.   Certain eligible participants include all employees hired on or after January 1, 2007 and all employees of certain business units participating on or after this date (“Group II”) as designated by the ITW Employee Benefits Steering Committee (“EBSC”).  Certain other business units participating on or after the above date as designated by the EBSC and all Plan participants as of December 31, 2006 (“Group I”) are not eligible for the enhanced Company match and additional contribution.
 

 
 

 

The Company matching contribution for each group is as follows:
 
Group I - Dollar-for-dollar match on the first 1% and 50¢ per $1 on the next 5% of eligible compensation contributed.

Group II - Dollar-for-dollar match on the first 3% and 50¢ per $1 on the next 3% of eligible compensation contributed.

The Group II Company Basic Contribution formula is based on age and years of service.  Eligible Group II participants must have completed one year of service and be age 21 or older to receive this contribution.

Contributions are subject to certain limitations.

Participants may also rollover amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans.

Participants’ Accounts
 
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, the Company’s contribution, Plan earnings, and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses.  Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
 
Investment Funds
 
The Plan offers two investment paths and each path offers a mix of investments with different strategies, objectives and risk/reward potentials.  Participants may only select one path but may change paths at any time, subject to certain restrictions.  Within the 1st path, participants choose a fund based on the date closest to their retirement or need for savings.  Participants may choose from a combination of any six core funds in the 2nd path.
 
Vesting
 
Participants’ interest in their employee and Company matching contribution accounts are fully vested at all times.   Eligible Group II participants’ interests in their Company Basic Contribution accounts are fully vested after three years of service.
 
Notes Receivable from Participants
 
Participants may borrow up to 50% of their vested account balance, up to $50,000, with a minimum loan amount of $1,000 from the vested portion of their accounts.  Loans bear a reasonable rate of interest based on prevailing market rates, are secured by a portion of the participant’s account and are repayable over a period not to exceed five years.  Amounts borrowed do not share in the earnings of the investment funds; the participant’s account is credited with the interest payments made pursuant to the loan agreements.  Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions.
 
Benefits
 
Upon termination of employment or death of a plan member, participants may receive a lump-sum payment of their account balance.  Additional optional payment forms are available at the election of the participant, in accordance with the plan document.
 

 
 

 


 
Forfeitures
 
Forfeitures, primarily representing the unvested portion of Company Basic Contributions and former companies’ contributions, amounting to $438,956 and $327,125 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, will be used to reduce future Company contributions pursuant to the terms of the Plan.  The former companies’ contributions represent amounts from former plans that merged into the Plan.  In 2010, Company contributions were reduced by $475,285 from forfeited and nonvested accounts.
 
2.        SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Accounting
 
The financial statements of the Plan were prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
 
Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In January 2010, the FASB issued an amendment Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures (Topic 820) – Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements (ASU 2010-06), which requires new disclosures and reason for transfers of financial assets and liabilities between levels 1 and 2.  This amendment also clarifies that fair value measurement disclosures are required for each class of financial assets and liabilities, and disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques are required for both Level 2 and Level 3 measurements.  It further clarifies that the reconciliation of Level 3 measurements should separately present purchases, sales, issuance and settlements instead of netting these changes.  With respect to matters other than the reconciliation of Level 3 measurements, the amendment was effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2009, and has been adopted.  The guidance related to the reconciliation of Level 3 measurements is effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010, and has not been adopted.  Management is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance on financial statement disclosures.
 
In September 2010, FASB issued an amendment, Plan Accounting – Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 952):  Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans which provides guidance on how loans to participants should be classified and measured by defined contribution plans.  That guidance requires that participant loans be classified as notes receivable from participants, which are segregated from plan investments and measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  The Plan adopted this new guidance in its December 31, 2010 financial statements and has reclassified participants loans of $69,501,183 for the year ended December 31, 2009, respectively from investments to notes receivable from participants.  Net assets of the Plan were not affected by the adoption of the new guidance.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.  However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan. The Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the Plan’s interest of fair value of the investment contracts held in the Master Trust as well as the Plan’s interest of the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value.  The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.
 
 
 

 
 
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
 
Investments are reported at fair value.  Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  See Note 5 for a complete description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value.
 
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
The Plan provides for investments that, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the participants’ accounts and amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
 
Notes Receivable from Participants
 
Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  Delinquent loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.
 
Payment of Benefits
 
Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
Administrative Expenses
 
Certain administrative expenses of the Plan may be paid from plan assets to the extent permissible by the Plan document.  Expenses are identified as either specific or common fees.  Specific fees, if any, are charged entirely to the Plan.  Common fees are prorated to the Plan based on the Plan assets in relation to Master Trust assets.
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain amounts on the prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.
 
Net Appreciation/Depreciation
 
Net appreciation/depreciation on investments is based on the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or at the date of purchase during the year, rather than the original cost at the time of purchase.  The Plan’s unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and realized gain (loss) are included in the Plan’s interest of Master Trust net investment income or loss.
 
3.        INVESTMENT CONTRACTS WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES
 
The Plan’s investments in the Master Trust include fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.  The accounts for these contracts are credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.
 
Through the Master Trust, the Plan also holds synthetic investment contracts.   A synthetic investment contract includes a wrapper fee, which is basically a risk charge in order to credit participant accounts with contract value over the term of the agreement.
 
Although the investment contracts are reported at fair value as described in Note 2 and Note 5, contract value is applied to participant account balances since that is the amount participants would receive if they initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.   Contract value represents contributions made under the contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.  Participants may direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.  There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise.
 

 
 

 

 
Certain events, such as Plan termination, may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer.  The Company does not believe that the occurrence of any such event is probable.
 
The average yields based on annualized earnings were approximately 3.9% for 2010 and 3.7% for 2009, respectively.  The average yields based on interest rate credited to participants were approximately 3.6% for 2010 and 2.8% for 2009, respectively.
 
4.        MASTER TRUST
 
Through the Master Trust agreement, three investment accounts were established to accommodate the investment assets of the Plan and other Company sponsored retirement plans.  Within the Master Trust, the investment assets of the Plan reside in the ITW Defined Contribution Plans’ Investment Account (the “DC Investment Account”) and the ITW Collective Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans’ Investment Account (the “Collective Investment Account”).  The Plan does not have an interest in the Defined Benefit Plans’ Investment Account.  Certain amounts in the Plan’s financial statements represent the Plan’s interest of the corresponding total of the Master Trust net assets and investment income.
 
The net assets in the DC Investment Account as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Assets
           
   Interest and dividends receivable
  $ 2,926,444     $ 2,856,591  
   Due from brokers
    1,840,594        
             Total receivables
    4,767,038       2,856,591  
                 
   Investments, at fair value
               
   Interest-bearing cash
    29       29  
   Interest in collective trust funds
    1,044,322,650       898,851,247  
   Interest in Collective Investment Account
    273,606,947       236,466,268  
   Interest in mutual funds
    394,774,934       341,642,534  
   Investment contracts with insurance companies
    418,835,347       388,234,200  
   Company common stock
    345,488,815       328,848,644  
                     Total investments
    2,477,028,722       2,194,042,922  
                 
                     Total assets
    2,481,795,760       2,196,899,513  
                 
Liabilities
               
          Operating payables
    1,723,104       174,535  
                 
    $ 2,480,072,656     $ 2,196,724,978  

 
The Plan’s interest in the DC Investment Account assets represents the specific assets which are identifiable to the Plan and an allocation of the common assets.  The Plan’s interest in the DC Investment Account assets was 99.4% at December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 

 
 

 
 
For the period ended December 31, 2010, the earnings on investments in the DC Investment Account are as follows:
 
Interest from investment contracts with insurance companies
  $ 13,452,402  
Common stock dividends
    8,786,534  
Net gain on sale of common stock
    (261,397 )
Unrealized appreciation of common stock
    35,310,339  
Net investment gain from collective trust funds
    76,134,526  
Net investment gain from Collective Investment Account
    43,443,205  
Net investment gain from mutual funds
    81,430,467  
Other income
    3,044,901  
Investment management fees
    (819,858 )
Net investment gain
  $ 260,521,119  
 
The Plan’s interest in the DC Investment Account net investment income represents an allocation of the common income.
 
The Plan’s interest in the DC Investment Account includes an interest in the Collective Investment Account.  The net assets in the Collective Investment Account as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Assets
           
   Receivables
           
      Interest and dividends
  $ 421,349     $ 387,352  
      Due from brokers
    6,166,960       81,212  
                    Total receivables
    6,588,309       468,564  
                 
Investments, at fair value
               
Interest in collective trust funds
    32,371,636       11,480,960  
Common stocks
    452,865,310       432,596,519  
          Preferred stocks
          4,633,331  
          Real estate
    935,880        
                    Total investments
    486,172,826       448,710,810  
                 
                    Total assets
    492,761,135       449,179,374  
                 
Liabilities
               
          Operating payables
    806,586       742,753  
          Due to brokers and other liabilities
    728,524        
      1,535,110       742,753  
                 
                    Net Collective Investment Account assets
  $ 491,226,025     $ 448,436,621  
 
The Plan’s interest in the Collective Investment Account assets represents an allocation of the common assets.  The Plan’s interest in the Collective Investment Account net assets was 55.3% at December 31, 2010 and 52.4% at December 31, 2009.
 
For the period ended December 31, 2010, the earnings on investments of the Collective Investment Account are as follows:

Common stock dividends
  $ 5,505,662  
Net gain on sale of common stocks
    10,823,710  
Unrealized appreciation of common stocks
    62,259,739  
Net investment gain from collective trust funds
    15,479  
Other income
    15,865  
Investment management fees
    (3,003,524 )
Net investment gain
  $ 75,616,931  
 
The Plan’s interest in the Collective Investment Account net investment income represents an allocation of the common income.
 
 
 

 
 
5.        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
 
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, provides a framework for measuring fair value.  That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).  The valuation inputs for the three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

 
Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Plan has the ability to access.

 
Level 2
Other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, a Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

              Inputs to the valuation methodology include:
              ·   quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
              ·   quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
              ·   inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;
              ·   inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other
                  means.
 
 
Level 3
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value.  There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2010 and 2009.

Interest-bearing cash is recorded at cost.

Collective trust funds are valued using the net asset value provided by the fund trustee based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the trust, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Mutual funds are valued at the quoted net asset value of shares held by the Master Trust investment accounts at year end.

Investment contracts with insurance companies are valued at fair value by discounting the related cash flows based on current yields of similar instruments with comparable durations (Note 3).  The synthetic investment contracts held in the DC Investment Account are valued at representative quoted market prices.  This means that the current market value of such contracts is discounted by wrapper fees underlying the contract.

Common stock is valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future values.  Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

 
 

 
 
 
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the DC Investment Account’s and Collective Investment Account’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2010:

 
Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2010
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
DC Investment Account
             
   Interest-bearing cash
$29
 
 
 
$29
   Mutual funds:
             
        Diversified bond funds
112,729,935
 
 
 
112,729,935
        Mid & small company U.S. stock funds
131,776,997
 
 
 
131,776,997
Diversified foreign stock funds
150,268,002
 
 
 
150,268,002
   Collective trust funds:
             
        Diversified bond funds
 
$  373,415,763
 
 
373,415,763
        Large company U.S. stock fund
 
327,743,437
 
 
327,743,437
        Mid & small company U.S. stock funds
 
119,244,627
 
 
119,244,627
Diversified foreign stock funds
 
223,918,823
 
 
223,918,823
   Company common stock
345,488,815
 
 
 
345,488,815
Interest in Collective Investment Account
 
273,606,947
 
 
273,606,947
   Investment contracts with
             
       insurance companies:              
Guaranteed investment contracts
 
215,181,719
 
 
215,181,719
Synthetic investment contracts
 
203,653,628
 
 
203,653,628
   Total investments at fair value
$740,263,778
 
$1,736,764,944
 
 
$2,477,028,722
Collective Investment Account
   Collective short-term investment fund
 
$32,371,636
 
 
$32,371,636
   Common stocks:
             
 Large company stocks
$299,467,759
 
 
 
299,467,759
 Mid & small company stocks
153,397,551
 
 
 
153,397,551
 Real estate
935,880
 
 
 
935,880
 Total investments at fair value
$453,801,190
 
$32,371,636
 
 
$486,172,826
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2009
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
DC Investment Account
             
   Interest-bearing cash
$29
 
 
 
$29
   Mutual funds:
             
     Diversified bond funds
98,872,244
 
 
 
98,872,244
      Mid & small company U.S. stock funds
106,850,908
 
 
 
106,850,908
Diversified foreign stock funds
135,919,382
 
 
 
135,919,382
   Collective trust funds:
             
     Diversified bond funds
 
$325,472,553
 
 
325,472,553
     Large company U.S. stock fund
 
273,151,757
 
 
273,151,757
     Mid & small company U.S. stock funds
 
100,595,802
 
 
100,595,802
Diversified foreign stock funds
 
199,631,135
 
 
199,631,135
   Company common stock
328,848,644
 
 
 
328,848,644
Interest in Collective Investment Account
 
236,466,268
 
 
236,466,268
   Investment contracts with
             
       insurance companies:              
Guaranteed investment contracts
 
196,320,455
 
 
196,320,455
Synthetic investment contracts
 
191,913,745
 
 
191,913,745
   Total investments at fair value
$670,491,207
 
$1,523,551,715
 
 
$2,194,042,922
Collective Investment Account
   Collective short-term investment fund
 
$11,480,960
 
 
$11,480,960
   Common stocks:
             
 Large company stocks
$289,518,916
 
 
 
289,518,916
 Mid & small company stocks
147,710,934
 
 
 
147,710,934
 Total investments at fair value
$437,229,850
 
$11,480,960
 
 
$448,710,810
 
 
Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.
 
 
6.
ADMINISTRATION
 
All funds are deposited with and held for safekeeping by the Trustee under a master trust agreement with the Company.  The master trust agreement provides, among other things, that the Trustee shall keep accounts of all trust transactions and report them periodically to the Company.  Investment decisions, within the guidelines of the investment funds, are made by the Trustee and investment managers.  The Trustee may use an independent agent to effect purchases and sales of common stock of the Company for the Illinois Tool Works Inc. Common Stock Fund.   Other administrative services, such as participant recordkeeping, are performed by the Recordkeeper.
 
7.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Through the Master Trust, certain Plan investments are shares of collective trust funds managed by the Trustee.  In addition, the Recordkeeper was paid administrative fees in the Plan year.  As defined by ERISA, any person or organization which provides these services to the Plan qualifies as a related party-in-interest.  The Company is also a party-in-interest according to Section 3(14) of ERISA.  The Illinois Tool Works Inc. Common Stock Fund is a Plan investment option.
 
8.        PLAN TERMINATION
 
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event of plan termination, participants would become 100% vested in the Company contributions’ portion of their accounts.
 
 
 

 
 
9.        TAX STATUS
 
The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on July 11, 2003, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan and related trust, as adopted, was designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”).  The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter.  The plan administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.  Therefore, the plan administrator believes that the Plan was qualified and the related trust was tax-exempt as of the financial statement dates.
 
 
10.        TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS
 
Assets transferred from the following plans in 2010:
 
 
Plan Name
 
 
 
Effective Date
 
Assets Transferred From Other Plans
 
Spray Nine Corporation 401(k) Plan
 
1/4/10
  $ 1,562,465  
Deferred Compensation Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of CCI
           
  Corporation, ET AL
 
2/5/10
    49,792,524  
Six States Distributors, Inc. Retirement Plan (CCI Corporation)
 
2/11/10
    5,810,368  
Staffco Services, Inc. Multiple Employer 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
           
    (Fantapak employee balances)
 
4/26/10
    569,983  
MKS Instruments, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan (ION Employee loan
           
  balances)
 
6/24/10
    134,207  
RIG Packaging Corp. 401(k) Plan
 
8/2/10
    15,324  
National Service Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan
 
12/13/10
    258,831  
ITW Bargaining Savings and Investment Plan (“BSIP”)
 
    60,246  
                    Total transfers from other plans
      $ 58,203,948  

The above asset transfers, except for BSIP, were the result of plan mergers.  Substantially, all of the assets from the above plan mergers were transferred to the Plan on or near the effective date.  Assets from BSIP represent transfers of individual participant account balances due to changes in job classification.
 
11.       RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500
 
The following reconciles net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
   
As of December 31
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 2,521,623,052     $ 2,235,138,366  
  Adjustment to fair value for fully benefit-responsive
               
investment contracts
    20,094,750       17,463,193  
  Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
    (735,696 )     (1,615,041 )
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
  $ 2,540,982,106     $ 2,250,986,518  

 
The following reconciles net investment income per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2010:
 
Net investment income per the financial statements
  $ 257,912,402  
Adjustment to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts at:
       
       December 31, 2010
    20,094,750  
       December 31, 2009
    (17,463,193 )
Net investment gain per the Form 5500
  $ 260,543,959  

Fully benefit-responsive investment contracts are recorded on the Form 5500 at fair value.

 
 

 
 
 
The following reconciles benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2010:
 
Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements
  $ 181,246,617  
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at:
       
December 31, 2010
    735,696  
December 31, 2009
    (1,615,041 )
Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500
  $ 180,367,272  

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31, 2010, but not yet paid as of that date.
 
12.        SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
Effective in 2011, participant assets and account balances pertaining to Vertique, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Employee Benefit Plan of Accessories Marketing, Inc., Hartness International, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust and Maxal International, Inc. 401(k) Plan will be merged into the Plan.  The assets to be transferred to the Plan total approximately $21,000,000.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events from December 31, 2010.  Except as described above, there were no subsequent events that require recognition or additional disclosure in these financial statements.

 
 

 

Schedule

 
ITW SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
 
Schedule H, Line 4i SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
 
As of December 31, 2010
 
Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003
 
Identity of Issuer/Description of Investments
 
Current Value
     
  *Participant loans**
 
$77,185,037
 

 
     *Party-in-interest
   **Interest rates on loans to participants with balances outstanding at December 31, 2010, lowest 3.25% to highest 13.00%


 
 

 




SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on June 24, 2011.


ITW SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

   
 
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
   
   
Dated: June 24, 2011
By: /s/ Sharon Brady
 
       Sharon Brady
 
       Senior Vice President, Human Resources