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

FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 3, 2013
_________________________

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

Delaware
1-4797
36-1258310
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
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

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company was held on May 3, 2013 for the purposes of (i) electing the twelve directors named in the Company’s proxy statement to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders; (ii) ratifying the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2013 fiscal year; (iii) approving, on an advisory basis, a resolution approving executive compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement; and (iv) to consider a stockholder proposal to adopt simple majority vote right.
All twelve nominees for director as named in the Company’s proxy statement for the meeting were elected by the votes set forth in the table below.
 
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTENTIONS
Broker Non-Votes
Election of Directors
 
 
 
 
Daniel J. Brutto
354,609,442
1,932,470
1,085,624
39,724,335
Susan Crown
350,337,199
4,537,065
2,753,272
39,724,335
Don H. Davis, Jr.
351,727,586
3,075,237
2,824,713
39,724,335
James W. Griffith
354,528,306
2,037,569
1,061,661
39,724,335
Robert C. McCormack
351,246,643
3,581,774
2,799,119
39,724,335
Robert S. Morrison
354,650,407
1,918,914
1,058,215
39,724,335
E. Scott Santi
354,700,536
1,839,754
1,087,246
39,724,335
James A. Skinner
355,519,810
1,059,371
1,048,355
39,724,335
David B. Smith, Jr.
353,626,153
2,965,127
1,036,256
39,724,335
Pamela B. Strobel
355,454,088
1,132,118
1,041,330
39,724,335
Kevin M. Warren
354,308,004
2,247,878
1,071,654
39,724,335
Anré D. Williams
354,538,225
2,023,390
1,065,921
39,724,335

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2013fiscal year was ratified by the votes set forth in the table below.
 
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTENTIONS
Broker Non-Vote
Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm
393,286,926
2,866,274
1,198,671
N/A

A Company proposal requesting that stockholders approve a non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission under “Compensation Discussion & Analysis”, the Summary Compensation Table, the related compensation tables and the related narrative disclosures, in the March 22, 2013 proxy statement, passed with the following vote.

 
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTENTIONS
Broker Non-Vote
Advisory vote to approve executive compensation
346,649,901
8,273,493
2,704,142
39,724,335

The Stockholder proposal to adopt a simple majority vote right was approved by the votes set forth in the table below.
 
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTENTIONS
Broker Non-Vote
Stockholder proposal to adopt a simple majority vote right
207,502,088
148,341,378
1,784,070
39,724,335





SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



 
 
 
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
 
 
 
 
Dated: May 8, 2013
By: /s/ Maria C. Green              
 
Maria C. Green
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary