PROFITABLE GROWTH, STRONG RETURNS
Forward-Looking Statements
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Safe Harbor Statement
This conference call contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, without limitation,
statements regarding strategic initiatives and related benefits, operating
performance, growth in free operating cash flow, revenue growth, diluted income
per share from continuing operations, restructuring expenses and related
benefits, tax rates, exchange rates, share repurchases, end market conditions,
and the Company’s related 2012 forecasts. These statements are subject to
certain risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated. Important risks that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include those that
are detailed in ITW’s Form 10-K for 2011.
Non-GAAP Measures
The Company uses certain non-GAAP measures in discussing the Company’s
performance (denoted with *). The reconciliation of those measures to the most
comparable GAAP measures is contained within the appendix of this
presentation and is also available at our website www.ITW.com under “Investor
Relations”.