SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934 (Mark One) [X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. ----------------- OR [ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to --------------------- ---------------------- Commission file number is unassigned (Form S-8 Reg. No. 333-17473) A. Full title of plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN B. Name of issuer of the Securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3600 W. LAKE AVENUE GLENVIEW, IL 60025-5811 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Savings and Investment Plan Financial Statements and Schedules As of December 31, 1998 and 1997 Together With Auditors' Report Employer Identification Number 36-1258310 Plan Number 003 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To the Employee Benefits Committee of Illinois Tool Works Inc.: We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for Plan benefits of the ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for Plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1998. These financial statements and schedules referred to below are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedules based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 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, 1998 and 1997, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 1998, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets held for investment purposes and reportable transactions are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are 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. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Chicago, Illinois May 24, 1999 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS As of December 31, 1998 and 1997 Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003 1998 1997 ------------ ------------ ASSETS: Investments at fair value- Invested cash- Stable Asset Fund $ 12,519,608 $ 14,454,544 Long-term fixed income contracts- Stable Asset Fund 101,522,058 97,001,524 Mutual funds- Putnam Asset Allocation Fund- Balanced Portfolio 153,418,991 152,512,217 Growth Portfolio 67,931,113 68,043,285 Fidelity Investments Magellan Fund 209,553,950 159,859,156 Putnam New Opportunities Fund 146,937,267 117,796,169 Other funds (Note 1) 137,618,929 62,273,954 Common stock- Illinois Tool Works Inc. Common Stock Fund 135,907,904 127,321,917 Participant loans- Loan Fund 25,754,444 21,692,550 ------------ ------------ Total investments 991,164,264 820,955,316 ------------ ------------ Receivables- Company contributions 76,579 0 Participant contributions 160,947 0 Loan payments 77,962 0 Investment income 99,601 59,477 Transfers from other plans 291,342 27,360 ------------ ------------ Total receivables 706,431 86,837 ------------ ------------ Total assets 991,870,695 821,042,153 LIABILITIES: Fees payable 44,289 83,362 ------------ ------------ Net assets available for Plan benefits $991,826,406 $820,958,791 ============ ============ The accompanying notes to the financial statements are integral parts of these statements. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION For the Year Ended December 31, 1998 Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003 Putnam Putnam Asset Asset Allocation Allocation Fidelity Stable Fund Fund Investments Asset Balanced Growth Magellan Fund Portfolio Portfolio Fund ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ INCREASES (DECREASES): Net investment income - Interest and dividends $ 6,580,927 $ 5,454,422 $ 1,955,301 $ 9,875,799 Net appreciation(depreciation) on investments 0 11,418,110 6,679,005 42,953,365 Investment expense (5,730) (4,690) (2,714) (29,418) ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Net investment income 6,575,197 16,867,842 8,631,592 52,799,746 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Contributions - Participants 2,248,174 3,181,306 3,482,523 6,194,358 Company 592,708 777,872 948,697 1,795,458 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Total contributions 2,840,882 3,959,178 4,431,220 7,989,816 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Benefits paid to participants (13,845,562) (12,225,510) (4,178,889) (8,039,890) ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Loans and net interfund transfers (77,833) (16,953,248) (9,032,919) (6,531,239) ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Transfers from other plans 7,092,914 9,258,512 36,824 3,476,361 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Net increases (decreases) 2,585,598 906,774 (112,172) 49,694,794 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ NET ASSETS AVAILABLE: Beginning of year 111,456,068 152,512,217 68,043,285 159,859,156 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ End of year $114,041,666 $153,418,991 $67,931,113 $209,553,950 ============ ============ =========== ============ Illinois Tool Putnam Works Inc. New Common Opportuni- Other Loan Stock Fund ties Fund funds Fund ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ INCREASES (DECREASES): Net investment income - Interest and dividends $ 1,155,840 $ 4,502,901 $ 6,628,730 $ 2,074,785 Net appreciation(depreciation) on (4,707,845) 24,161,434 4,076,783 0 investments Investment expense (11,445) (8,028) 91,169 0 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Net investment income (3,563,450) 28,656,307 10,796,682 2,074,785 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Contributions - Participants 9,023,804 10,488,794 6,808,894 0 Company 2,743,131 3,249,349 1,394,609 0 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total contributions 11,766,935 13,738,143 8,203,503 0 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Benefits paid to participants (5,773,967) (4,802,282) (9,372,158) (1,682,052) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Loans and net interfund transfers 5,611,445 (9,798,683) 34,821,492 1,960,985 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Transfers from other plans 544,643 1,347,613 31,552,131 1,710,549 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Net increases (decreases) 8,585,606 29,141,098 76,001,650 4,064,267 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE: Beginning of year 127,312,574 117,796,169 62,286,772 21,692,550 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- End of year $135,898,180 $146,937,267 $138,288,422 $25,756,817 ============ ============ ============ =========== Total ------------ INCREASES (DECREASES): Net investment income - Interest and dividends $ 38,228,705 Net appreciation(depreciation) on 84,580,852 investments Investment expense 29,144 ------------ Net investment income 122,838,701 ------------ Contributions - Participants 41,427,853 Company 11,501,824 ------------ Total contributions 52,929,677 ------------ Benefits paid to participants (59,920,310) ------------ Loans and net interfund transfers 0 ------------ Transfers from other plans 55,019,547 ------------ Net increases (decreases) 170,867,615 ------------ NET ASSETS AVAILABLE: Beginning of year 820,958,791 ------------ End of year $991,826,406 ============ The accompanying notes to the financial statements are integral parts of this statement. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 1998 and 1997 Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM The following describes the major provisions of the Illinois Tool Works Inc. Savings and Investment Plan ("the Plan") and provides only general information. 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 in the month following their date of hire. Established on November 16, 1967, and last amended on July 1, 1994, the Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company (the "Trustee") serves as trustee, recordkeeper and investment manager of the Plan. Fidelity Investments serves as investment manager for amounts invested in the Magellan Fund. Participant and Company Contributions Participants may contribute amounts from a minimum of 1% to a maximum of 15% of eligible compensation to their pre-tax and after-tax accounts. Separately, the maximum pre-tax account contribution is 15% of eligible compensation, while the maximum after-tax account contribution is 10%. The combined pre-tax and after-tax contributions cannot exceed 15% of eligible compensation. Participants may change their contribution percentages with each payroll. Participants may begin contributions to their pre-tax and after-tax accounts in the month following their date of hire. Company contributions, however, do not start until participants have completed one year of service. After the completion of one year of service, the Company contributes to the participants' accounts based on the participants' contributions as follows: -2- Percentage of Participants' Compensation -------------------------- Participants' Company Contribution Contribution ------------ ------------ 1% 1.0% 2 1.5 3 2.0 4 2.5 5-15 3.0 ============ ============ Participants may elect to allocate any contribution in multiples of 1% to the investment funds. Investment Options Effective January 1, 1998, investment fund options increased from nine funds to twenty-nine funds in which participants may choose to contribute. For presentation purposes, individual investment funds with net assets less than 5 percent of the Plan's net assets have been combined under the caption "Other funds" in the financial statements. The funds are categorized as Ready-Mixed, Core Funds, Core-Plus Funds and Loan Fund as follows: Ready-Mixed: Putnam Asset Allocation Fund consists of three portfolios from which participants can elect to direct their funds. Each portfolio's strategic allocation indicates the typical percentage of the portfolio's investment between equity and fixed income securities. - Conservative Portfolio has a strategic allocation equal to 35% equity class and 65% fixed income class investments. - Balanced Portfolio has a strategic allocation equal to 65% equity class and 35% fixed income class investments. - Growth Portfolio has a strategic allocation equal to 80% equity class and 20% fixed income class investments. Core Funds: Stable Asset Fund consists primarily of a diversified portfolio of high-quality, fixed-income investments. The fund's holdings include investment contracts issued by major insurance companies and banks. S & P 500 Index Fund objective is to achieve a return, before the assessment of fees, that closely approximates the return of the Standard & Poors Composite Stock Price Index. -3- Fidelity Investments Magellan Fund invests mainly in equity securities of domestic, foreign and multinational issuers of all sizes that offer potential for growth. Illinois Tool Works Inc. Common Stock Fund is invested solely in the common stock of the Company. Putnam New Opportunities Fund invests principally in common stocks of companies in sectors of the economy which possess above-average long-term growth potential. International Growth Fund seeks capital appreciation through equity securities of issuers located outside the United States. Core-Plus Funds: Putnam Money Market Fund invests in a portfolio of high-quality money market instruments. U.S. Government Income Fund seeks to provide a high level of income consistent with preservation of capital by investing exclusively in U.S. government securities. American Government Income Fund seeks to provide high current income, primarily through U.S. government securities. The fund seeks capital preservation as a secondary option. Putnam Income Fund invests in debt securities, including both government and corporate obligations, preferred stocks and dividend-paying common stocks. The fund may also hold a portion of its assets in cash or money market instruments. Diversified Income Fund seeks to provide high current income consistent with preservation of capital by investing in three fixed-income market sectors: U.S. government, high yield, and international. High Yield Advantage Fund seeks high current income with capital growth as a secondary objective. George Putnam of Boston Fund seeks to provide a balanced investment comprised of a well-diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds that will produce both capital growth and current income. Growth & Income Fund seeks to provide capital growth and current income by investing primarily in common stocks that offer potential growth while also providing current income. New Value Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Current income is an incidental consideration. -4- Investors Fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital and any increased income that results from this growth. Voyager Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing in stocks of companies believed to offer above-average growth potential. Vista Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing primarily in stocks of mid-sized companies believed to offer above-average growth potential. Capital Appreciation Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks that have been chosen for their long-term growth potential. OTC & Emerging Growth Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks traded in the over-the-counter (OTC) market and common stocks of "emerging growth" companies listed on securities exchanges. Global Government Fund seeks to provide high current income by investing primarily in debt securities of foreign or U.S. governmental entities. Preservation of capital and long-term total return are secondary objectives. Global Growth Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks traded in securities markets located in foreign countries and in the United States. Europe Growth Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of European companies. Asia Pacific Growth Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of common stocks of companies located in Asia and the Pacific Basin. International New Opportunities Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of international equities. Emerging Markets Fund seeks strong long-term returns primarily from stocks of companies operating in developing economies. Loan Fund: Loan Fund maintains the balance of participant loans outstanding. Investment income in each fund is allocated daily among the participants' balances in each fund, except for the Putnam Money Market Fund and the Stable Asset Fund. These two funds allocate income to participant account balances monthly. For each of the funds valued daily, investment income is allocated to participant accounts based on the previous day's closing share value times the number of shares in their account. For the monthly valued funds, a month-end share value is determined by the Trustee from the -5- investments and allocated to participant accounts based on the number of shares in their account. Participants may change their investment elections or transfer their balances between funds in multiples of 1% on any day, but no more than twice per quarter. Vesting Participants' interest in their employee contribution accounts are fully vested at all times. Participants' interest in their Company contribution accounts vest at the rate of 5% for each quarter of service with the Company. Participants are fully vested in their Company contribution accounts after 20 quarters of service with the Company. Participants who terminate their participation in the Plan due to retirement or death are granted full vesting in their Company contribution accounts. Participant Loans 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 interest at the prime rate, are secured by a portion of the participants' accounts and are repayable over a period not to exceed five years. Amounts borrowed do not share in the earnings of the investment funds but are credited with the interest payments made pursuant to the loan agreements. Benefits Upon termination of employment, participants may receive a lump-sum payment of their account balances, subject to the vesting provisions described above. Additional optional payment forms are available at the election of the participant. Forfeitures Forfeitures, representing the unvested portion of the Company's contributions, amounting to $33,398 and $29,554 as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively, will be used to reduce future Company contributions pursuant to the terms of the Plan. 2. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Accounting The accompanying financial statements of the Plan were prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. -6- Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Investment Valuation and Income Recognition Investments (other than those of the Stable Asset Fund) are reported at fair values based on quoted market prices of the underlying securities in which each fund invests. Investments of the Stable Asset Fund consist of fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and are reported at contract value, which approximates fair market 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. 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. Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to the 1997 financial statements to conform with the 1998 presentation. 3. ADMINISTRATION All funds are deposited with and held for safekeeping by the Trustee under a trust agreement with the Company. The 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 Trustee and by Fidelity Investments, which serves as investment manager for the Magellan Fund. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Investment management fees, trustee fees, agent fees and brokerage commissions are paid by the Plan. Other outside professional and administrative services are paid or provided by the Company. -7- 5. PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS The Trustee is a party-in-interest according to Section 3(14) of ERISA. The Trustee serves as Plan fiduciary, investment manager and custodian to the Plan. As defined by ERISA, any person or organization which provides these services to the Plan is a related party-in-interest. In 1998, fees paid to the Trustee were $93,951. 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. 6. 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 will become 100% vested in their accounts. 7. TAX STATUS The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on January 11, 1996, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan, as adopted on December 29, 1994, was designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan administrator and the Plan's legal counsel believe that the Plan is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, they believe that the Plan was qualified and the related trust was tax-exempt as of the financial statement dates. 8. RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500 The following reconciles net assets available for Plan benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500: 1998 1997 ------------ ------------ Net assets available for Plan benefits per the financial statements $991,826,406 $820,958,791 Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants (41,666) (1,697,636) ------------ ------------- Net assets available for Plan benefits per the Form 5500 $991,784,740 $819,261,155 ============ ============ -8- The following reconciles benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 1998: Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements $59,920,310 Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at- December 31, 1998 41,666 December 31, 1997 (1,697,636) ----------- Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500 $58,264,340 =========== An estimate of amounts allocated to withdrawing participants is recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31, but not yet paid as of that date. 9. TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS Effective January 1, 1998, the Drawform Profit Sharing Plan was merged into the Plan. Substantially all of the assets were transferred on January 2, 1998. The assets transferred to the Plan totaled $7,539,339. Effective January 1, 1998, the Balance Engineering Employee Savings Plan was merged into the Plan. Substantially all of the assets were transferred on January 1, 1998. The assets transferred to the Plan totaled $4,074,282. Effective January 1, 1998, the USI Profit Sharing Plan was merged into the Plan. Substantially all of the assets were transferred on February 26, 1998. The assets transferred to the Plan totaled $7,282,980. Effective January 1, 1998, the Medalist MERIT Plan was merged into the Plan. Substantially all of the assets were transferred on February 6, 1998. The assets transferred to the Plan totaled $14,548,650. Effective April 1, 1998, the Meyercord Retirement Plan was merged into the Plan. Substantially all of the assets were transferred on April 1, 1998. The assets transferred to the Plan totaled $11,941,622. Effective April 1, 1998, the Orgapack 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan was merged into the Plan. Substantially all of the assets were transferred on July 1, 1998. The assets transferred to the Plan totaled $1,304,719. Effective July 1, 1998, the Pancon Profit Sharing Plan was merged into the Plan. Substantially all of the assets were transferred on July 1, 1998. The assets transferred to the Plan totaled $5,958,465. -9- Effective July 1, 1998, the Powcon Retirement Plan was merged into the Plan. Substantially all of the assets were transferred on July 2, 1998. The assets transferred to the Plan totaled $2,100,573. 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The following plans were merged into the Plan in 1999: Plan Name Effective Date --------------------------------------------- --------------- Dymon Inc. Profit Sharing/401(k) Retirement Plan January 1, 1999 Formaboard Inc. Profit Sharing Plan January 1, 1999 Pillar Corporation 401(k) Plan January 1, 1999 The assets transferred to the Plan totaled approximately $3,700,000. Substantially all of the assets were transferred in January, 1999. Schedule I ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN ITEM 27A--SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES As of December 31, 1998 Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003 Cost and Market Value ------------ INVESTED CASH: Stable Asset Fund- *Putnam Investments, Boston, Massachusetts $12,519,608 LONG-TERM FIXED INCOME CONTRACTS: Stable Asset Fund- AIG Life Ins. Co.- 6.90% contract, due 3/15/02 2,252,753 5.32% contract, due 8/15/02 3,032,153 Allstate, 6.12% contract, due 12/15/00 3,494,990 Canada Life, 6.59% contract, due 9/30/99 3,129,116 Continental Assurance Co, 6.54% contract, due 3/15/00 4,207,995 Deutsche Bank 6.01% contract, due 1/06/00 4,061,079 5.84% contract, due 9/15/02 2,013,852 Jackson National Life, 6.00% contract, due 2/01/02 4,183,524 John Hancock- 5.95% contract, due 6/15/00 3,699,570 6.30% contract, due 12/31/01 4,000,670 Life of Virginia- 6.88% contract, due 6/17/02 5,542,430 6.32% contract, due 9/16/02 5,170,750 New York Life- 5.69% contract, due 9/15/00 and 12/15/00 4,579,277 6.91% contract, due 10/01/01 2,035,219 6.69% contract, due 6/30/01 4,178,641 Monumental Life Insurance Co. (formerly People's Security)- 5.81% contract, due 6/15/99 and 12/15/99 4,190,047 6.37% contract, due 4/1/02 2,015,077 5.68% contract, due 8/15/03 6,103,503 5.43% contract, due 2/07/99 4,603,257 6.67% contract, due 7/15/99 1,543,656 5.87% contract, due 6/15/00 3,013,871 Pacific Mutual, 6.00% contract, due 12/16/02 4,010,651 Principal Mutual Life- 7.00% contract, due 9/15/01 2,816,373 Rabobank Nederland- 5.66% contract, due 10/15/00 2,004,357 5.86% contract, due 2/15/01 1,517,806 5.89% contract, due 2/15/01 2,007,664 *Party-in-interest Schedule I Continued ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN ITEM 27A--SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES As of December 31, 1998 Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003 Cost and Market Value ------------ LONG-TERM FIXED INCOME CONTRACTS (Cont'd): Security Life of Denver- 6.17% contract, due 3/31/00 $3,000,492 6.50% contract, due 10/15/02 3,071,756 Transamerica Life- 6.32% contract, due 5/6/01 3,014,469 5.78% contract, due 2/07/03 1,019,939 United of Omaha- 5.79% contract, due 10/15/01 1,003,203 5.33% contract, due 5/20/02 1,003,918 MBL- 9.75% contract 541,222 5.10% contract 1,268 Number of Market Shares Cost Value ---------- ----------- ----------- MUTUAL FUNDS: *Putnam Money Market Fund 42,842,273 $42,842,273 $42,842,273 *Putnam Asset Allocation Fund- Growth Portfolio 4,962,097 51,589,112 67,931,113 Balanced Portfolio 12,774,271 124,762,283 153,418,991 Conservative Portfolio 1,105,155 10,906,833 11,482,564 *S & P 500 Index Fund 471,900 11,601,164 13,652,065 *Fidelity Investments Magellan Fund 1,734,431 135,776,442 209,553,950 *Putnam New Opportunities Fund 2,484,567 101,648,224 146,937,267 *International Growth Fund 127,495 2,364,155 2,458,109 *US Government Income Fund 154,080 2,021,308 2,021,535 *American Government Income Fund 358,170 3,211,815 3,219,944 *Putnam Income Fund 1,977,053 13,824,072 13,700,977 *Diversified Income Fund 161,053 2,008,945 1,853,715 *High Yield Advantage Fund 139,853 1,355,302 1,143,999 *George Putnam of Boston Fund 168,345 3,093,377 3,043,679 *Growth & Income Fund 610,511 12,611,331 12,527,680 *New Value Fund 64,609 922,754 869,642 *Investors Fund 582,501 7,461,144 8,655,958 *Voyager Fund 375,363 7,664,816 8,363,094 *Vista Fund 64,009 827,675 847,480 *Capital Appreciation Fund 213,670 4,665,859 4,842,440 *OTC & Emerging Growth Fund 74,018 1,229,867 1,286,435 *Global Government Fund 1,610 19,858 20,819 *Global Growth Fund 37,911 432,654 479,197 *Europe Growth Fund 139,125 3,069,654 3,025,979 *Asia Pacific Growth Fund 23,164 236,718 213,569 *International New Opportunities Fund 35,053 427,496 452,540 *Emerging Markets Fund 10,333 88,394 72,746 *Party-in-interest Schedule I Continued ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN ITEM 27A--SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES As of December 31, 1998 Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003 Number of Market Shares Cost Value ---------- ----------- ------------ COMMON STOCK: Illinois Tool Works Inc. Common Stock Fund 2,343,240 $91,594,375 $135,907,904 **PARTICIPANT LOANS 25,754,444 ------------ $991,164,264 ============ *Party-in-interest ** Interest rates of loans to participants with balances outstanding at December 31, 1998, lowest 6% to highest 15%. The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this schedule. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN ITEM 27d--SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 1998 Employer Identification Number 36-1258310, Plan Number 003 Reportable transactions are either a single transaction or a series of transactions involving securities of the same issue which, in the aggregate, amount to more than 5% of the current value of the Plan's assets at the beginning of the year. Aggregate Purchases Aggregate Sales ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- Number of Number of Description Transactions Amount Transactions Proceeds Cost Gain - ----------------------------------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- *Putnam Asset Allocation Fund- Balanced Portfolio 375 $12,843,354 812 $32,591,300 $28,485,886 $4,105,414 *Putnam New Opportunities Fund 639 33,814,458 1001 30,125,928 24,486,988 5,638,940 *Stable Asset Fund 655 33,737,677 850 35,760,213 35,760,213 0 *Fidelity Investments Magellan Fund 550 29,297,104 1010 26,019,926 20,283,761 5,736,165 *Illinois Tool Works Inc. Common Stock Fund 700 39,816,107 1094 27,047,413 19,998,786 7,048,627 ============ =========== ============ =========== =========== ========== *Party-in-interest The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this schedule. 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 hereunto duly authorized on this 29th day of June, 1999. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN BY /s/ John Karpan ----------------------------------------- John Karpan, Member of Employee Benefits Committee and Senior Vice President, Human Resources