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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Illinois Tool Works (ITW)

ITW shareholders elect 12 directors, approve 2024 incentive plan and amend bylaws

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 shareholder Written later

Illinois Tool Works stockholders re-elected all twelve director nominees and approved the 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan at the May 3, 2024 annual meeting. The Board also amended and restated the bylaws, effective immediately, to update stockholder nomination procedures for the universal proxy card rules. A non-binding stockholder proposal on executive termination pay was defeated.

Key points

  • All twelve director nominees were elected; for example, Daniel J. Brutto received 236,894,747 FOR votes and 6,699,323 AGAINST.
  • The 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan was approved with 230,589,658 FOR and 10,027,188 AGAINST votes, succeeding the 2015 plan.
  • The advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 227,242,321 FOR and 14,783,908 AGAINST votes.
  • The stockholder proposal on executive termination pay was defeated, with 83,552,384 FOR and 158,296,763 AGAINST votes.

The filing

CompanyIllinois Tool Works (ITW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 9, 2024, 4:09 PM ET
Accession number0000049826-24-000024

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 09, 2024.

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