Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership
 

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting
Person*
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
Symbol
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(Voluntary)
  Birck, Michael J
(Last) (First) (Middle)
  Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)
 
     
  Illinois Tool Works Inc.
3600 West Lake Avenue

(Street)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    March 20, 2003
 
     
    6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer
(Check All Applicable)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  Glenview, IL 60025
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
  x  Director o  10% Owner   x Form Filed by One Reporting Person
    o  Officer (give title below)   o Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
    o  Other (specify below)  
     
     

Reminder:   Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
 
*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).


 

                                               

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction
Date

(Month/Day/Year)
2A. Deemed Execution
Date, if any

(Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
Code

(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or
Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Sec-
urities Beneficially
Owned Following
Reported Trans-
action(s)

(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)

(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership

(Instr. 4)

              Code V   Amount (A)
or
(D)
Price          

  Common Stock   3/20/2003     A *** V     218   A   60.62     13,921     D  

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
  (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative
Security

(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security
3. Transaction
Date

(Month/Day/Year)
3A.  Deemed Execution
Date, if any

(Month/Day/Year)
4. Transaction
Code

(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

                      Code V   (A) (D)

  Phantom Stock Units              

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date

(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities

(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative
Security

(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities
Beneficially Owned Following
Reported Transaction(s)

(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)

(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership

(Instr. 4)

  Date
Exercisable
Expiration
Date
  Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
                       

              2,151     I   ****

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

Explanation of Responses:

*** Deferred Stock Under the ITW Non-Officer Directors' Fee Conversion Plan

**** Represents Units of Phantom Stock Under the Phantom Stock Plan for Non-Officer Directors. Each Unit is equal in value to one share of Common Stock. The Units are not transferable and have no voting right. The number of Phantom Stock Units reported includes units granted prior to August 15, 1996, for which reporting is not required. Additional units are credited in an amount equivalent to cash dividends paid on the Common Stock.

Michael J. Birck by Stewart S. Hudnut
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary
Power of Attorney on File
Attorney-in-Fact
  March 21, 2003

**Signature of Reporting Person
 
Date


**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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