ITW's 2012 Second Quarter Diluted Income Per Share from Continuing Operations Increases 16 Percent to $1.11; Organic Revenues Increase 2.3 Percent; Operating Margins Improve 110 Basis Points to 16.5 Percent; Company Repurchases $526 Million of Share

GLENVIEW, Ill., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today reported second quarter 2012 diluted income per share from continuing operations of $1.11, a 16 percent increase versus the 2011 second quarter. While revenue growth moderated in the second quarter...