SCHEDULE 13G 0001728354 XXXXXXXX LIVE Common Stock 12/31/2025 0000049826 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 452308109 155 Harlem Avenue Glenview IL 60025 Rule 13d-1(b) Briar Hall Management LLC X1 24878918.00 972060.00 24878918.00 972060.00 25850978.00 N 8.91 BK ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 155 Harlem Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025 Briar Hall Management LLC 511 Union Street, Suite 735, Nashville, TN 37219 Tennessee N BK 25,850,978 8.91 24,878,918 972,060 24,878,918 972,060 Y Y Y Y Y N By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. Briar Hall Management LLC /s/ Bernardo Vaz 02/13/2026