ITW stockholders elect all 13 director nominees at 2026 annual meeting

Proposal 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 223,001,149 10,219,974 1,657,369 23,668,051

Proposal 4. Non-Binding Stockholder Proposal for Directors Who Fail to Obtain a Majority Vote. Stockholders did not approve the non-binding stockholder proposal for directors who fail to obtain a majority vote as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 26,694,895 206,272,860 1,910,737 23,668,051

Proposal 1. Election of Directors. Stockholders elected each of the 13 nominees to serve as director of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as follows: Election of Directors FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES Daniel J. Brutto 228,549,879 6,060,762 267,851 23,668,051 Susan Crown 226,251,184 8,405,614 221,694 23,668,051 Darrell L. Ford 231,872,713 2,440,002 565,777 23,668,051 Kelly J. Grier 233,115,488 1,504,841 258,163 23,668,051 James W. Griffith 226,042,434 8,379,661 456,397 23,668,051 Jay L. Henderson 231,085,476 3,544,811 248,205 23,668,051 Jaime Irick 233,652,826 928,270 297,396 23,668,051 Richard H. Lenny 228,696,215 5,781,286 400,991 23,668,051 Christopher A. O’Herlihy 232,971,933 1,673,089 233,470 23,668,051 E. Scott Santi 227,432,569 7,229,560 216,363 23,668,051 Jennifer F. Scanlon 234,039,003 577,655 261,834 23,668,051 David B. Smith, Jr. 227,267,447 7,361,531 249,514 23,668,051 Pamela B. Strobel 222,276,560 12,316,19

Proposal 3. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 245,595,971 11,944,300 1,006,272 N/A