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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001420599-08-000129.txt : 20080505
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080505152450
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001420599-08-000129
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080430
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080505
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080505

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TEERLINK RICHARD F
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001205044

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07724
		FILM NUMBER:		08802345

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		JOHNSON CONTROLS INC
		STREET 2:		5757 N. GREEN BAY AVE.
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53201

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SNAP ON INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000091440
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
		IRS NUMBER:				390622040
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10801 CORPORATE DRIVE
		CITY:			KENOSHA
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53141-1430
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4146565200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10801 CORPORATE DRIVE
		CITY:			KENOSHA
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53141

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SNAP ON TOOLS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-04-30</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2008-05-01</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000091440</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SNAP ON INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SNA</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001205044</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>TEERLINK RICHARD F</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>SNAP-ON INCORPORATED</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2801 80TH STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>KENOSHA,</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>WI</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>53143</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-04-30</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>442</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>59.31</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                    <value>33553.697</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
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                </natureOfOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Payment of fees in stock under the Corporation's Directors' 1993 Fee Plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This amendment is filed to correct the amount of fees paid in stock due to changes in Board committee membership.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Kenneth V. Hallett under Power of Attorney for Richard F. Teerlink</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-05-05</signatureDate>
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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY 2008
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<HTML><BODY><PRE>POWER OF ATTORNEY



       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Irwin M. Shur, Daniel J. Garramone, Jr., Kenneth V. Hallett, Ryan S. Lovitz and Ryan P. Morrison, signing singly, and with full power of substitution, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Snap-on Incorporated (the Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and any other forms or reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, or other form or report, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form or report with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



       This Power of Attorney revokes any previous Power of Attorney filed with the Company for the purposes set forth herein and shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless expressly revoked before that time.



       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 24th day of April, 2008.







     /s/ Richard F. Teerlink

     Richard F. Teerlink</PRE></BODY></HTML>
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