UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Your Vote Counts! *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # V61829-Z89404-P25969 TEXTRON INC. 40 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 TEXTRON INC. 2025 Annual Meeting Vote by April 22, 2025 11:59 PM ET. For shares held in a Plan, vote by April 20, 2025 11:59 PM ET. You invested in TEXTRON INC. and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the shareholder meeting to be held on April 23, 2025. Vote Virtually at the Meeting* April 23, 2025 12:00 p.m. EDT Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TXT2025 Get informed before you vote View the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024 online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to April 9, 2025. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.
Vote at www.ProxyVote.com Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”. Voting Items Board Recommends V61830-Z89404-P25969 THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. 1. Election of Directors Nominees: 1a. Richard F. Ambrose For 1b. Kathleen M. Bader For 1c. R. Kerry Clark For 1d. Scott C. Donnelly For 1e. Michael X. Garrett For 1f. Deborah Lee James For 1g. Thomas A. Kennedy For 1h. Rob Mionis For 1i. Lionel L. Nowell III For 1j. Maria T. Zuber For 2. Approval of the advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve executive compensation. For 3. Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. For NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote on such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.