II-6 Registration No. 33- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ______________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 TEXTRON INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 05-0315468 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 40 Westminster Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) TEXTRON SAVINGS PLAN (Full Title of the Plan) MICHAEL D. CAHN, ESQ. Assistant General Counsel - Corporate and Assistant Secretary Textron Inc. 40 Westminster Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) 401-421-2800 (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title of Amount to Proposed Proposed Amount of Securities be Maximum Maximum Registration to be Registered Offering Aggregate Fee Registered Price Per Offering Share Price Common Stock, 9,500,000 $66.0625 (1) $627,593,750 (1) $216,411.64 (1) $.125 par shares value (1) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices per share of the Registrant's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on October 23, 1995. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. <page II-1> PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-37139) previously filed by the Registrant relating to the Textron Savings Plan, are incorporated herein by reference. Item 8. Exhibits 4 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Textron, as filed March 24, 1988, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Textron's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1988. 5(a) Opinion and Consent of Michael D. Cahn, Esq., Assistant General Counsel - Corporate and Assistant Secretary of Textron. 5(b) Internal Revenue Service determination letter dated April 16, 1990. 23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP; reference is made to Exhibit 5a for the consent of Michael D. Cahn, Esq. 24(a) Power of Attorney 24(b) Certified Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Textron <page II-2> SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, on this 27th day of October, 1995. TEXTRON INC. (Registrant) By /s/Michael D. Cahn Michael D. Cahn Attorney-in-fact Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below on the 27th day of October, 1995, by the following persons in the capacities indicated. Name Title * ........................... (James F. Hardymon) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) Director * ........................... (Lewis B. Campbell) President and Chief Operating Officer, Director * ........................... (H. Jesse Arnelle) Director * ........................... (R. Stuart Dickson) Director * ........................... (B. F. Dolan) Director <page II-3> * ........................... (John D. Macomber) Director * ........................... (Barbara Scott Preiskel) Director * ........................... (Sam F. Segnar) Director * ........................... (Jean Head Sisco) Director * ........................... (John W. Snow) Director * ........................... (Martin D. Walker) Director * ........................... (Thomas B. Wheeler) Director * ........................... (Stephen L. Key) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) <page II-4> * ........................... (William P. Janovitz) Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer) *By /s/ Michael D. Cahn Michael D. Cahn Attorney-in-fact <page II-5> SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, on the 27th day of October, 1995. TEXTRON SAVINGS PLAN (The Plan) By /s/Wayne W. Juchatz (Wayne W. Juchatz, Committee Member) By /s/Richard A. McWhirter (Richard A. McWhirter, Committee Member) By /s/Richard A. Watson (Richard A. Watson, Committee Member) By /s/William F. Wayland (William F. Wayland, Committee Member) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 4 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Textron, as filed March 24, 1988, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Textron's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1988. 5(a) Opinion and Consent of Michael D. Cahn, Esq., Assistant General Counsel - Corporate and Assistant Secretary of Textron. 5(b) Internal Revenue Service determination letter dated April 16, 1990. 23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP; reference is made to Exhibit 5a for the consent of Michael D. Cahn, Esq. 24(a) Powers of Attorney 24(b) Certified Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Textron.