2019 Proxy Statement

You are entitled to vote all shares of common stock registered in your name at the close of business on February 27, 2019. If your shares are held in the name of your broker or bank and you wish to attend the meeting in person and vote your shares, your broker or bank must issue to you a proxy covering your shares. As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we are making our proxy materials available to shareholders primarily via the Internet, rather than mailing printed copies of these materials to shareholders. On March 6, 2019, we mailed to many of our shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) containing instructions on how to access and review our proxy materials, including our Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders, and vote online. This process is designed to expedite shareholders’ receipt of proxy materials, lower the cost of the annual meeting, and help conserve natural resources. If you received a Notice by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you request one. If you would prefer to receive printed proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice. Shareholders who requested paper copies of the proxy materials or previously elected to receive our proxy materials electronically did not receive the Notice and will receive the proxy materials in the format requested. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we urge you to cast your vote as soon as possible so that your shares may be represented at the meeting. You may vote your shares via the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions included on the Notice. Alternatively, if you received paper copies of the proxy materials by mail, you can also vote by mail by following the instructions on the proxy card. A list of shareholders entitled to vote at the 2019 annual meeting will be open to examination by any shareholder for any purpose germane to the meeting, for ten days prior to the meeting, at Textron’s principal executive of¿ce, 0 :estminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island 0290 . By order of the Board of Directors, E. Robert Lupone Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Providence, Rhode Island March 6, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING To the Shareholders of Textron Inc.: The 2019 annual meeting of shareholders of Textron Inc. will be held on :ednesday, April 2 , 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Company’s principal executive of¿ce located at 0 :estminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island for the following purposes: To elect the eleven director nominees named in the proxy statement to hold of¿ce until the next annual shareholders’ meeting To approve Textron’s executive compensation on an advisory basis To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as Textron’s independent registered public accounting ¿rm for 2019 If properly presented at the meeting, to consider and act upon a shareholder proposal, set forth beginning on page in the accompanying proxy statement, which is opposed by the Board of Directors and To transact any other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the meeting. Wednesday, April 24, 2019 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time Textron Inc. 40 Westminster Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903