Textron 2021 Proxy Statement

TEXTRON 2021 PROXY STATEMENT 3 Beginning 15 minutes prior to, and during, the Annual Meeting, we will have support available to assist shareholders with any technical difficulties they may have accessing or hearing the virtual meeting. If you encounter any difficulty accessing, or during, the virtual meeting, please call the support team at the toll-free number on the virtual Annual Meeting log-in page which will be available beginning 15 minutes prior to the meeting. You can view the Agenda and the Rules of Conduct for the Annual Meeting after you log-in to the virtual meeting website at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TXT2021. Shareholders may submit questions related to the Company’s business or governance or related to the items of business set forth on the Agenda during the Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TXT2021. The Rules of Conduct will also be available beginning five days prior to the Annual Meeting (on or prior to April 23, 2021) at  www.proxyvote.com. A webcast playback of the Annual Meeting will be available at  www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TXT2021  within approximately 24 hours after the completion of the meeting. If any shareholder questions that comply with the Rules of Conduct are submitted but not answered during the meeting, we will post responses to those questions with the Annual Meeting materials on Textron’s website, www.textron.com , under “Investors.”