NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING To the Shareholders of Textron Inc.: The 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Textron Inc. will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 11 a.m., Eastern time. This year’s meeting will be held virtually via a live audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TXT2024. Shareholders will not be able to attend the meeting in person. At the meeting, our shareholders will be asked to do the following: To elect the ten director nominees named in the proxy statement to hold office until the next annual shareholders’ meeting; Wednesday, April 24, 2024 To approve the proposed Textron Inc. 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan; 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time To approve Textron’s executive compensation on an advisory basis; Virtual Meeting Site: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TXT2024 To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as Textron’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024; If properly presented at the meeting, to consider and act upon a shareholder proposal, set forth beginning on page 68 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. To be admitted to the Annual Meeting virtually, you will need to log in to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TXT2024. Instructions on how to participate in the Annual Meeting via live audio webcast are described in the accompanying proxy statement and posted at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TXT2024. On March 7, 2024, 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. 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 virtual 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. You are entitled to vote all shares of common stock registered in your name at the close of business on February 26, 2024. By order of the Board of Directors, E. Robert Lupone Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Providence, Rhode Island March 7, 2024
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