2 / TEXTRON 2026 PROXY STATEMENT ELECTION OF DIRECTORS BOARD MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS The Board of Directors believes that the Board, as a whole, should possess a combination of skills, professional experience and diversity of perspectives necessary to oversee the Company’s business. Accordingly, the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consider the qualifications of directors and director candidates individually and in the broader context of the Board’s overall composition and the Company’s current and future needs. In addition, the Board believes that there are certain attributes that every director should possess, as reflected in the Board’s membership criteria which are developed and recommended to the Board by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The nominees for election to the Board share certain qualifications and attributes consistent with these criteria, which are set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and Policies and are summarized below: Exemplary personal ethics and integrity Core business competencies of high achievement and a record of success Financial literacy and a history of making good business decisions and exposure to best practices Strong communications skills and confidence to ask tough questions Enthusiasm for Textron and sufficient time to be fully engaged Interpersonal skills that maximize group dynamics, including respect for others Specific skills and experience aligned with Textron’s strategic direction and operating challenges and that complement the overall composition of the Board Board Membership Criteria NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR At the 2026 Annual Meeting, eleven directors are to be elected to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting or until their successors have been elected and qualified. All eleven nominees are currently Textron directors. Lisa Atherton, Textron’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, joined the Board on January 4, 2026. Kathleen M. Bader, a director since 2004, will be retiring from our Board of Directors effective as of the 2026 Annual Meeting in accordance with our retirement policy. In anticipation of the vacancy which will result upon Ms. Bader’s retirement, the Board appointed Cristina Méndez to the Board, effective February 15, 2026. Ms. Méndez was recommended by a third-party search firm and then evaluated and interviewed by members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, as well as other members of the Board, prior to her appointment. The search firm assisted the Company in identifying and evaluating director candidates for a fee paid by the Company. It is the intention of the persons named as proxies for the Annual Meeting, unless otherwise instructed, to vote “for” each of the directors who have been nominated for election. If any director nominee is unable or unwilling to serve as a nominee at the time of the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies will vote for the balance of the nominees and may vote for a substitute nominee. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and our Board have determined that each of our nominees has the experience, attributes and skills needed to collectively comprise an effective and well-functioning Board. Textron’s directors have experience with businesses that operate in industries in which Textron operates or that involve skills that are integral to Textron’s operations.
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