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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 3, 2011
 
TEXTRON INC.
 
 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Delaware
  
I-5480
  
05-0315468
(State of
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Incorporation)
      
Identification Number)
 

 
40 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island  02903
(Address of principal executive offices)
 

 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (401) 421-2800
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
 
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  Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
 
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Textron Inc. was held on April 27, 2011 in Providence, Rhode Island.  We reported the results of the voting on the matters submitted to the shareholders under Item 5 in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 2, 2011, filed on April 28, 2011.
 
On May 3, 2011, an amended final tabulation report for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders was received from our Inspectors of Election which corrected some of the voting results originally reported.  The amended final tabulation report does not change the outcome of any of the matters voted upon nor does it materially change any of the voting results previously reported.
 
The corrected voting results are as follows:
 
Of the 276,158,767 shares outstanding as of the record date, 239,391,435 shares (approximately 87%) were present or represented by proxy at the meeting.
  
 
   The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the shareholders are as follows:


  1. 
  
The following persons were elected to serve as directors until the next annual shareholders’ meeting and received the votes listed:
 
   
For
  
  Against
  
  Abstain
  
 Broker Non-Vote*
 
 James T. Conway
204,515,287
  
 5,944,022
  
 3,896,211
  
 25,035,915
 
 Paul E. Gagné
 195,314,749
  
 15,101,512
  
 3,939,259
  
 25,035,915
 
 Dain M. Hancock
 203,499,840
  
 6,831,360
  
 4,024,319
  
 25,035,916
 
 Lloyd G. Trotter
 197,299,657
  
 12,969,982
  
 4,085,882
  
 25,035,914
 
   
  
The following directors have terms of office which continued after the meeting:  Class I expiring in 2012:  Scott C. Donnelly, Lawrence K. Fish and Joe T. Ford and Class II expiring in 2013:  Kathleen M. Bader, R. Kerry Clark, Ivor J. Evans, Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG and James L. Ziemer.


 2. 
  
The advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement, was approved by the following vote:
 
 
 For
  
 Against
  
 Abstain
  
  Broker Non-Vote*
  
 
 173,787,999
  
 33,876,953
  
 5,431,267
  
 26,295,216
  


 
 
 


3. 
  
The advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation received the following votes:
 
 
One Year*
  
Two Years
  
 Three Years
  
Abstain  
  
Broker Non-Vote 
  
 
 186,996,577
  
 1,922,661
  
 18,957,282
  
 5,219,891
  
 26,295,024
  
 
  
  
In light of these results, and consistent with the Board’s recommendation, the Board has determined that Textron will include a shareholder vote on the compensation of its named executive officers in its proxy materials annually until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives.

4. 
  
The amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide a right for holders that have owned continuously for a period of at least one year  not less than 25% of our outstanding shares of common stock to call a special meeting of shareholders was approved by the following vote:
 
 
 For
  
 Against
  
 Abstain
  
  Broker Non-Vote
  
 
231,261,191 
  
 4,908,867
  
 3,221,377
  
 0
  


 

 5. 
  
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee as Textron's independent registered public accounting firm for 2011 was ratified by the following vote:
 
 
 For
  
 Against
  
 Abstain
  
  Broker Non-Vote
  
 
 233,624,836
  
 2,438,471
  
 3,328,128
  
 0
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
____________
* The original tabulation report reflected an inadvertent overvoting of 997,880 shares which caused the numbers in these columns to be overstated by that amount.


Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 9, 2011 Textron is hosting an investor briefing at its Cessna business unit at which it will reaffirm its full-year financial outlook, as discussed on its first quarter earnings call held on April 20, 2011.

 
 
 



 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

 
TEXTRON INC.
 
(Registrant)
 

   
Date:  May 6, 2011
By:
/s/ Terrence O’Donnell
   
Terrence O’Donnell,
   
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
   
Corporate Secretary