Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Duffy Julie G
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/17/2017
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TEXTRON INC [TXT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
TEXTRON INC., 40 WESTMINSTER STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP - Human Resources
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PROVIDENCE, RI 02903
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 12,831
D
 
Common Stock 10,736.62
I
Held on behalf of the Reporting Person by the Textron Savings Plan (as of 07/17/2017).

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy   (1) 03/01/2024 Common Stock 6,562 $ 39.7 D  
Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy   (2) 03/01/2025 Common Stock 5,727 $ 44.31 D  
Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy   (3) 03/01/2026 Common Stock 7,009 $ 34.5 D  
Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy   (4) 03/10/2027 Common Stock 6,260 $ 49.48 D  
Stock Units   (5)   (5) Common Stock 420.94 (6) $ (7) D  
Stock Units   (5)   (5) Common Stock 60.891 (8) $ (7) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Duffy Julie G
TEXTRON INC.
40 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE, RI 02903
      Executive VP - Human Resources  

Signatures

/s/ Ann T. Willaman, Attorney-in-Fact 07/27/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This option vested in three (3) equal annual installments. The first, second and third installments became exercisable on March 1, 2015, March 1, 2016 and March 1, 2017 (respectively).
(2) This option vests in three (3) equal annual installments. The first and second installments became exercisable on March 1, 2016 and March 1, 2017 (respectively), and the third installment will become exercisable on March 1, 2018.
(3) This option vests in three (3) equal annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on March 1, 2017, and the second and third installments will become exercisable on March 1, 2018 and March 1, 2019 (respectively).
(4) This option will vest in three (3) equal annual installments. The first, second and third installments will become exercisable on March 1, 2018, March 1, 2019 and March 1, 2020 (respectively).
(5) Payable in cash following the conclusion of Reporting Person's employment with Textron Inc.
(6) Acquired pursuant to the Textron Spillover Savings Plan.
(7) Each stock unit is valued based on the value of one (1) share of Textron Inc. Common Stock.
(8) Acquired pursuant to the Deferred Income Plan for Textron Executives.

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