ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On September 17, 2009, Textron Inc. (the "Company") issued and sold $350,000,000 principal amount of its 6.20% notes due 2015 (the "2015 Notes") and $250,000,000 principal amount of its 7.25% notes due 2019 (the "2019 Notes" and, together with the 2015 Notes, the "Notes") pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-152562), including the related Prospectus dated July 28, 2008, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated September 14, 2009. The exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K are hereby incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits:

1.2 Underwriting Agreement dated September 14, 2009 between the Company and the underwriters named therein, for whom Banc of America Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. acted as representatives, relating to the offer and sale of the Notes, including Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (Debt) dated September 14, 2009.

4.1 Form of Global Note for the 2015 Notes.

4.2 Form of Global Note for the 2019 Notes.

4.3 Officers' Certificate dated September 14, 2009 establishing the Notes pursuant to the Indenture.

5.1 Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP regarding the legality of the Notes issued by the Company.

23.1 Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5).

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