TEXTRON INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Mar 3, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TEXTRON INC (TXT)
CIK: 0000217346
Period of Report: 2009-02-27

Reporting Person: HOWELL MARY L (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-03-01	Common Stock	F	1137	$5.65	Disposed	45579	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-02-27	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.65	A	28097	Acquired	2019-02-28	Common Stock (28097)	Direct
2009-02-27	Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	25067	Acquired		Common Stock (25067)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9456.589	Indirect
Common Stock	544	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The option vests in three (3) equal annual installments, beginning on March 1, 2010.

F2: Issued pursuant to the Textron 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

F3: Each cash-settled restricted stock unit is valued upon vesting based upon the value of one (1) share of Textron Inc. Common Stock.

F4: Payable in cash in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2010.