TEXTRON INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Jan 20, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TEXTRON INC (TXT)
CIK: 0000217346
Period of Report: 2009-01-15

Reporting Person: YATES RICHARD L (Sr. VP and Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-01-15	Common Stock	M	4000	—	Acquired	44035.9436	Direct
2009-01-15	Common Stock	D	4000	$15.021	Disposed	40035.9436	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-01-15	Phantom Stock	$0	M	4000	Disposed		Common Stock (4000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3886.717	Indirect
Common Stock	194.094	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Converts to the cash equivalent of Textron Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis.

F2: The phantom stock vests in three annual installments as follows: 2,000 shares on December 31, 2006; 4,000 shares on December 31, 2007; and 4,000 shares on December 31, 2008. Vested shares of phantom stock are payable in cash only. Calculation of the per share price is based on an average of the closing price of Textron Inc. Common Stock on the first ten trading days following the vesting date.