eightk.htm
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): December 2,
2009
TEXTRON
INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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I-5480
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05-0315468
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(State
of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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Incorporation)
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Identification
Number)
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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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230.425)
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240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.03.
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Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
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On
December 2, 2009, the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (the “Company”)
approved amended and restated by-laws (the “Amended By-Laws”) of the Company, to
be effective immediately. The Amended By-Laws were adopted to
accommodate the appointment of either a “non-executive” Chairman of the Board or
an executive Chairman of the Board.
The
Amended By-Laws revise the current By-Laws by no longer designating the Chairman
as an officer of the Company and by providing that the Chairman is a Board
position. Consistent with this approach, the Amended By-laws
eliminate the authority of the Chairman (unless the Chairman is also the Chief
Executive Officer) to take certain actions that are executive in nature, such as
signing contracts and delegating duties to other corporate
officers. The Amended By-Laws also make certain other technical and
conforming changes.
The
preceding description is qualified in its entirely by reference to the Amended
By-Laws of the Company which are filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and are
incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed
herewith:
Exhibit
Number Description
3.1 Amended
and Restated By-Laws of Textron Inc.
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.
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TEXTRON
INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date: December
3, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Terrence O’Donnell
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Terrence O'Donnell
Executive Vice
President and General Counsel |
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