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Douglas R. Wilburne

Vice President, Investor Relations

Textron Inc.

    

40 Westminster St.

Providence, RI 02903

401-457-2288

 

April 3, 2014

 

Dear Investor:

Recently, we sent you our definitive proxy statement dated March 7, 2014 for our upcoming annual meeting of shareholders to be held on April 23, 2014. I am writing to provide you with an update to the biographical information of director nominee Ivor J. Evans, presented under “Election of Directors” on page 4 of our proxy statement.

Mr. Evans’ biography stated that, in addition to his service on Textron’s board of directors since 2003, he also serves as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Meritor, Inc., and as a director of Spirit AeroSystems and Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. Today, we were informed that Mr. Evans has resigned as a director at Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.

Therefore, at the present time Mr. Evans is serving on three public company boards. We are contacting proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis with this information, so that they can reassess their recommendations to vote against Mr. Evans, based on their criteria that a board member who is also a CEO or chairman of a public company should serve on no more than three total boards.

We appreciate your ownership and confidence in Textron and encourage you to vote your shares for Mr. Evans and our other director nominees.

Sincerely,

/s/ Douglas R. Wilburne

Douglas R. Wilburne

Vice President, Investor Relations

 

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