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):  April 13, 2011

 

TEXTRON INC.

 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 1.01.         Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On April 13, 2011, Textron Inc. (“Textron”) amended (the “Amendment”) its senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Facility Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agents, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as documentation agents, and other lenders.  The Amendment replaces the original Commitment Schedule attached to the Facility Agreement with a revised Commitment Schedule which includes an additional lender.  The aggregate amount of committed credit under the Facility Agreement remained unchanged at $1.0 billion.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.         Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

       (c)                Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

10.1         Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 13, 2011, to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2011, among Textron, the Lenders listed therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agents, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.,  as Documentation Agents

 

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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.

 

 

	TEXTRON INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: April 15, 2011	By:	/s/ Mary F. Lovejoy
		Mary F. Lovejoy
		Vice President and Treasurer

 

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