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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): May 7, 2019 TEXTRON INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-5480 05-0315468 (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 4 0 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction 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)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b2– of this chapter). Emerging growth company   o If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of exchange on which registered Common Stock — par value $0.125 TXT New York Stock Exchange Item 8.01.                             Other Events On May 7, 2019, Textron Inc. (“Textron”) issued and sold $300,000,000 principal amount of its 3.900% Notes due September 17, 2029 (the “Notes”) pursuant to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-219499), including the related Prospectus dated July 27, 2017, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated April 30, 2019. The exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K are hereby incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement. Item 9.01.                             Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits: The following exhibits are filed herewith: Exhibit Number Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated April 30, 2019 between Textron and the underwriters named therein, for whom Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acted as managers, relating to the offer and sale of the Notes, including Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (Debt) dated April 30, 2019. 4.1 Form of Global Note. 4.2 Officers’ Certificate dated May 7, 2019 establishing the Notes pursuant to the Indenture dated as of September 10, 1999 between Textron and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee. 5.1 Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP regarding the legality of the Notes. 23.1 Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 2 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) /s/ Eric Salander Eric Salander Vice President — Investor Relations and Treasurer Date: May 7, 2019 3