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 22, 2015

 

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))

 

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Item 5.07                                           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a)         The 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Textron was held on April 22, 2015.

 

The results of the voting on the matters submitted to our shareholders are as follows:

 

1.              The following persons were elected to serve as directors until the next annual shareholders’ meeting and received the following votes:

 

		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Vote
Scott C. Donnelly		227,967,542		6,560,408		2,120,708		18,762,126
Kathleen M. Bader		209,585,866		24,808,881		2,253,911		18,762,126
R. Kerry Clark		227,988,489		6,339,603		2,320,566		18,762,126
James T. Conway		227,288,784		7,044,922		2,314,952		18,762,126
Ivor J. Evans		226,077,643		8,034,479		2,536,536		18,762,126
Lawrence K. Fish		224,816,965		9,358,458		2,473,235		18,762,126
Paul E. Gagné		226,501,022		7,802,559		2,354,077		18,762,126
Dain M. Hancock		228,820,134		5,438,584		2,389,940		18,762,126
Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG		224,424,855		9,704,285		2,519,518		18,762,126
Lloyd G. Trotter		229,092,594		5,202,137		2,353,927		18,762,126
James L. Ziemer		229,326,415		5,007,135		2,315,108		18,762,126

 

2.              The proposed Textron Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan was approved by the following vote:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
222,502,803		11,914,089		2,231,766		18,762,126

 

3.              The advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement, was approved by the following vote:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
218,589,584		15,528,378		2,530,696		18,762,126

 

4.              The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee as Textron’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was ratified by the following vote:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
249,949,582		3,972,451		1,488,751		—

 

5.              The shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman was rejected by the following vote:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
43,711,785		189,976,670		2,960,203		18,762,126

 

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6.              The shareholder proposal regarding an incentive compensation recoupment policy was rejected by the following vote:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
48,986,918		183,847,010		3,814,730		18,762,126

 

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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)
	By:	/s/ E. Robert Lupone
		E. Robert Lupone
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Date: April 23, 2015

 

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