Textron Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

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 29, 2026

 

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 Number)

 

40 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 421-2800

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock – par value $0.125		TXT		New York Stock Exchange

 

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 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company   ¨

 

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. ¨

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

a.

The 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Textron Inc. was held on April 29, 2026.

 

b.

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
Richard F. Ambrose			147,149,295				1,469,798				1,025,556				10,686,446
Lisa M. Atherton			145,479,401				3,793,869				371,379				10,686,446
R. Kerry Clark			144,270,868				4,448,003				925,778				10,686,446
Scott C. Donnelly			145,919,776				3,238,258				486,615				10,686,446
Michael X. Garrett			146,705,205				1,895,083				1,044,361				10,686,446
Deborah Lee James			146,436,116				2,254,217				954,316				10,686,446
Thomas A. Kennedy			146,863,451				1,796,497				984,701				10,686,446
Cristina Méndez			147,323,532				1,488,348				832,769				10,686,446
Rob Mionis			147,183,572				1,511,593				949,484				10,686,446
Lionel L. Nowell III			146,907,020				1,834,061				903,568				10,686,446
Maria T. Zuber			139,534,098				9,385,957				724,594				10,686,446

 

2.

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee as Textron's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was ratified by the following vote:

 

For				Against				Abstain
	153,936,094				5,652,133				742,868

 

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
	133,528,357				15,315,742				800,550				10,686,446

 

 

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: May 1, 2026