Shareholder Vote

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   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):   ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   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