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All rights reserved.}{\title TEXTRON INC (Form: 8-K, Received: 01/24/2019 06:36:17)}} \paperh15840\paperw12240\margl360\margr360\margt360\margb360\headery0\footery360\sprstsp\sprsbsp\sprsspbf\sprslnsp\widowctrl\viewscale100 {\*\bkmkstart eolPage1}{\*\bkmkend eolPage1}{\*\bkmkstart FIS_TOP_OF_DOCUMENT}{\*\bkmkend FIS_TOP_OF_DOCUMENT}{\*\bkmkstart A19_3355_18K_HTM}{\*\bkmkend A19_3355_18K_HTM}{\*\bkmkstart FIS_FORM}{\*\bkmkend FIS_FORM}\pard {\fs20 {\fs10 \u160?}}\par \pard \sb40 {\fs20 {\u160?}}\par \pard \qc \sb1 {\fs20 {\b {\fs36\b UNITED STATES\line SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION}}}\par \pard \qc \sb1 {\fs20 {\b {\b Washington, D.C.\u160? 20549}}}\par \pard \sb1 {\fs20 {\u160?}}\par \pard \qc \sb1 {\fs20 {\b {\fs36\b FORM\u160?8-K}}}\par \pard \sb1 {\fs20 {\u160?}}\par \pard \qc \sb1 {\fs20 {\b {\fs24\b CURRENT REPORT\line Pursuant to Section\u160?13 or 15(d)\u160?of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934}}}\par \pard \sb1 {\fs20 {\u160?}}\par \pard \qc \sb1 {\fs20 {Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):\u160? 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