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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HOWELL MARY L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEXTRON INC [TXT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP (Last) (First) (Middle) TEXTRON INC., 1111 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/20/2007 (Street) WASHINGTON, DC 20004 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/20/2007   M   16,666 A $ 74.9375 47,871 D   Common Stock 04/20/2007   M   20,631 A $ 73.0313 68,502 D   Common Stock 04/20/2007   M   20,928 A $ 56.43 89,430 D   Common Stock 04/20/2007   S   58,225 D $ 102.34 (1) 31,205 D   Common Stock               4,363.632 I Held on behalf of Reporting Person by the Textron Savings Plan (as of April 20, 2007). Common Stock               272 I Held by Reporting Person's son.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy

$ 74.9375

04/20/2007

M

9,000

12/10/1999

12/09/2008

Common Stock

9,000

$ 0 (2)

9,000

D

Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy

$ 74.9375

04/20/2007

M

7,666

12/10/2000

12/09/2008

Common Stock

7,666

$ 0 (2)

1,334

D

Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy

$ 73.0313

04/20/2007

M

11,000

12/15/2000

12/14/2009

Common Stock

11,000

$ 0 (3)

11,000

D

Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy

$ 73.0313

04/20/2007

M

9,631

12/15/2001

12/14/2009

Common Stock

9,631

$ 0 (3)

1,369

D

Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy

$ 56.43

04/20/2007

M

7,567

02/12/2005

02/11/2014

Common Stock

7,567

$ 0 (3)

15,133

D

Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy

$ 56.43

04/20/2007

M

7,567

02/12/2006

02/11/2014

Common Stock

7,567

$ 0 (3)

7,566

D

Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy

$ 56.43

04/20/2007

M

5,794

02/12/2007

02/11/2014

Common Stock

5,794

$ 0 (3)

1,772

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOWELL MARY L TEXTRON INC. 1111 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 400 WASHINGTON, DC 20004			Executive VP

Signatures

Ann T. Willaman, Attorney-in-Fact		04/23/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Price reported is weighted average price per share of transaction effected at prices ranging from $102.00 to $102.83.
(2)	Issued pursuant to the Textron 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(3)	Issued pursuant to the Textron 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

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