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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 11-K
FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS
AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One):

 
[X] Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

OR

 
[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from _______________ to ___________________

Commission File Number 1-5480


 
A.  Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

TEXTRON SAVINGS PLAN
40 Westminster Street
 Providence, Rhode Island 02903

B.  Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to
      the plan and the address of its principal executive
      office:

TEXTRON INC.
40 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
 

 

 
 


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REQUIRED INFORMATION

Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following Plan financial statements and schedules prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 are filed herewith, as permitted by Item 4 of Form 11-K:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2009 and 2008

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for each of the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

Notes to financial statements

 
Supplemental Schedules:

 
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)


 
Exhibits:

 
23 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 

 

 
 


 
 

 


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Textron Inc., as Plan Administrator, has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 11-K to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
TEXTRON INC., as Plan Administrator for
the Textron Savings Plan
 
By:
   
 
Richard L. Yates
Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
 
 
 
Date: June 28, 2010

 

 
 


 
 

 



 
Textron Savings Plan
 
Financial Statements and
Supplemental Schedule
 
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
Contents
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
1
   
Audited Financial Statements:
 
   
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
3
Notes to Financial Statements
4
   
Supplemental Schedule:
 
   
Schedule H, Line 4i, Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Textron Inc.
Plan Sponsor
Textron Savings Plan
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Textron Savings Plan as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with US generally accepted accounting principles.
 
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2009, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Boston, MA
 
June 28, 2010


 

 
 

 
 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
(In thousands)
 
   
December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Assets
           
Investments, at fair value
  $ 1,843,386     $ 1,372,388  
Accrued investment income
    1,088       7,339  
                 
Receivables:
               
Participant contributions
    996        
Employer contributions
    366        
      1,362        
Total assets
    1,845,836       1,379,727  
                 
Liabilities
               
Accrued expenses
    426       464  
Net assets available for benefits, at fair value
    1,845,410       1,379,263  
                 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    1,641       7,795  
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 1,847,051     $ 1,387,058  
 
See accompanying notes.
 

 

 
 

 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
(In thousands)
 
   
Year Ended December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Additions
           
Interest and dividends
  $ 26,729     $ 72,219  
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments
    396,478       (1,725,425 )
      423,207       (1,653,206 )
Contributions:
               
Participants
    138,747       158,349  
Employer
    60,494       63,655  
Participant rollovers
    3,757       9,270  
      202,998       231,274  
Transfers from other plans
    -       15,145  
Total additions, net of investment income (loss)
    626,205       (1,406,787 )
                 
Deductions
               
Benefit payments
    164,765       173,161  
Administrative expenses
    1,440       1,186  
Other expenses
    7       168  
Total deductions
    166,212       174,515  
                 
Net increase (decrease)
    459,993       (1,581,302 )
                 
Net assets available for benefits:
               
Beginning of year
    1,387,058       2,968,360  
End of year
  $ 1,847,051     $ 1,387,058  
 
See accompanying notes.
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
1. Description of Plan
 
General
 
The Textron Savings Plan (the Plan) covers all eligible domestic employees of Textron Inc. (Textron), as defined in the Plan. The Plan invests in the Textron Stock Fund along with other mutual funds and Guaranteed Investment Contracts. The portion that invests in the Textron Stock Fund is an employee stock ownership plan. The remainder of the Plan is a profit-sharing and 401(k) plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and was amended and restated effective January 1, 2009, and further amended through 2009, to reflect the requirements of recent legislation affecting statutory changes and regulations and other plan changes.
 
The Plan is currently administered under the terms of a Trust Agreement, dated January 12, 2010, with Fidelity Management Trust Company (the Trustee or Fidelity). Fidelity also serves as the Plan’s recordkeeper.
 
Investment Options
 
Through 2008 and most of 2009 participants could elect to direct their employee contributions to the following funds: The Textron Stock Fund, PIMCO Total Return Fund, Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund, Vanguard Institutional Index Fund, Vanguard Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund, Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund, Fidelity Equity Income Fund, Fidelity Blue-Chip Growth Fund, Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund, Fidelity Diversified International Fund, a number of Fidelity Freedom Funds (with various targeted retirement dates) and the Textron Stable Value Fund.
 
During 2009, Textron performed a review of its investment offerings which took into account current trends and best practices within the retirement savings industry.  As a result of this review the following fund replacements were made:
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
1. Description of Plan (continued)
 
Investment Options prior to December 15, 2009
Investment Options after December 15, 2009
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
Fidelity Contrafund® Class K
Fidelity Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Diversified International Fund - Class K
Fidelity Equity-Income Fund
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Plus
Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund
Vanguard Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund
Fidelity Diversified International Fund - Class K
Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund
PIMCO Total Return Institutional
Fidelity Freedom Income Fund
Vanguard Target Retirement Income Trust II Commingled
Fidelity Freedom Funds (with various targeted retirement dates)
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II (with various targeted retirement dates)

The following funds were not replaced and continue to be offered through the Plan: Textron Stock Fund and Textron Stable Value Fund.
 
Also on December 15, 2009, the Plan began offering a new brokerage feature, called Fidelity BrokerageLink, which gives participants expanded investment choices by enabling them to select from numerous investment and individual securities that are not otherwise available under the Plan.  The value of investments purchased through the Fidelity BrokerageLink was $23,916 as of December 31, 2009.
 
Contributions
 
Participants of the Plan are entitled to elect compensation deferrals up to 40% of their eligible compensation, within the limits prescribed by Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). Certain participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified employer retirement plans. Participants’ pre-tax and after-tax contributions, which are matched 50% on the first 10% of contributions to a max of 5% of eligible compensation by
 
Textron subject to certain ERISA restrictions and plan limits, are recorded when Textron makes payroll deductions from participants’ wages
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the plan was amended to allow plan participants, surviving spouses and non-spouse beneficiaries to elect to roll over eligible distributions from the Plan to a Roth IRA.
 
Eligible employees are subject to automatic enrollment on the 60th day after their date of hire, if they have not specifically elected to be excluded from the plan. The automatic enrollment is for 3% of eligible compensation per pay period. An employee who is automatically enrolled may elect to change or suspend their enrollment in the plan at any time.
 

 
 
 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
1. Description of Plan (continued)
 
Certain participants in the Plan are entitled to receive a retirement supplement contribution which is equal to 1% of the participant’s eligible compensation. Participants eligible for a retirement supplement contribution are also eligible for a matching contribution. Contributions from employees who receive a retirement supplement are matched 100% up to 4% of eligible salary by Textron subject to certain ERISA restrictions and plan limits, and are recorded when Textron makes payroll deductions from participants’ wages. Participants eligible for the Retirement Supplement are not eligible for the 50% match up to 5% in company stock.
 
Participants who are at least age 50 or who will reach age 50 during the year, will be allowed to make additional employee pre-tax contributions (catch-up contributions), above the otherwise applicable limits. In accordance with limits under the federal tax laws, catch-up contributions cannot exceed $5,500 in 2009 and $5,000 in 2008. After that, the limit may be adjusted from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury, to reflect inflation. Catch-up contributions will not be eligible for Company matching contributions.
 
Textron makes contributions to the Plan based on actual contribution levels. In addition, Textron may make additional discretionary contributions. There were no discretionary contributions made by Textron in 2009 or 2008. All forfeitures arising out of a participant’s termination of employment for reasons other than retirement, disability or death are used to reduce future Textron contributions. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, forfeitures totaled $2,223,192 and $323,000, respectively. Forfeitures used during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 to offset the Company match were $1,345 and $3,206,000, respectively.
 
Employer contributions are made in the form of Textron Stock and invested in the Textron Stock Fund. Employees have the ability to subsequently reallocate matching contributions among any of the investment options offered in the Plan.
 
Effective December 31, 2009, the Textron Retirement Program (pension plan and linked retirement account) was frozen to new entrants. As a result of this freeze, any employee who was not covered by the Textron Retirement Program at December 31, 2009 (or was covered at December 31, 2009 but subsequently ceased to be covered) will not be eligible to accrue additional benefits under the Textron Retirement Program.  Instead, these employees will be eligible to receive an additional retirement cash contribution to their Plan account equal to 4% of their eligible compensation.  These discretionary contributions will vest in accordance with the vesting schedule below.  The contributions are deposited in the participant account after December 31st of each year and as soon as administratively possible. The discretionary contribution is in addition to the matching contribution of 50% on the first 10% up to a max of 5%.  These contributions are not considered part of the vested balance eligible for participant loans.
 

 

 
 


 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 
1. Description of Plan (continued)
 
Transfers from Other Plans
 
Effective April 25, 2008, the Overwatch Systems 401(k) Plan merged into the Plan.  Additionally, the McTurbine 401(k) Plan merged effective January 12, 2010 (assets transferred in were $0.5 million) and the UIC 401(k) Plan merged into the Plan effective April 6, 2010 (assets transferred in were $155 million).
 
Benefits
 
In the event a participant ceases to be an employee or becomes totally disabled while employed, all of his or her account, to the extent then vested, shall become distributable. Distributions are in the form of cash unless Textron stock is requested. Effective April 30, 2008, an account will be distributed in a single payment if the value of the account is less than $1,000 when the account first becomes distributable. The previous minimum distribution amount was $5,000. If the value of the account is $1,000 or more when the account first becomes distributable ($5,000 or more before April 30, 2008), a participant is not required to take a distribution immediately.  A participant is always vested in the portions of his or her account attributable to his or her own contributions and compensation deferrals and to discretionary contributions by Textron. The Plan provides for full vesting of a participant’s account in the event of his or her termination of employment, other than for cause, within two years after a change in control of Textron. Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
Vesting
 
Textron’s matching contributions vest based on the length of service in the Plan as follows:
 
Months of Service
 
Vested Percentage
 
       
24 months but less than 36 months
    25 %
36 months but less than 48 months
    50 %
48 months but less than 60 months
    75 %
60 months or more
    100 %
 
Participant Accounts
 
A separate account is maintained for each participant and is increased by (a) the participant’s contributions and compensation deferrals, (b) Textron’s matching contribution, and by the pro rata share of additional discretionary contributions made by Textron, if any, including any retirement supplement contributions and (c) plan income (loss), and charged with an allocation
 
 
 

 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
1. Description of Plan (continued)
 
of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances as defined. The participant is entitled to the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
 
Participant Notes Receivable
 
Active participants, not including directors or executive officers as determined by the plan administrator, may have one loan outstanding and may borrow a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of the lesser of one-half of their vested balance or $50,000 less the participant’s highest outstanding loan balance during the 12-month period preceding the new loan request. Interest is charged at a rate of Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus 1%, as of the first business day of the month.  A fee is charged to the participant to cover the cost of administration. The loan terms may range from one to five years and are repaid primarily through automatic payroll deductions.
 
Plan Termination
 
Textron has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. Textron has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100 percent vested in their accounts.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Accounting
 
The financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly (FSP FAS 157-4). FSP FAS 157-4 supersedes FSP FAS 157-3 Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active and amends SFAS 157 Fair Value Measurement (codified as ASC 820) to provide additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability. FSP FAS 157-4 also provides additional guidance on circumstances that may indicate that a transaction is not orderly and on defining major categories of debt and equity securities in meeting the disclosure requirements of SFAS 157. FSP FAS 157-4 is effective for reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Plan adopted SFAS 157-4 effective January 1, 2009.

 
 


 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
 
In May 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 165, Subsequent Events, which was codified into ASC 855, Subsequent Events, to provide general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date, but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. ASC 855 was amended in February 2010. The Plan has adopted ASC 855, as amended.
 
In September 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2009-12, Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) (ASU 2009-12). ASU 2009-12 amended ASC 820 to allow entities to use net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent), as a practical expedient, to measure fair value when the investment does not have a readily determinable fair value and the net asset value is calculated in a manner consistent with investment company accounting. The Plan adopted the guidance in ASU 2009-12 for the reporting period ended December 31, 2009 and has utilized the practical expedient to measure the fair value of investments within the scope of this guidance based on the investment’s NAV. In addition, as a result of adopting ASU 2009-12, the Plan has provided additional disclosures regarding the nature and risks of investments within the scope of this guidance. Refer to Note 5 for these disclosures. Adoption of ASU 2009-12 did not have a material effect on the Plan’s net assets available for benefits or its changes in net assets available for benefits.
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, (ASU 2010-06). ASU 2010-06 amended ASC 820 to clarify certain existing fair value disclosures and require a number of additional disclosures. The guidance in ASU 2010-06 clarified that disclosures should be presented separately for each “class” of assets and liabilities measured at fair value and provided guidance on how to determine the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities to be presented. ASU 2010-06 also clarified the requirement for entities to disclose information about both the valuation techniques and inputs used in estimating Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements. In addition, ASU 2010-06 introduced new requirements to disclose the amounts (on a gross basis) and reasons for any significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy and present information regarding the purchases, sales, issuances and settlements of Level 3 assets and liabilities on a gross basis. With the exception of the requirement to present changes in Level 3 measurements on a gross basis, which is delayed until 2011, the guidance in ASU 2010-06 becomes effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Plan management is currently evaluating the effect that the provisions of ASU 2010-06 will have on the Plan’s financial statements.
 
Fair Values of Assets
 
In accordance with the provisions of ASC 820, the Plan measures fair value at the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 prioritizes the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (the “inputs”) into a three-tier fair value hierarchy. This fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority (Level 1) to quoted prices in active
 

 
 

 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority (Level 3) to unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, requiring companies to develop their own assumptions.
 
Observable inputs that do not meet the criteria of Level 1, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, are categorized as Level 2. Level 3 inputs are those that reflect our estimates about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, based on the best information available in the circumstances. Valuation techniques for assets and liabilities measured using Level 3 inputs may include methodologies such as the market approach, the income approach or the cost approach, and may use unobservable inputs such as projections, estimates and management’s interpretation of current market data. These unobservable inputs are only utilized to the extent that observable inputs are not available or cost-effective to obtain.
 
Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
 
The table below presents the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis categorized by the level of inputs used in the valuation of each asset and liability.
 
   
December 31, 2009
 
(In thousands)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Textron Stock Fund
  $ 672,250     $ -     $ -  
Mutual Funds
                       
   Domestic equity securities
    374,409       -       -  
   International equity securities
    121,166       -       -  
   Domestic debt securities
    110,637       -       -  
Common Collective Trust Funds
                       
   Blended debt and equity securities
    -       212,724       -  
   Domestic debt securities
    -       258,563       -  
Money Market Funds
    2,326       -       -  
Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GICs)
    -       -       60,811  
Participant Notes Receivable
    -       30,476       -  
Self-directed brokerage account
    24       -       -  
Total Assets
  $ 1,280,812     $ 501,763     $ 60,811  
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
   
December 31, 2008
 
(In thousands)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Textron Stock Fund
  $ 389,220     $ -     $ -  
Mutual Funds
                       
   Domestic equity securities
    284,948       -       -  
   International equity securities
    95,985       -       -  
   Domestic debt securities
    86,098       -       -  
   Blended debt and equity securities
    153,659       -       -  
Common Collective Trust Funds
                       
   Domestic debt securities
          238,227        
Money Market Funds
    5,150       -       -  
Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GICs)
    -       -       82,992  
Participant Notes Receivable
    -       36,109       -  
Total Assets
  $ 1,015,060     $ 274,336     $ 82,992  

The Textron stock fund consists solely of Textron stock, which is valued at its quoted market price, and is considered a Level 1 investment.
 
Mutual funds and money market funds consist of groups of investments, which may include equity securities, debt securities or other mutual funds. The underlying investments are valued primarily using quoted market prices in active markets (Level 1) and significant other observable inputs (Level 2), but the mutual funds themselves are quoted in an active market, and as a result, they are considered Level 1 investments.
 
The common collective trusts consisting of blended debt and equity securities are groups of investments similar to mutual funds.  The underlying investments are valued primarily using quoted market prices in active markets (Level 1).  The collective trusts themselves are not quoted in an active market, however, and are therefore considered Level 2 investments.
 
The Stable Value Fund consists of money market funds, Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GICs), and certain common collective trusts, which are the underlying investments in Synthetic GICs. The common collective trusts are considered Level 2 investments per the underlying investment financial statements, as they use significant other observable inputs for valuation, and these investments are not quoted in an active market. Traditional GICs are valued using the income approach, by discounting future contractually guaranteed payments using the duration-matched swap rate for each payment, which approximates market rates for new contracts. This is the methodology and data which we believe market participants would use in valuing these contracts. Because this estimate represents our assumption of what market participants assumptions would be, this portion of the Stable Value Fund is considered a Level 3 investment.
 
Participant Notes receivable are valued at the outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest, considering actual loan defaults as well. The current market interest rate of the loans
 
 
 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
approximates the historical issued interest rate, and the loan balance using the historical rates approximates fair value. These interest rates are objective amounts which are observable, but which are not based on quoted prices in active markets, and are therefore considered Level 2.
 
Changes in Fair Value for Unobservable Inputs
 
The table below presents the change in fair value measurements for our Guaranteed Investment Contracts that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009:
 
(In thousands)
 
December 31
2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 82,992     $ 88,582  
Additions for the period:
               
Contributions
    -       31,000  
Interest Earned
    3,138       3,749  
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
    (2,265 )     4,496  
Disbursements
    (23,054 )     (44,835 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 60,811     $ 82,992  

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
 
Securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the plan year. The shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted marketprices which represent the net asset values of shares held by the Plan at year-end. The participant loans are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value. The common collective trusts are valued at the combined value of their underlying securities less expenses.
 
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
Guaranteed Investment Contracts and Synthetic Guaranteed Investment Contracts
 
The Stable Value Fund invests in a variety of stable value products, including guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) issued by insurance companies and other financial institutions, synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (Synthetic GICs) which have similar characteristics, a money market fund and the SEI Stable Asset Fund (SEI). As described in Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position (FSP) AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans
 

 

 

 
 
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Textron Savings Plan
 
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
(the FSP), investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.
 
However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts (such as the contracts held by the Stable Value Fund) because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. As required by the FSP, the statements of net assets available for benefits present the fair value of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and the adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.
 
The fair value of investments in GICs was determined based on the discounted cash flows of the future payments. The fair value of Synthetic GICs equals the total of the fair value of the underlying assets plus the total wrap rebid value. The fair value of the Plan’s units of the SEI was determined based on the fair value of the funds underlying assets.
 
The GICs, Synthetic GICs and SEI all represent fully benefit-responsive investments. Contract value represents contributions made under the contract plus interest at the crediting rate payable under such contract less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. The issuers are contractually obligated to repay the principal balance of such contracts and a specified interest rate that is guaranteed to the Plan. There are currently no reserves against contract values for credit risk of the contract issuers or otherwise.
 
Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with an issuer. In addition to certain Synthetic GICs’ termination provisions discussed below, such contracts generally provide for withdrawals associated with certain events which are not in the ordinary course of Plan operations, and which the issuer determines will have a material adverse effect on the issuer’s financial interest, will be paid with a market value adjustment to contract value amount of such withdrawal as defined in such contracts. Such events typically include all or some of the following: (i) amendments to the Plan documents or Plan administration, including reduction or elimination of employer matching contributions; (ii) changes to the Plan’s prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions; (iii) complete or partial termination of the Plan or merger with another plan); (iv) the failure of the Plan or its trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA; (v) unless made in accordance with the withdrawal provisions of the Plan, the withdrawal from the contract resulting from an event at the direction of the plan sponsor (“employer initiated event”) such as withdrawals due to the removal of a specifically identifiable group of employees from coverage under the participating plan (such as a group layoff or early retirement incentive program), or the closing or sale of a subsidiary, employing unit or affiliate, the bankruptcy or insolvency of a plan sponsor, Fund, Trustee or Investment Manager, the merger of the plan with another plan, or the plan sponsor’s establishment of another tax qualified defined contribution plan; (vi) any change in law, regulation, ruling,
 

 
 

 
 
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
administrative or judicial position or accounting requirement, in any case applicable to the Plan or Fund, and (vii) the delivery of any communication to Plan participants designed to influence a participant not to invest in the fund. The Plan Administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such market value event, which would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable.
 
In addition, Synthetic GICs typically provide for an adjustment to contract value if a security that is part of the underlying assets defaults or otherwise becomes impaired as defined in the wrap contract. In the event of an impairment, generally contract value is decreased by the amortized cost of the impaired security and, if such security is subsequently sold, contract value is increased by the amount of such sales proceeds.
 
GICs generally do not permit issuers to terminate the agreement prior to the scheduled maturity date. Synthetic GICs generally are evergreen contracts that contain termination provisions. The termination provisions of Synthetic GICs permit the fund’s investment manager or issuer to terminate upon notice at any time at market value and provide for automatic termination of the Synthetic GIC if the contract value or market value of the contract equals zero. The issuer is not excused from paying the excess contract value when the market value equals zero. Synthetic GICs that permit the issuer to terminate at market value generally provide that the fund may elect to convert such termination to an Amortization Election as described below. In addition, if the fund defaults in its obligations or representations under the agreement (including non-compliance with investment guidelines governing the underlying assets, or the issuer’s determination that the agreement constitutes a nonexempt prohibited transaction as defined under ERISA) and such default is not cured within any applicable cure period, then the Synthetic GIC may be terminated by the issuer and the fund will receive the market value as of the date of termination. Also, generally Synthetic GICs permit the issuer or investment manager to elect at anytime to convert the wrapped portfolio to a declining duration strategy whereby the contract would terminate at a date which corresponds to the duration of the underlying fixed income portfolio on the date of the amortization election (Amortization Election). After the effective date of an Amortization Election, the fixed income portfolio must conform to the guidelines agreed upon by the wrap issuer and the investment manager for the Amortization Election period. Such guidelines are intended to result in contract value equaling market value of the wrapped portfolio by such termination date.
 
Synthetic GICs also define certain other termination events that permit the issuer to terminate the contract at market value. Termination events typically include all or some of the following: (i) termination or replacement of the investment adviser without the issuer’s consent, (ii) the Plan or its trust is fully or partially terminated or fails to be exempt from federal income taxation, (iii) the plan merges with another plan, (iv) if a security is sold or subject to a lien other than as permitted under the contract, (v) the contract holder engages in fraud or other action that materially and adversely affects the risk profile of the contract, (vi) if there is any change in law, regulation, ruling, or accounting requirement applicable to the Plan or Fund that could cause substantial withdrawals from the Fund, (vii) performance of the issuer’s obligations under the
 
 


 
 
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
contract becomes illegal, (viii) the bankruptcy of the Fund, Trust or investment advisor, or (ix) the level of impaired securities as defined in the contract exceeds an agreed upon amount of the portfolio.
 
The average yield earned by the Plan for all fully benefit-responsive investment contracts was approximately 3.47% and 5.43% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The average yield of the contracts based on the interest rate credited to participants was approximately 2.43% and 4.19% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
 
Administrative Expenses
 
Administrative fees paid by the Plan are allocated as follows:
 
•  
Fees associated with in-service withdrawals, distributions and loans are charged directly to the associated participant account.
 
•  
Fees with respect to each investment fund are charged against the investment returns of those investment funds and allocated on a pro-rata basis to participants who invest in those investment funds.
 
•  
Expenses associated with qualified domestic relation orders are charged directly to the related participant account.
 
•  
Expenses associated with operating the Plan, such as recordkeeping fees, legal fees, consulting fees, transfer fees, annuity fees, annual reporting fees, claims processing fees, cost of supplies and similar fees, are charged to the participant accounts.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
3. Investments
 
During 2009 and 2008, the Plan’s investments (including investments purchased, sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in fair value as follows:

 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
 
3. Investments (continued)
 
   
Year Ended
December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(In thousands)
 
       
Textron Inc. Stock Fund
  $ 226,896     $ (1,348,861 )
Mutual funds
    169,582       (376,564 )
    $ 396,478     $ (1,725,425 )
 
Investments that represent 5% or more of the fair value of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits are as follows:

   
Year Ended December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Textron Stock Fund
  $ 672,250     $ 389,220  
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Plus
    219,699       143,808  
Fidelity Diversified International Fund - Class K
    121,166    
(a)
 
PIMCO Total Return Institutional
    110,637       72,613  
Fidelity Low-Price Stock Fund
    93,144    
(a)
 
NATIXIS Financial (Dwight Target 2 Fund) (c)
 
(b)
      72,494  
State Street (Dwight Target 2 Fund) (c)
 
(b)
      83,333  
Fidelity Diversified International Fund
 
(b)
      73,385  
 
(a)
The Plan changed funds in 2009 so funds that were available in 2008 are no longer available in 2009 and funds available in 2009 were not available in 2008.  See Note 1 for further discussion.
(b)
Investment is less than 5% of net assets available for benefits
(c)
Amount shown represents contract value, which is the relevant value included in net assets available for benefits. As December 31, 2008, the fair value of the NATIXIS Financial (Dwight Target 2 Fund) and State Street (Dwight Target 2 Fund) common collective trusts were $66,171 and $77,092, respectively.
 
4. Related-Party Transactions (In thousands)
 
The Plan holds shares of mutual funds managed by Fidelity Management Trust Company, the trustee of the plan. The Plan also invests in shares of Textron’s common stock. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, 35,739 and 28,052 shares of common stock were held by the Plan, respectively, with a fair value of $672,250 and $389,220, respectively. Dividend income recorded by the Plan for the Company common stock for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $2,591
 
 

 
 
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and $22,338 respectively. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions; however, they are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules under ERISA.
 
5. Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
 
6. Income Tax Status
 
The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dated September 6, 2002, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to this determination by the IRS, the Plan was amended and restated. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The plan administrator believes the Plan is being operated substantially in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan, as amended and restated, is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt. The Plan Sponsor has indicated that it will take the necessary steps, if any, to ensure the Plan’s operations continue to be in compliance with the Code.  The Plan Sponsor has submitted, but not yet received, a request for a new determination letter.
 

 

 
 
 
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Supplemental Schedule
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

Textron Savings Plan
 
Employer Identification Number 05-0315468
Plan Number 030
 
Schedule H, Line 4i, Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
(In thousands)
 
December 31, 2009
 

 
 
Identity of Issue
 
Description of Investments, Including Rate of Interest and Number of Shares or Units
   
Current
Value
 
Textron Stock Fund*
    35,739     $ 672,250  
Mutual Funds:
               
Fidelity Low-Price Stock Fund*
    2,916       93,144  
Fidelity Contrafund Class K*
    1,057       61,566  
Fidelity Diversified International Fund - Class K*
    4,330       121,166  
PIMCO Total Return Institutional
    10,244       110,637  
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund – Institutional Plus
    2,154       219,699  
Total Mutual Funds
            606,212  
Common Collective Trust Funds (outside of Stable Value Fund)
               
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool Income Fund
    268       5,715  
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool 2005
    102       2,052  
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool 2010
    1,017       19,041  
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool 2015
    1,611       28,825  
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool 2020
    2,214       37,749  
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool 2025
    2,110       34,417  
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool 2030
    1,705       26,523  
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool 2035
    1,306       19,848  
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool 2040
    1,770       27,017  
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool 2045
    399       6,080  
Vanguard Target Retirement Trust II Commingled Pool 2050
    356       5,457  
Total Common Collective Trusts (outside Stable Value Fund)
          $ 212,724  


 

 
 
 
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Employer Identification Number 05-0315468
Plan Number 030
 
Schedule H, Line 4i, Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
(continued)
(In thousands)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
 
 
 
Identity of Issue
 
Description of Investments, Including Rate of Interest and Number of Shares or Units
   
Current
Value
 
Stable Value Fund
           
Cash/Cash Equivalent - Fidelity Institutional Money Market Fund *
    .26 %   $ 2,326  
Guaranteed Investment Contracts:
               
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. - Matures 1/15/10
    4.03 %     2,838  
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. - Matures 6/15/10
    4.59 %     3,206  
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. - Matures 5/15/10, 5/15/13
    5.04 %     6,501  
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. - Matures 6/15/11
    5.63 %     11,510  
Monumental Life Insurance Co. - Matures 3/15/12
    4.29 %     5,390  
Pacific Life Insurance Co. - Matures 3/15/10
    4.45 %     6,170  
Pacific Life Insurance Co. - Matures 9/15/11, 9/14/12
    5.53 %     8,654  
Prudential Life Insurance Co. - Matures 2/15/13
    4.80 %     5,456  
Prudential Life Insurance Co. Matures 6/15/12
    5.58 %     7,611  
Total Guaranteed Investment Contracts
          $ 57,336  
 

 
 
 
 


 
 
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Employer Identification Number 05-0315468
Plan Number 030
 
Schedule H, Line 4i, Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
(continued)
(In thousands)
 
December 31, 2009
 

 
 
 
Identity of Issue
 
Description of Investments, Including Rate of Interest and Number of Shares or Units
   
Current
Value
 
Common Collective Trust Funds:
           
NATIXIS Financial (Dwight Target 2 Fund)
    (.15 %)   $ 73,039  
State Street Bank (Dwight Target 2 Fund)
    1.76 %     84,339  
NATIXIS Financial (JP Morgan Intermediate Bond Trust Fund)
    4.02 %     38,311  
State Street Bank (Dwight Target 5 Fund)
    1.76 %     24,791  
NATIXIS Financial (Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund)
    4.02 %     37,031  
SEI Stable Asset Fund
    1.00 %     6,168  
Total Common Collective Trust Funds
            263,679  
Total Stable Value Fund
          $ 323,341  
                 
Self-directed Brokerage Account – Fidelity BrokerageLink
            24  
Participant notes receivable *
 
4.25% to 10.5
 %     30,476  
            $ 1,845,027  

* Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan
 

Note: Cost information has not been provided because all investments are participant directed.
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
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