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Textron Inc.
We also own or license trademarks, trade names and service marks that are important to our business. Some of these trademarks,
trade names and service marks are used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports, including : AB139; AB Benzlers;
APCO; BA609; Bell Helicopter; Bob-Cat; Boesner; Brouwer; Brouwer RoboMax; Bunton; Cadillac Gage; Caravan 675; Caravan
Floatplane; Cessna; Cessna Aircraft Company; Cessna Caravan; Cherry; Cherry Rivetless Nut Plate; Citation Bravo; Citation CJ1;
Citation CJ1+; Citation CJ2; Citation CJ2+; Citation CJ3; Citation Encore; Citation Mustang; CitationShares; Citation Sovereign;
Citation X; Citation XLS; Cone Drive; Cushman; David Brown; David Brown Guinard Pumps; David Brown Hydraulics; David
Brown Union Pumps; E-Z-GO; Fairmont; Grand Caravan; Greenlee; HR Textron; Intevia; Jacobsen; Kautex; Klauke; Lycoming;
M1117 Armored Security Vehicle; Maag; MagKnife; Maxibolt Plus; Radicon; Ransomes; Ryan; 172 Skyhawk; 172 Skyhawk SP;
182 Skylane; ST 4X4; 206 Stationair; Steiner; Super Cargomaster; T206 Turbo Stationair; Tempo; Textron; Textron Fastening Sys-
tems; Textron Financial Corporation; Textron Fluid & Power; Textron Marine & Land Systems; Textron Systems; Turbo 182 Sky-
lane; V-22 Osprey; and Vector. These marks and their related trademark designs and logotypes (and variations of the foregoing) are
trademarks, trade names or service marks of Textron Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates, or joint ventures.
Environmental Considerations
Our operations are subject to numerous laws and regulations designed to protect the environment. Compliance with these laws
and expenditures for environmental control facilities have not had a material effect on our capital expenditures, earnings or com-
petitive position. Additional information regarding environmental matters is contained in Note 15 to the consolidated financial
statements on pages 64 and 65 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Employees
At January 1, 2005, we had approximately 44,000 employees.
Available Information
We make available free of charge on our Internet website (http://www.textron.com) our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material
with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Forward-Looking Information
Forward-looking Information: Certain statements in this report and other oral and written statements made by Textron from time to
time are forward-looking statements, including those that discuss strategies, goals, outlook or other non-historical matters; or
project revenues, income, returns or other financial measures. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on
which they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the state-
ments, including the following: (a) the extent to which Textron is able to achieve savings from its restructuring plans; (b) uncer-
tainty in estimating the amount and timing of restructuring charges and related costs; (c) changes in worldwide economic and
political conditions that impact interest and foreign exchange rates; (d) the occurrence of work stoppages and strikes at key facili-
ties of Textron or Textron’s customers or suppliers; (e) Textron's ability to perform as anticipated and to control costs under con-
tracts with the U.S. Government; (f) the U.S. Government's ability to unilaterally modify or terminate its contracts with Textron for
the Government's convenience or for Textron's failure to perform, to change applicable procurement and accounting policies, and,
under certain circumstances, to suspend or debar Textron as a contractor eligible to receive future contract awards; (g) changes in
national or international funding priorities and government policies on the export and import of military and commercial products;
(h) the adequacy of cost estimates for various customer care programs including servicing warranties; (i) the ability to control
costs and successful implementation of various cost reduction programs; (j) the timing of certifications of new aircraft products;
(k) the occurrence of slowdowns or downturns in customer markets in which Textron products are sold or supplied or where Tex-
tron Financial offers financing; (l) changes in aircraft delivery schedules or cancellation of orders; (m) the impact of changes in tax
legislation; (n) the extent to which Textron is able to pass raw material price increases through to customers or offset such price
increases by reducing other costs; (o)Textron’s ability to offset, through cost reductions, pricing pressure brought by original
equipment manufacturer customers; (p) Textron's ability to realize full value of receivables and investments in securities; (q) the
availability and cost of insurance; (r) increases in pension expenses related to lower than expected asset performance or changes
in discount rates; (s) Textron Financial’s ability to maintain portfolio credit quality; (t) Textron Financial’s access to debt financing
at competitive rates; (u) uncertainty in estimating contingent liabilities and establishing reserves to address such contingencies;
(v) performance of acquisitions; and (w) the efficacy of research and development investments to develop new products.