UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2006
TEXTRON INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | I-5480 | 05-0315468 | ||
(State of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
Incorporation) | Identification Number) |
40 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island
02903
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (401)
421-2800
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 28, 2006, Textron Financial Corporation ("Textron Financial"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., amended its Five-Year Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The amendment increased the amount of committed credit from $1.0 billion to $1.750 billion and it extended the maturity date from July 2010 to April 2011. Under the amended Facility Agreement, Textron Financial will pay quarterly fees that will range from 5 basis points to 12.5 basis points, depending on Textron Financial's ratings by S&P and Moody's. At Textron Financial's current rating, the fees are 7 basis points. Under the amended Facility Agreement, Textron Financial will also pay a utilization fee of 5 basis points on LIBOR borrowings if the aggregate amount outstanding exceeds 50% of the banks' total commitment under the Facility Agreement.
Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 28, 2006, coincident with the entry into the amendment to the Credit Agreement reported in Item 1.01 above, Textron Financial's existing 364-day Credit Agreement dated as of July 28, 2003, among Textron Financial, the Banks listed therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank as Administrative Agent, in the amount of $500 million, was terminated prior to its stated July 2006 expiration date.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an
Obligation under an Off-
Balance Sheet Arrangement of a
Registrant
The information described above under "Item
1.01. Entry into a
Material Definitive Agreement" is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
10.1 Amendment No. 2, dated as of April 28, 2006, to
the Five-Year Credit Agreement,
dated as of July 28, 2003, among
Textron Financial Corporation, the Banks listed
therein and JPMorgan
Chase Bank as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit
10.1 of Textron Financial Corporation's Current Report on
Form
8-K dated April 28, 2006.
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) | ||
Date: May 1, 2006 | ||
s/ Mary F. Lovejoy | ||
By: Mary F. Lovejoy | ||
Vice President and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit
10.1 Amendment No. 2,
dated as of April 28, 2006, to the Five-Year Credit
Agreement, dated
July 28, 2003, among Textron Financial Corporation, the Banks
listed
therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank as Administrative Agent. Incorporated
by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Textron Financial Corporation's Current
Report
on Form 8-K dated April 28, 2006.