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144
0001279525
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000217346
TEXTRON INC
001-05480
40 WESTMINSTER ST
PROVIDENCE
RI
02903
4014212800
BADER KATHLEEN M
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
9353
824747.54
190698993
05/15/2024
NYSE
Common
01/27/2008
Employee Compensation
Issuer
N
9353
01/27/2008
Equity Compensation
Y
KATHLEEN M BADER TRUST Table I acquisition and payment date range: 01/27/2008 to 04/27/2023
05/15/2024
KATHLEEN M BADER TTEE FOR KATHLEEN M BADER TRUST