Textron Announces Date for Second Quarter Earnings Report and Conference Call

    PROVIDENCE, R.I.--June 28, 2001--Textron Inc. will release its second quarter 2001 financial results on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
    The company will also host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. which will be available via webcast at www.textron.com and by direct dial at (800) 288-9626 or (612) 332-1210 (for non-U.S. participants).
    In addition, a recording of the conference call will be available through Wednesday, July 25th by calling (320) 365-3844 - Access Code 591924.

    Textron Inc. (www.textron.com) is a $13 billion, global, multi-industry company with market-leading businesses in Aircraft, Automotive, Industrial Products, Fastening Systems and Finance. Textron has a workforce of 70,000 employees and major manufacturing facilities in 30 countries. Textron is among Fortune magazine's "Global Most Admired Companies" and Industry Week magazine's "Best Managed Companies."