SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 
 

for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001
Commission File Number 1-5480

 

 

A.

Full title of the plan and address of the plan:

 
 

EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR THE PRECISION STAMPING DIVISION OF ELCO TEXTRON INC.

 

 

B.

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

 

TEXTRON INC.
40 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903

 

 

REQUIRED INFORMATION

 Financial Statements and Exhibit

 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 Auditors
      Statements of Assets Available for Benefits for each of the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000
      Statements of Changes in Assets Available for Benefits for each of the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000
      Notes to financial statements

 Supplemental Schedule:

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

 The Consent of Independent Auditors is filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report.

 

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Annual Report on Form 11-K to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR THE PRECISION STAMPING DIVISION OF ELCO TEXTRON INC.

   
 

ELCO TEXTRON INC., Plan Administrator

   
 

By:/s/Arnold M. Friedman

Vice President

   
 

Date:  June 27, 2002

 

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

Employees' Retirement Savings Plan for the

Precision Stamping Division of Elco Textron Inc.

Years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000

 
 
 

 

Employees' Retirement Savings Plan
for the Precision Stamping Division of
Elco Textron Inc.

Financial Statements
and Supplemental Schedule

 

Years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000

 

Contents

   

Report of Independent Auditors

1

   
   

Financial Statements

 
   

Statements of Assets Available for Benefits

2

Statements of Changes in Assets Available for Benefits

3

Notes to Financial Statements

4

   
   

Supplemental Schedule

 
   

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

9

 

Report of Independent Auditors

Administrative Committee
Employees' Retirement Savings Plan for the
     Precision Stamping Division of Elco Textron Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets available for benefits of the Employees' Retirement Savings Plan for the Precision Stamping Division of Elco Textron Inc. as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related statements of changes in 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 with auditing standards generally accepted in the 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as 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 assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the changes in its assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

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, 2001, 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. The 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.

 

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Providence, Rhode Island
May 7, 2002

Employees' Retirement Savings Plan
for the Precision Stamping Division of
Elco Textron Inc.

Statements of Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

December 31

 

2001

2000

Assets

   

Investments, at fair value

$7,843,561

$8,469,522

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

     Participant contributions

39,513

33,825

     Employer's contributions

6,307

5,488

Total receivables

45,820

39,313

Assets available for benefits

$7,889,381

$8,508,835

See accompanying notes.

 

Employees' Retirement Savings Plan
for the Precision Stamping Division of

Elco Textron Inc.

Statements of Changes in Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

 

Year ended December 31

 

2001

2000

Additions

   

     Interest and dividend income

$    229,539

$    409,434

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

     Participants

526,221

509,052

     Employer

83,892

82,909

 

610,113

591,961

Total additions

839,652

1,001,395

 

 

 

Deductions

 

 

     Benefits paid to participants

328,236

394,870

     Administrative expenses

675

699

     Net depreciation in fair value of investments

1,130,195

1,440,258

Total deductions

1,459,106

1,835,827

 

 

 

Net decrease

(619,454)

(834,432)

 

 

 

Assets available for benefits at beginning of year

8,508,835

9,343,267

Assets available for benefits at end of year

$ 7,889,381

$ 8,508,835

See accompanying notes.

Employees' Retirement Savings Plan
for the Precision Stamping Division of
Elco Textron Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2001

1. Description of the Plan

The following brief description of the Employees' Retirement Savings Plan for the Precision Stamping Division of Elco Textron Inc. (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description and Plan document for more complete information.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan formed to provide a retirement savings plan to employees of the Precision Stamping Division of Elco Textron Inc. (the Company). The Plan provides for participant tax-deferred savings under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue (IRC) and is subject to the provisions of the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). All employees of the Company are eligible to participate in the Plan after completing 90 days of service (one year of service prior to July 1, 2000), as defined in the Plan.

Vesting and Forfeitures

Participants are immediately vested in the value of their contributions and related allocation of trust income or loss. Participants become fully vested in the value of contributions made by the Company and related allocations of trust income or loss after five years of credited service. Any forfeitures are allocated to remaining Plan participants.

Contributions

Active participants may contribute up to 14% of their pretax compensation, as defined by the Plan, subject to dollar limitations $10,500 in 2001 and 2000. The Plan provides for an employer matching contribution of 25% of a participant's contribution, not to exceed 4% of the participant's compensation. The Plan also provides for discretionary Company contributions. The Company made no discretionary contributions in 2001 and 2000. Effective July 1, 2000, rollover contributions from other qualified plans are permitted.

Participant Notes Receivable

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance. Loan terms range from 1-5 years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at the current prime rate plus 1%. Principal and interest is paid ratably through monthly payroll deductions.

Investment Options

Participants are allowed to direct Company and employee contributions in 10% increments in any of six investment fund options. Participants may change their investment options monthly.

Participant Accounts

Employee contributions and the Company's matching contribution are allocated to each respective participant account. The additional Company contribution, if any, is allocated to participant accounts based on participant compensation, as defined by the Plan, and their years of service in relation to the total of such amounts for all participants.

The allocation of Plan income or loss to participants is made in the same ratio that a participant's account bears to the sum of the balances of all participants' accounts, taking into consideration the dates on which additional contributions and withdrawals are made. Participant account balances are valued daily by the Plan's recordkeeper based on the value of the number of shares owned in each investment fund.

Payment of Benefits

The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's account balance.

 Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of termination, participants become 100% vested in their accounts.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

Investment Valuation

The Plan's investments are stated at fair value. The shares of the mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices which represent the net asset values of the shares held by the Plan at year end. Shares of Textron Inc. common stock are valued based on quoted market value. Money market funds are reported at cost, which approximates fair value. Participant notes receivable are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

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.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses of the Plan are generally paid by the Company.

3. Investments

The Plan's investments are held by Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company (Putnam). The fair value of individual investments that exceed five percent of the Plan's assets at December 31 is as follows:

 

2001

2000

     

Textron Inc.--common stock

$     81,933

$    799,056

The George Putnam Fund of Boston

1,612,570

1,566,562

Putnam Voyager Fund

2,058,566

2,514,277

One Group Equity Index Fund

2,264,196

2,609,022

One Group Prime Money Market Fund

873,833

794,781

During 2001 and 2000, the Plan's investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) depreciated in fair value, as follows:

 

 

Year ended December 31

 

2001

2000

Investments at fair value as determined by quoted
     market prices:

   

        Mutual funds

$(1,031,270)

$   (952,076)

        Textron Inc.--common stock

(98,925)

(488,182)

 

$(1,130,195)

$(1,440,258)

 

4. Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated April 6, 1995, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the IRC to maintain its qualification. The Plan Administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and that the related trust is tax exempt.

 

Employees' Retirement Savings Plan
for the Precision Stamping Division of
Elco Textron Inc.

EIN No. 05-0315468 Plan No. 012

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

 

December 31, 2001

 

 



Identity of Issuer, Borrower,
Lessor or Similar Party

Description of Investments, Including
Maturity Date,
Rate of Interest, Collateral,
Par or Maturity Value



Current
Value

     

One Group Prime Money Market Fund

873,833 shares

$   873,833

One Group Equity Index Fund

86,387 shares

2,264,196

One Group Bond Fund

10,584 shares

113,669

Putnam Voyager Fund*

115,845 shares

2,058,566

The George Putnam Fund of Boston*

96,158 shares

1,612,570

Textron Inc.--common stock*

18,860 shares

781,933

   

 

Participant notes receivable*

6.5% to 10.5%

138,794

   

$7,843,561

* Indicates a party in interest to the Plan.