ELCO INDUSTRIES INC
SC 14D1/A, 1995-10-18
BOLTS, NUTS, SCREWS, RIVETS & WASHERS
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549
                              
                                
                         AMENDMENT NO. 2
                        (FINAL AMENDMENT)
                               TO
                         SCHEDULE 14D-1
       Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1)
              of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                
                      ELCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
                    (Name of Subject Company)
                                
                        E.I. TEXTRON INC.
                  A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
                          TEXTRON INC.
                            (Bidders)
                                
                  Common Stock, $5.00 Par Value
                (Including the Associated Rights)
                 (Title of Class of Securities)
                                
                           0002844201
                 (CUSIP Number of Common Stock)
                                
                        Wayne W. Juchatz
          Executive Vice President and General Counsel
                          Textron Inc.
                      40 Westminster Street
                   Providence, RI  02903-2596
                         (401) 421-2800
   (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to
    receive notices and communications on behalf of bidders)
                                
                           Copies to:
                     Charles M. Nathan, Esq.
            Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
                       One New York Plaza
                New York, New York  10004 - 1980
                         (212) 859-8000

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     This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule 14D-1 dated September 19, 1995, as  amended
(the   "Schedule  14D-1")  of  E.I.  Textron  Inc.,  a   Delaware
corporation  (the  "Offeror") and a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of
Textron  Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), to purchase
all outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share
(the  "Shares"), of Elco Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the  "Company"), including the associated Rights, at a  purchase
price  of  $36.00 per Share, net to the seller in  cash,  without
interest, as set forth in the Schedule 14D-1.

     Unless otherwise indicated, the information set forth in the
Schedule  14D-1 remains unchanged and each capitalized  term  not
defined  herein shall have the meaning assigned to such  term  in
the Schedule 14D-1.

Item 6.   Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.
      
  Items 6(a) and 6(b) are hereby amended and supplemented by  the
following:

     The Offer terminated at 12:00 midnight, New York City time,  on
Tuesday, October 17, 1995.  The Parent issued a press release  on
October  18,  1995  in which it disclosed that  4,665,384  Shares
(representing 90.8% of the outstanding Shares on a fully  diluted
basis)  were validly tendered and accepted for payment, including
35,969   Shares  tendered  pursuant  to  notices  of   guaranteed
delivery.

     A  copy  of  such press release is attached hereto  as  Exhibit
(a)(13) and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
      
  (a)(13)  Text of Press Release issued on October 18, 1995.

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                            SIGNATURE
                                
     After  due inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
each  of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth
in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  October 18, 1995

                                E.I. Textron Inc.
                                   
                                By:/s/  Arnold M. Friedman
                                   Name:  Arnold M. Friedman
                                   Title: Vice President
                                   
                                Textron Inc.
                                   
                                By:/s/  Arnold M. Friedman
                                   Name:   Arnold M. Friedman
                                   Title:  Vice President &
                                           Deputy General Counsel
                                        
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Exhibit                    Description                       No.

(a)(13) _ Text of Press Release issued on October 18, 1995.    5

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                                                  Exhibit (a)(13)
                                                                 
                      [TEXTRON LETTERHEAD]

Contact: Susan Gillette                     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
         (401) 457-2354


       Textron Completes Tender Offer for Elco Industries
                                
     Providence,  Rhode Island, October 18, 1995 _  Textron  Inc.
(NYSE:   TXT)  announced today that its wholly owned  subsidiary,
E.I.  Textron Inc., successfully completed its $36.00  per  share
cash  tender  offer  for all of the outstanding  shares  of  Elco
Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:  ELCN).

     4,665,384   shares   of   Elco   Industries   common   stock
(representing 90.8% of the outstanding shares on a fully  diluted
basis)  were  tendered  pursuant to E.I.  Textron's  offer  which
expired at midnight, EST, on October 17, 1995.

     E.I.  Textron has accepted all validly tendered  shares  for
payment  at  $36.00  per share.  The preliminary  count  includes
35,969  shares tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery, and  is
subject  to  final  verification.  As previously  announced,  the
remaining Elco Industries shares will be converted into the right
to  receive  $36.00  per share in cash in a merger  between  Elco
Industries  and E.I. Textron Inc.  The merger is expected  to  be
final on October 20, 1995.

     Textron is a $9.7 billion global multi-industry company with
market-leading  operations in six business  segments:   Aircraft,
Automotive, Industrial, Systems and Components, Finance and  Paul
Revere Insurance.

     Elco  Industries  is  a  manufacturer  and  distributor   of
fastening  products  and systems for the automotive,  commercial,
construction and "do-it-yourself" home markets.

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