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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 28, 2000
TEXTRON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
05-6008768
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
40 Westminster Street, P.O. Box 6687, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6687
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(401) 621-4200
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On June 28, 2000, Textron Financial Corporation (the "Corporation") authorized
the sale of and established the terms of up to $1,125,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of its Medium-Term Notes, Series E, Due Nine Months or More
From Date of Issue (collectively, the "Notes"), under its shelf registration
statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-88509) (the "Registration
Statement"). The Notes, which may be offered from time to time, will be due nine
months or more from the date of issue and will bear interest at fixed or
floating rates or at no interest. The Notes may be offered by one or more of the
Corporation's Agents, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Banc
of America Securities LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., Barclays Capital
Inc., Chase Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., FleetBoston
Robertson Stephens Inc., First Union Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc., Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and UBS Warburg LLC. By filing this Current
Report on Form 8-K, the Corporation is incorporating by reference into the
above-referenced Registration Statement the information contained herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
1.1 Distribution Agreement, dated June 28, 2000, among the Corporation
and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Banc of
America Securities LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., Barclays
Capital Inc., Chase Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc., FleetBoston Robertson Stephens Inc., First Union Securities,
Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and
UBS Warburg LLC.
4.1 Specimen certificate for the Medium-Term Notes, Series E, Due Nine
Months or More From Date of Issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TEXTRON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Dated: June 30, 2000 By: /s/ Brian F. Lynn
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Name: Brian F. Lynn
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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