UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2019 (October 18, 2019)

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

10 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, Connecticut 06032

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

N/A

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 22, 2019,  United Technologies Corporation (“UTC”) announced that Akhil Johri will step down from his role as Chief Financial Officer effective November 1, 2019, and will retire from UTC as of April 1, 2020 or upon the closing of the merger (the “Merger”) under the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 9, 2019, by and among UTC, Light Merger Sub Corp., and Raytheon Company, whichever is later.  Neil Mitchill will serve as acting Chief Financial Officer of UTC from November 1, 2019 until the closing of the Merger.  In connection with Mr. Mitchill’s role as acting Chief Financial Officer, his base salary will be increased to $650,000.

Mr. Mitchill, age 44, joined UTC in 2014 as Vice President, Global Financial Services.  In 2015, he was appointed Corporate Vice President, Controller, and in 2016 was named  Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Pratt & Whitney.  As CFO of Pratt & Whitney, Mr. Mitchill was responsible for leading Pratt & Whitney’s Finance function and helped support Pratt & Whitney’s commercial, military and global businesses during a period of significant growth.  Prior to joining UTC, Mr. Mitchill was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, where he was the Hartford Products & Services Assurance Leader, providing assurance and business advisory services for global, industrial products companies.  He has over 20 years of finance experience, which includes strong technical accounting skills and experience on complex business transactions, SEC and regulatory matters, as well as acquisitions and divestitures.  Mr. Mitchill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from Providence College.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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