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FORM OF EMAIL MESSAGE TO UTC SAVINGS PLAN PARTICIPANTS
United Technologies Corporation
Annual Meeting of Shareowners
April 9, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.
South Atrium of Pratt & Whitney
Canada’s main facility
1000 Marie-Victorin Boulevard
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Control Number: 012345
Holder Account Number: C1234567891
Proxy Access Number: 12345
Dear UTC Shareowner
| Re: | John D. Smith |
Thank you for participating in online access to UTC’s Annual Meeting Materials. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. is the independent registrar and transfer agent for UTC Common Stock.
The UTC Annual Report for 2007 and the Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareowners are now available. To view the Annual Report and Proxy Statement, please click on the following link to the web site: www.envisionreports.com/utx
REMEMBER, YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE YOUR SHARES AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE AND REVIEW YOUR PROXY MATERIALS.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE UTC SAVINGS PLAN FOR U.S. EMPLOYEES: Computershare must receive your voting instructions by 1:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on April 8, 2008 in order to tabulate voting instructions of Savings Plan Participants and communicate those instructions to the Savings Plan trustee, who will vote your shares. If your voting instructions are not received by that time, your plan shares will be voted by the Trustee as described in the Proxy Statement.
To cast your vote, please visit www.envisionreports.com/utx and follow the on-screen instructions. You will need the login validation details provided above to access the voting site.
You may also use your login validation details to vote your shares by telephone. Simply call 1-800-652-8683 to access the secure and confidential telephone voting service. When voting by telephone, please keep the above proxy access number available for your reference as well as the following list of matters to be voted on:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors, Nominees:
| 01 Louis R. Chénevert | 07 Richard D. McCormick | |
| 02 George David | 08 Harold McGraw Ill | |
| 03 John V. Faraci | 09 Richard B. Myers | |
| 04 Jean-Pierre Garnier | 10 H. Patrick Swygert | |
| 05 Jamie S. Gorelick | 11 André Villeneuve | |
| 06 Charles R. Lee | 12 Christine Todd Whitman |
Proposal 2—Appointment of a Firm of Independent Registered Public Accountants to Serve as Independent Auditors
Proposal 3—Approval of Amendment to the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Proposal 4—Shareowner Proposal Concerning Principles for Health Care Reform
Proposal 5—Shareowner Proposal Concerning Global Set of Corporate Standards
Proposal 6—Shareowner Proposal Concerning Pay for Superior Performance
Proposal 7—Shareowner Proposal Concerning Offsets for Foreign Military Sales
FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ABOVE PROPOSALS IS INCLUDED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT FOR 2008: www.envisionreports.com/utx
If you would like to request a ticket to attend UTC’s 2008 Annual Meeting, please click on the following link: http://www.utc.com/investors/shareowner tickets/
For assistance or if you would like to request paper copies of the Annual Report or Proxy Statement, please contact our Shareholder Direct information line at 1-800-881-1914 or the UTC Corporate Secretary’s Office at 1-860-728-7870.
If you have any questions regarding your account, please call 1-800-488-9281 and we will be pleased to help. Alternatively, you may also submit your questions directly through our secure, online contact form at: www.computershare.com/ContactUs
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