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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Northrop Grumman Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">80-0640649</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2980 Fairview Park Drive</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Falls Church, Virginia</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>22042</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Northrop Grumman Savings Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Northrop Grumman Financial Security and Savings Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plans) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jennifer C. McGarey </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Corporate Vice President and Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Northrop Grumman Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2980 Fairview Park Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Falls Church, Virginia 22042 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and Address of Agent For Service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(703) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">280-2900</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is being filed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (&#147;Northrop
Grumman&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) for the purpose of registering 14,000,000 shares of its common stock, $1.00 par value per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), including (i) 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Northrop Grumman
Savings Plan, as amended (the &#147;NGSP&#148;) and (ii) 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Northrop Grumman Financial Security and Savings Program (formerly the Litton Financial Security and Savings Program), as amended (the
&#147;FSSP&#148;). The Registrant previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (i)&nbsp;
a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000116923204006025/d61554_s-8.txt">File No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-121104</FONT></A>) on
December&nbsp;9, 2004, relating to the NGSP and (ii)&nbsp;a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000114121802000141/littons8.txt">File <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-100179</FONT></A>) on September&nbsp;30, 2002, relating to the FSSP (collectively, the &#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;). This Registration Statement relates to the securities of the same class as
that to which the Prior Registration Statements relate and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> regarding registration of additional securities. In accordance with such
instruction, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference, including periodic reports that the Registrant filed after the Prior Registration Statements to maintain current information about the Registrant
that were incorporated by reference into the Prior Registration Statements, except to the extent amended or superseded by the contents hereof. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (&#147;DGCL&#148;) provides, generally, that a corporation shall have
the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (except actions by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if
such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, an action only by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may be made for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by directors and officers in connection with the defense or settlement of
an action or suit, and with respect to a matter as to which they shall have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. DGCL does not provide for indemnification if
such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that the defendant officers or directors are fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL,
Article FIFTEENTH of Northrop Grumman&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or to its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or to its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or
a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of
the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article V of Northrop Grumman&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws provides that the company will indemnify any person who was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer elected by the board of directors (&#147;elected
officer&#148;) or employee of the company, </P>
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or was serving at the request of the board of directors or elected officer of the company as a director, officer or employee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise (any such person, an &#147;indemnitee&#148;), to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as in effect from time to time, or by other applicable law as then in effect, against all expense, liability, and loss (including
attorneys&#146; fees, costs and charges, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by that person in connection therewith. Indemnitees
additionally have the right to be advanced their expenses incurred in defending or preparing for such a proceeding in advance of its final disposition, subject to an acceptable undertaking by the indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced if it is
ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified for those expenses. Northrop Grumman is not obligated to make such advances in connection with a proceeding instituted by it against an indemnitee. The Bylaws further state that
the indemnification provided therein is not exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified person may be entitled and that no amendment to or repeal of the Bylaws would abrogate rights with respect to acts or omissions which already
occurred. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Northrop Grumman has entered into an agreement with each of its directors and certain of its officers indemnifying them to the
fullest extent permitted by the foregoing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Northrop Grumman has also purchased director and officer liability insurance applicable to its
directors and officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing represents a summary of the general effect of the DGCL, Northrop Grumman&#146;s Amended and
Restated Bylaws, Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, director and officer liability insurance coverage and the indemnification agreements for purposes of general description only. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000031/noc-form8xk051723xex31.htm">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Northrop Grumman Corporation, as amended dated May&nbsp;
17, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed May&nbsp;19, 2023, File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-16411)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000031/noc-form8xk051723xex32.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Northrop Grumman Corporation dated May&nbsp;
17, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed May&nbsp;19, 2023, File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.001-16411)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No original issue shares of Common Stock will be made available by the Registrant for acquisition by participants in the Plan. In accordance
with Item 8(a) of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> therefore, no opinion as to the legality of the shares is included in this filing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit the Plan to the Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner at the time or times
permitted by the Internal Revenue Service, and will make all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service in order to continue to qualify the Plan under Section&nbsp;401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Falls Church,
Commonwealth of Virginia, on this 27th day of July, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jennifer C. McGarey</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jennifer C. McGarey</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>Corporate Vice President and Secretary</I></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, the undersigned officers and directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation hereby severally constitute and appoint Sheila C. Cheston and
Jennifer C. McGarey, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to any of them, and to each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below the Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed herewith and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to said Registration Statement and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities as officers and
directors to enable Northrop Grumman Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be
signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kathy J. Warden</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David F. Keffer</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">July&nbsp;27, 2023</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael A. Hardesty</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">July 27, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2023
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Northrop Grumman Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
80-0640649
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia
22042
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Northrop Grumman Savings Plan
Northrop Grumman Financial Security and Savings Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Jennifer C. McGarey
Corporate Vice President and Secretary
Northrop Grumman Corporation
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(703)
280-2900
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form
S-8
is being filed by Northrop Grumman Corporation ("Northrop
Grumman" or the "Registrant") for the purpose of registering 14,000,000 shares of its common stock, $1.00 par value per share ("Common Stock"), including (i) 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Northrop Grumman
Savings Plan, as amended (the "NGSP") and (ii) 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Northrop Grumman Financial Security and Savings Program (formerly the Litton Financial Security and Savings Program), as amended (the
"FSSP"). The Registrant previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (i) 
a Registration Statement on Form
S-8
(
File No.
333-121104
) on
December 9, 2004, relating to the NGSP and (ii) a Registration Statement on Form
S-8
(
File
No. 333-100179
) on September 30, 2002, relating to the FSSP (collectively, the "Prior Registration Statements"). This Registration Statement relates to the securities of the same class as
that to which the Prior Registration Statements relate and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form
S-8
regarding registration of additional securities. In accordance with such
instruction, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference, including periodic reports that the Registrant filed after the Prior Registration Statements to maintain current information about the Registrant
that were incorporated by reference into the Prior Registration Statements, except to the extent amended or superseded by the contents hereof.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("DGCL") provides, generally, that a corporation shall have
the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (except actions by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if
such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, an action only by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may be made for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by directors and officers in connection with the defense or settlement of
an action or suit, and with respect to a matter as to which they shall have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. DGCL does not provide for indemnification if
such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that the defendant officers or directors are fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL,
Article FIFTEENTH of Northrop Grumman's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or to its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or to its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or
a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of
the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
Article V of Northrop Grumman's Amended and Restated Bylaws provides that the company will indemnify any person who was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer elected by the board of directors ("elected
officer") or employee of the company,
or was serving at the request of the board of directors or elected officer of the company as a director, officer or employee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise (any such person, an "indemnitee"), to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as in effect from time to time, or by other applicable law as then in effect, against all expense, liability, and loss (including
attorneys' fees, costs and charges, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by that person in connection therewith. Indemnitees
additionally have the right to be advanced their expenses incurred in defending or preparing for such a proceeding in advance of its final disposition, subject to an acceptable undertaking by the indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced if it is
ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified for those expenses. Northrop Grumman is not obligated to make such advances in connection with a proceeding instituted by it against an indemnitee. The Bylaws further state that
the indemnification provided therein is not exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified person may be entitled and that no amendment to or repeal of the Bylaws would abrogate rights with respect to acts or omissions which already
occurred.
Northrop Grumman has entered into an agreement with each of its directors and certain of its officers indemnifying them to the
fullest extent permitted by the foregoing.
Northrop Grumman has also purchased director and officer liability insurance applicable to its
directors and officers.
The foregoing represents a summary of the general effect of the DGCL, Northrop Grumman's Amended and
Restated Bylaws, Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, director and officer liability insurance coverage and the indemnification agreements for purposes of general description only.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are incorporated herein by reference:
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Northrop Grumman Corporation, as amended dated May 
17, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form
8-K,
filed May 19, 2023, File
No. 001-16411)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Northrop Grumman Corporation dated May 
17, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form
8-K
filed May 19, 2023, File
No.001-16411)
*15
Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
*23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
*24
Power of attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration statement)
*107
Filing Fee Table
*
Filed herewith
No original issue shares of Common Stock will be made available by the Registrant for acquisition by participants in the Plan. In accordance
with Item 8(a) of Form
S-8,
therefore, no opinion as to the legality of the shares is included in this filing.
The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit the Plan to the Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner at the time or times
permitted by the Internal Revenue Service, and will make all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service in order to continue to qualify the Plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Falls Church,
Commonwealth of Virginia, on this 27th day of July, 2023.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Jennifer C. McGarey
Jennifer C. McGarey
Corporate Vice President and Secretary
SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation hereby severally constitute and appoint Sheila C. Cheston and
Jennifer C. McGarey, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to any of them, and to each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below the Registration Statement on Form
S-8
filed herewith and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to said Registration Statement and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities as officers and
directors to enable Northrop Grumman Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be
signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
/s/ Kathy J. Warden
July 27, 2023
Kathy J. Warden
Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ David F. Keffer
July 27, 2023
David F. Keffer
Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Michael A. Hardesty
July 27, 2023
Michael A. Hardesty
/s/ David P. Abney
Director
July 27, 2023
David P. Abney
/s/ Marianne C. Brown
Director
July 27, 2023
Marianne C. Brown
/s/ Ann M. Fudge
Director
July 27, 2023
Ann M. Fudge
/s/ Madeleine A. Kleiner
Director
July 27, 2023
Madeleine A. Kleiner
/s/ Arvind Krishna
Director
July 27, 2023
Arvind Krishna
/s/ Graham N. Robinson
Director
July 27, 2023
Graham N. Robinson
/s/ Kimberly A. Ross
Director
July 27, 2023
Kimberly A. Ross
/s/ Gary Roughead
Director
July 27, 2023
Gary Roughead
/s/ Thomas M. Schoewe
Director
July 27, 2023
Thomas M. Schoewe
/s/ James S. Turley
Director
July 27, 2023
James S. Turley
/s/ Mark A. Welsh, III
Director
July 27, 2023
Mark A. Welsh, III
/s/ Mary A. Winston
Director
July 27, 2023
Mary A. Winston