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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-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
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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>
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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, VA</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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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NORTHROP GRUMMAN 2024 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE STOCK 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 Plan) </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:12pt; 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">&#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.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;1. Plan Information. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information required by Item 1 is omitted from this registration statement and included in documents sent or given to participants in the
plan covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and the Note to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The written statement required by Item 2 is omitted from this registration statement and included in documents sent or given to participants in
the plan covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;). The following documents, which are on file
with the Commission, are incorporated in this registration statement by reference (excluding any portions of such documents that have been &#147;furnished&#148; but not &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of the Exchange Act): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000006/noc-20231231.htm">Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, as filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;25, 2024, including the information specifically incorporated by reference into the
Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> from our definitive proxy statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;31,
2024, as filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000026/noc-20240331.htm">April&nbsp;25, 2024</A>, and June 30, 2024, as filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000052/noc-20240630.htm">July 25, 2024</A>; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> as filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001133421/000119312524021071/d765965d8k.htm">January<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000009/noc-20240214.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;20, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000034/noc-20240514.htm">May 16, 2024</A> (with respect to Item 5.02 only), and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000039/noc-20240515.htm">May 16, 2024</A> (Items 5.02, 5.03, and 5.07); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the description of the securities contained in the registrant&#146;s registration
statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;
8-A</FONT> filed under the Exchange Act, as the description therein has been updated and superseded by the description of the registrant&#146;s capital stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342120000006/noc-12312019xex4ll.htm">Exhibit<U></U>&nbsp;4(ll) to the registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December<U></U> 31, 2019, as filed with the Commission on January<U></U>&nbsp;30, 2020</A>,
including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the
registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) and
Northrop Grumman Corporation&#146;s (&#147;Northrop Grumman&#148; or the &#147;Corporation&#148;) Restated Certificate of Incorporation (&#147;Certificate of Incorporation&#148;) and Amended and Restated Bylaws (&#147;Bylaws&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the 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, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (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, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
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. A corporation may similarly indemnify such person
for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of any action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, <I>provided</I> that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in the case of claims, issues and matters as to which such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, <I>provided</I> that a court shall have
determined, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper. </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 the Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director or officer
of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or to its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s or officer&#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;of a director under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL,
(iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director or officer derives an improper personal benefit, or (v)&nbsp;of an officer in any action by or in right of the Corporation. If the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or
limitation of the liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article V of the Bylaws provides that the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless 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 Corporation, or was serving at the request of the board of directors or elected officer of the Corporation as a director, officer or employee of another corporation or of a partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (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, the Bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation, director and officer liability insurance coverage and the indemnification agreements for purposes of general description only. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are incorporated herein by reference: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000039/exhibit31-restatedcertific.htm">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Northrop Grumman Corporation dated May&nbsp;15, 2024&nbsp;(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> filed May&nbsp;16, 2024, File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-16411)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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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<U></U> May<U></U>&nbsp;17,<U></U>&nbsp;2023<U></U> (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2<U></U> to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> filed<U></U> May<U></U>&nbsp;19, 2023, File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;001-16411)</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration statement) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000039/exhibit101-2024longxtermin.htm">Northrop Grumman 2024 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to Form&nbsp;8-K filed May&nbsp;16, 2024, File No.&nbsp;001-16411)</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&#8195;&#8194; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Filing Fee Tables&#148; or
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; and </P>
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distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however,</I> that paragraphs 1(a)(i) and 1(a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </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 25th day of July, 2024. </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><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </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 Kathryn Simpson and
Jennifer C. McGarey, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and 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 subsequent amendments to said registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our 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 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, 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="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kathy J. Warden</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kathy J. Warden</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) and Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">July 25, 2024</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David F. Keffer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David F. Keffer</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Corporate Vice President and</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">July 25, 2024</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael A. Hardesty</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael A. Hardesty</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">July 25, 2024</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David P. Abney</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David P. Abney</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">July 25, 2024</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">July 25, 2024</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">July 25, 2024</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Madeleine A. Kleiner</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Graham N. Robinson</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kimberly A. Ross</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2024
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, VA
22042
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
NORTHROP GRUMMAN 2024 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
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
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated
filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
The information required by Item 1 is omitted from this registration statement and included in documents sent or given to participants in the
plan covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The written statement required by Item 2 is omitted from this registration statement and included in documents sent or given to participants in
the plan covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The following documents, which are on file
with the Commission, are incorporated in this registration statement by reference (excluding any portions of such documents that have been "furnished" but not "filed" for purposes of the Exchange Act):
(a) the registrant's
Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the Commission on January 25, 2024, including the information specifically incorporated by reference into the
Annual Report on Form
10-K
from our definitive proxy statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders;
(b) the registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarters ended March 31,
2024, as filed with the Commission on
April 25, 2024
, and June 30, 2024, as filed with the Commission on
July 25, 2024
;
(c) the registrant's Current Reports on Form
8-K
as filed with the Commission on
January
31, 2024
,
February
20, 2024
,
May 16, 2024
(with respect to Item 5.02 only), and
May 16, 2024
(Items 5.02, 5.03, and 5.07); and
(d) the description of the securities contained in the registrant's registration
statement on
Form 
8-A
filed under the Exchange Act, as the description therein has been updated and superseded by the description of the registrant's capital stock contained in
Exhibit
4(ll) to the registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2019, as filed with the Commission on January
30, 2020
,
including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the
registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") and
Northrop Grumman Corporation's ("Northrop Grumman" or the "Corporation") Restated Certificate of Incorporation ("Certificate of Incorporation") and Amended and Restated Bylaws ("Bylaws").
Section 145 of the 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, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (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, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
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. A corporation may similarly indemnify such person
for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of any action or suit by or in the right of the corporation,
provided
that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in the case of claims, issues and matters as to which such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation,
provided
that a court shall have
determined, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, Article FIFTEENTH of the Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director or officer
of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or to its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's or officer'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) of a director under Section 174 of the DGCL,
(iv) for any transaction from which the director or officer derives an improper personal benefit, or (v) of an officer in any action by or in right of the Corporation. If the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or
limitation of the liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
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Article V of the Bylaws provides that the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless 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 Corporation, or was serving at the request of the board of directors or elected officer of the Corporation as a director, officer or employee of another corporation or of a partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (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, the Bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation, director and officer liability insurance coverage and the indemnification agreements for purposes of general description only.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are incorporated herein by reference:
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Northrop Grumman Corporation dated May 15, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Form 8-K
filed May 16, 2024, 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)
5.1
Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to the Registrant
15
Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.1
Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
24
Power of attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration statement)
99.1
Northrop Grumman 2024 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed May 16, 2024, File No. 001-16411)
107
Filing Fee Table
Item 9. Undertakings.
1. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)   To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" or
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; and
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs 1(a)(i) and 1(a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
2. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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 25th day of July, 2024.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Jennifer C. McGarey
Jennifer C. McGarey
Corporate Vice President and Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation hereby severally constitute and appoint Kathryn Simpson and
Jennifer C. McGarey, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and 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 subsequent amendments to said registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our 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 thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Kathy J. Warden
Kathy J. Warden
Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ David F. Keffer
David F. Keffer
Corporate Vice President and
Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
July 25, 2024
/s/ Michael A. Hardesty
Michael A. Hardesty
Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
July 25, 2024
/s/ David P. Abney
David P. Abney
Director
July 25, 2024
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/s/ Marianne C. Brown
Marianne C. Brown
Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ Ann M. Fudge
Ann M. Fudge
Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ Madeleine A. Kleiner
Madeleine A. Kleiner
Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ Arvind Krishna
Arvind Krishna
Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ Graham N. Robinson
Graham N. Robinson
Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ Kimberly A. Ross
Kimberly A. Ross
Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ Gary Roughead
Gary Roughead
Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ Thomas M. Schoewe
Thomas M. Schoewe
Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ James S. Turley
James S. Turley
Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ Mark A. Welsh III
Mark A. Welsh III
Director
July 25, 2024
/s/ Mary A. Winston
Mary A. Winston
Director
July 25, 2024
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