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<P ALIGN="center"> <B><FONT FACE="SANS-serif" SIZE="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2001
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Registration No. 333- </FONT></B><HR NOSHADE ALIGN="right" WIDTH="100%" SIZE="2"> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER">
<P><B><FONT FACE="serif">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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</FONT><FONT FACE="serif"> </FONT></B> <B><FONT FACE="serif" SIZE="2">Washington, D. C. 20549 </FONT></B> </DIV>
<P ALIGN="center"> <B><FONT SIZE="4" FACE="serif">FORM S-8
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</FONT></B> <B><FONT SIZE="3" FACE="serif">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></B><FONT SIZE="3"><B><FONT FACE="serif"> </FONT></B></FONT> </P>
<P ALIGN="center"> <B><FONT SIZE="3" FACE="sans-serif">TRW Inc.
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</FONT></B> <B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">(</FONT></B><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></B></P>
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<TD WIDTH="27%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Ohio</FONT></B></DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">34-0575430</FONT></B> </DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="27%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></B></DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></B></DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="27%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif"> incorporation or organization)</FONT></B></DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Identification No.)</FONT></B> </DIV>
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<P ALIGN="center"><B><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="SANS-serif">1900 Richmond Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44124
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</FONT></B> <FONT FACE="SANS-serif"><B><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</FONT><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT></B></FONT> </P>
<P ALIGN="center"> <B><FONT SIZE="3" FACE="sans-serif">THE TRW EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP SAVINGS PLAN
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</FONT></B> <B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif"><FONT FACE="SANS-serif">(Full title of the plan) </FONT></FONT></B> </P>
<P ALIGN="center"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">WILLIAM B. LAWRENCE, Secretary</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">
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</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">TRW Inc.
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</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">1900 Richmond Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44124
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</FONT> <B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></B> </P>
<P ALIGN="center"> <B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">(216) 291-7000
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</FONT></B> <B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></B> </P>
<P ALIGN="center">&nbsp; </P>
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<TD COLSPAN="6"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">to be registered</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="17%" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Amount to be</FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">registered(1)</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="25%" NOWRAP> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Proposed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">maximum offering</FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">price per share(2)</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="21%" NOWRAP> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Proposed maximum</FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">aggregate</FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">offering price</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="17%" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Amount of</FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">registration fee</FONT></DIV>
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<TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Common Stock, par value</FONT></DIV>
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<TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">$0.625 per share, of</FONT></DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">TRW Inc.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" NOWRAP> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">20,000,000</FONT></DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="21%" NOWRAP> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">$842,500,000(3)</FONT></DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">$210,625</FONT></DIV>
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<TD HEIGHT="18" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP> <DIV ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Participations in the Plan(4) </FONT></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="left"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="sans-serif">(1)</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="sans-serif">Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be issued to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to the Plan as a result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar
adjustment of TRW&#146;s common stock.</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="left"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="sans-serif">(2)</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="sans-serif">Indeterminable since the price per share will vary from time to time depending on the market value of TRW Common Stock. </FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="left"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="sans-serif">(3)</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="sans-serif">This figure (calculated on the basis of $42.125 per share, the average of the high and low prices of TRW Common included in the NYSE-Composite Transactions report for May 15, 2001, as reported by the New York
Stock Exchange) represents the estimated maximum number of currently outstanding shares of TRW Common which could be purchased under the Plan with the estimated $842,500,000 aggregate employee and employer contributions to the Plan for the period
from May 21, 2001 through April 30, 2004.</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="left"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="sans-serif">(4)</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="sans-serif">In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of participation interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
Plan described herein.</FONT> </TD>
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<P ALIGN="center"> <B><FONT SIZE="3" FACE="SANS-serif">PART II </FONT></B> </P>
<P ALIGN="center"> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> The following documents are incorporated herein by reference: </FONT> </P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> the TRW Inc. ("TRW") Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, as amended by Form 10-K/A No. 1 filed April 30, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="95%" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">the financial statements for The TRW Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, included in the Form 11-K filed with respect to the Plan for
the year ended December 31, 2000;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">(iii)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="95%" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">the TRW Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="4" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">the description of TRW capital stock filed as Exhibit 4(a) to TRW's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 9, 1996, including any amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating
such descriptions;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="42%" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> The TRW Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 18, 2001; and</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="42%" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> The TRW Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 1, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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<P> <FONT FACE="serif"> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Until TRW files a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold, or deregistering all such
securities which remain unsold, all documents subsequently filed by TRW or the Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></FONT> </P>
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<TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">Item 4. Description of Securities. </FONT> </TD>
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<TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The legality of the purchase of shares of TRW Common Stock, par value $0.625 per share, under the Plan and the purchase of participation interests in the Plan have been passed upon by
William B. Lawrence, Esq., 1900 Richmond Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44124. Mr. Lawrence, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of TRW, is a shareholder of TRW.</FONT> </P>
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<TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </FONT></TD>
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<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Ohio Revised Code and TRW's Regulations provide for indemnification of TRW's Directors and officers in a variety of circumstances, which may include liabilities under the
Securities Act of 1933. TRW maintains insurance indemnifying Directors and officers in certain cases and with certain deductible limits. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
Directors and officers, TRW 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 of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. </FONT> </P>
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<TD NOWRAP WIDTH="12%"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">Item 7. </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></TD>
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<P> <FONT FACE="serif"> </FONT> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">Item 8. Exhibits. </FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The "Exhibit Index" on page 6 is hereby incorporated by reference. </FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and
has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan. </FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">Item 9. Undertakings. </FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">A.<B> </B><I>&nbsp;Undertaking Pursuant to Rule 415. </I> </FONT></P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> &nbsp;<FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="23"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="882"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="882" HEIGHT="21"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="23"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="882"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">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;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="23" HEIGHT="21"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="882" HEIGHT="21"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="23"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">(iii)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="882"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">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;</FONT></TD>
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<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
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<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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. </FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) 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. </FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">B. <I>&nbsp;Undertaking Regarding Documents Subsequently Filed Under the Exchange Act. </I> </FONT></P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
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<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2">C. <I>&nbsp;Undertaking Regarding Indemnification. </I> </FONT></P>
<P> <FONT FACE="sans-serif" SIZE="2"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="center"> <B><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="SANS-SERIF">SIGNATURES </FONT></B> </P>
<P> <FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant. </B>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 Lyndhurst, State of Ohio, on the 18<SUP>th</SUP>
day of May, 2001. </FONT></P>
<TABLE WIDTH="75%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" ALIGN="right">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="39%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="59%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">TRW INC. </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="39%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="59%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="39%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="59%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">By /s/ William B. Lawrence</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="39%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="59%"> <HR NOSHADE SIZE="1" WIDTH="60%" ALIGN="left"> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="39%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="59%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">William B. Lawrence, Executive Vice President,
<BR>
General Counsel and Secretary </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>&nbsp; </P>
<P>&nbsp; </P>
<P>&nbsp; </P>
<P><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 date indicated. </B>
</FONT></P>
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0>
<TR>
<TD><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif"><U>Signature</U></FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif"><U>Title</U></FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif"><U>Date</U></FONT></B></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">J. T. GORMAN*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Chairman of the Board,</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">and Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">D. M. COTE*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">President, Chief Executive</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">C. G. MILLER*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Executive Vice President and</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">T. A. CONNELL*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Vice President and Controller</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">M. H. ARMACOST*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">M. FELDSTEIN*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">R. M. GATES*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">G. H. HEILMEIER*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">C. R. HOLLICK*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">K. N. HORN*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">H. V. KNICELY*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">D. B. LEWIS*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">L. M. MARTIN*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">J. D. ONG*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="51%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P> <FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William B. Lawrence,</B> by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement on behalf of each of the above-named officers and Directors of TRW
Inc., pursuant to a power of attorney executed by each of such officers and Directors and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P>
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<TR VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="74%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif"> * By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="74%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif"> /s/ William B. Lawrence</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="MIDDLE">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="74%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <HR SIZE="1" WIDTH="30%" NOSHADE ALIGN="left"> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="74%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">William B. Lawrence, Attorney-in-fact</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan.</B> Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Board of Administration of the Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lyndhurst, State of Ohio, on the 18<SUP>th</SUP>
day of May, 2001. </FONT> </P>
<P ALIGN="center"> <FONT SIZE="2" FACE="SANS-SERIF"> </FONT> </P>
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0>
<TR VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<TD WIDTH="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="SANS-SERIF">THE TRW EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP
<BR>
AND SAVINGS PLAN </FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<TD WIDTH="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="57%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<TD WIDTH="38%"> <DIV ALIGN="right"></DIV>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="57%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">/s/ William B. Lawrence</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="MIDDLE">
<TD WIDTH="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="57%"> <HR WIDTH="40%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left"> </TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="57%"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="serif">William B. Lawrence, Attorney-in-fact </FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P ALIGN="center"> <B><FONT FACE="SANS-serif">EXHIBIT INDEX </FONT></B> </P>
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2"><U>Exhibit No.</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2"><U>Exhibit Description</U></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Legal Opinion of William B. Lawrence, General Counsel of TRW Inc.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">15</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Letter re: Unaudited Financial Information.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">23</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">The Consent of William B. Lawrence is contained in his opinion filed as</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">24(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Power of Attorney of the Board of Administration of</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">The TRW Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">24(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="SANS-SERIF" SIZE="2">Power of Attorney of the Directors and certain officers of TRW Inc.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TRW Inc.
(
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
34-0575430
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
1900 Richmond Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44124
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
THE TRW EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP SAVINGS PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
WILLIAM B. LAWRENCE, Secretary
TRW Inc.
1900 Richmond Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44124
(Name and address of agent for service)
(216) 291-7000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered(1)
Proposed
maximum offering
price per share(2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value
$0.625 per share, of
TRW Inc.
20,000,000
$842,500,000(3)
$210,625
Participations in the Plan(4)
(1)
Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be issued to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to the Plan as a result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar
adjustment of TRW's common stock.
(2)
Indeterminable since the price per share will vary from time to time depending on the market value of TRW Common Stock.
(3)
This figure (calculated on the basis of $42.125 per share, the average of the high and low prices of TRW Common included in the NYSE-Composite Transactions report for May 15, 2001, as reported by the New York
Stock Exchange) represents the estimated maximum number of currently outstanding shares of TRW Common which could be purchased under the Plan with the estimated $842,500,000 aggregate employee and employer contributions to the Plan for the period
from May 21, 2001 through April 30, 2004.
(4)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of participation interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
Plan described herein.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
(i)
the TRW Inc. ("TRW") Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, as amended by Form 10-K/A No. 1 filed April 30, 2001;
(ii)
the financial statements for The TRW Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, included in the Form 11-K filed with respect to the Plan for
the year ended December 31, 2000;
(iii)
the TRW Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001;
(b)
the description of TRW capital stock filed as Exhibit 4(a) to TRW's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 9, 1996, including any amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating
such descriptions;
(c)
(i)
The TRW Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 18, 2001; and
(ii)
The TRW Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 1, 2001.
Until TRW files a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold, or deregistering all such
securities which remain unsold, all documents subsequently filed by TRW or the Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The legality of the purchase of shares of TRW Common Stock, par value $0.625 per share, under the Plan and the purchase of participation interests in the Plan have been passed upon by
William B. Lawrence, Esq., 1900 Richmond Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44124. Mr. Lawrence, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of TRW, is a shareholder of TRW.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Ohio Revised Code and TRW's Regulations provide for indemnification of TRW's Directors and officers in a variety of circumstances, which may include liabilities under the
Securities Act of 1933. TRW maintains insurance indemnifying Directors and officers in certain cases and with certain deductible limits. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
Directors and officers, TRW 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 of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
The "Exhibit Index" on page 6 is hereby incorporated by reference.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and
has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan.
Item 9. Undertakings.
A.
Undertaking Pursuant to Rule 415.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) 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 of 1933;
(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;
(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 (i) and (ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
(3) 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.
B.
Undertaking Regarding Documents Subsequently Filed Under the Exchange Act.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
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C.
Undertaking Regarding Indemnification.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
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 Lyndhurst, State of Ohio, on the 18
th
day of May, 2001.
TRW INC.
By /s/ William B. Lawrence
William B. Lawrence, Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
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 date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
J. T. GORMAN*
Chairman of the Board,
May 18, 2001
and Director
D. M. COTE*
President, Chief Executive
May 18, 2001
Officer and Director
C. G. MILLER*
Executive Vice President and
May 18, 2001
Chief Financial Officer
T. A. CONNELL*
Vice President and Controller
May 18, 2001
M. H. ARMACOST*
Director
May 18, 2001
M. FELDSTEIN*
Director
May 18, 2001
R. M. GATES*
Director
May 18, 2001
G. H. HEILMEIER*
Director
May 18, 2001
C. R. HOLLICK*
Director
May 18, 2001
K. N. HORN*
Director
May 18, 2001
H. V. KNICELY*
Director
May 18, 2001
D. B. LEWIS*
Director
May 18, 2001
L. M. MARTIN*
Director
May 18, 2001
J. D. ONG*
Director
May 18, 2001
William B. Lawrence,
by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement on behalf of each of the above-named officers and Directors of TRW
Inc., pursuant to a power of attorney executed by each of such officers and Directors and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
May 18, 2001
* By
/s/ William B. Lawrence
William B. Lawrence, Attorney-in-fact
The Plan.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Board of Administration of the Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lyndhurst, State of Ohio, on the 18
th
day of May, 2001.
THE TRW EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP
AND SAVINGS PLAN
By
/s/ William B. Lawrence
William B. Lawrence, Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
5
Legal Opinion of William B. Lawrence, General Counsel of TRW Inc.
15
Letter re: Unaudited Financial Information.
23
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
The Consent of William B. Lawrence is contained in his opinion filed as
Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement.
24(a)
Power of Attorney of the Board of Administration of
The TRW Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan.
24(b)
Power of Attorney of the Directors and certain officers of TRW Inc.
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