Northrop Grumman Corp 8-K, filed Feb 17, 2023
Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC)
8-K
2023-02-17
For: 2023-02-15
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About this 8-K
Northrop Grumman Corp filed this 8-K on February 17, 2023, reporting on events of February 15, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
| FORM | |||||
CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | |||||
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(703 ) 280-2900
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On February 16, 2023, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (the "Company") approved the following compensation-related actions for the Company's named executive officers.
•Approved the 2023 goals under the 2006 Annual Incentive Plan and Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2022 (the "ICP"). The financial metrics selected for inclusion in the ICP (and their relative weightings) are as follows: cash flow from operations before discretionary pension funding (35%); segment operating income growth (35%); adjusted operating margin rate* (20%); and non-financial metrics (10%). The non-financial metrics in the ICP are: People (diversity, equity & inclusion and employee experience), Environment (environmental sustainability), and Customer (quality and customer satisfaction).
•Awarded Restricted Performance Stock Rights ("RPSR") for the performance period 2023-2025 and approved the metrics for such RPSR awards (and their relative weightings), which will be measured in terms of cumulative free cash flow (1/3); return on invested capital (1/3); and relative total shareholder return (1/3). The Board of Directors also approved the award of Restricted Stock Rights ("RSR") that will vest on February 17, 2026. Similar to prior years, the Compensation Committee did not award any stock options. Other than as described in this Item 5.02, there are no material changes from 2022 in the terms of the 2023 RPSR and RSR awards for the named executive officers.
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* Adjusted for net pension, purchased intangible amortization and certain other acquisition- and divestiture-related items.
(b) On February 15, 2023, Karl J. Krapek notified the Board of Directors of the Company of his decision not to seek re-election at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. He will retire from the Board effective the day of the Annual Meeting.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Jennifer C. McGarey | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Signature) Jennifer C. McGarey Corporate Vice President and Secretary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date: February 17, 2023