Company: NOC
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-126289
Chunk: 54

Company: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form: 424B5
Chunk 54
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 have cumulative voting rights for the election of directors. Generally, a matter submitted for stockholder action shall be approved if the votes cast “for” the matter exceed the votes cast “against” such matter, unless a
greater or different vote is required by statute, any applicable law or regulation, the rights of any authorized class of stock, or our charter or bylaws. Other than in a contested election where directors are elected by a plurality vote, a director
nominee shall be elected to the board if the votes cast “for” such nominee’s election exceed the votes cast “against” such nominee’s election. Subject to any rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock
pursuant to applicable law or the provision of the certificate of designations creating that series, all voting rights are vested in the holders of shares of our common stock.

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Liquidation. If we liquidate, holders of common stock are entitled to receive all remaining assets available for distribution to stockholders after satisfaction of our liabilities and the preferential rights of any preferred stock that may be outstanding at that time. Other Rights. Our outstanding common shares are fully paid and nonassessable. The holders of our common stock do not have any preemptive, conversion or redemption rights. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to shares of our common stock. Registrar and Transfer Agent. The registrar and transfer agent for our common stock is Computershare Investor Services. Some Important Charter and Statutory Provisions: “Blank Check” Preferred Stock.Our board of directors is authorized, without further action by our stockholders, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, in one or more series, and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the shares of each series of preferred stock. The issuance of preferred stock could impede the completion of a merger, tender offer or other takeover attempt. Advance Notice Provisions. A stockholder must notify us in writing, within timeframes specified in the bylaws, of any stockholder nomination of a director and of any other business that the stockholder intends to bring at a meeting of stockholders. Amendments to Bylaws. Our bylaws may be amended by our board of directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon, voting as