Company: NOC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001133421-25-000016
Chunk: 16

Company: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 16
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 designate annually from among them a Lead Independent Director. Following our 2024 Annual Meeting, the independent directors designated Ms. Kleiner as Lead Independent Director.

Our Principles of Corporate Governance explicitly prescribe a strong role for our Lead Independent Director, describing in detail significant responsibilities with respect to the operation and functioning of the Board and reflecting our commitment to robust corporate governance. The specific duties and responsibilities of the Lead Independent Director include the following:

• serve as the principal advisor to the Chair, including in connection with crisis management;

• authority to call, establish the agenda and review all the materials for, and chair all meetings of the Independent Directors, including executive sessions regularly scheduled at each full Board meeting, and special sessions of Independent Directors called in case of an emergency or matter requiring their separate consideration or decision;

• chair all other meetings of the Board at which the Chair is not present;

• regularly meet and consult with the Chair to provide independent oversight, as well as guidance and requests from Independent Directors; review agendas for upcoming Board and committee meetings, and discuss materials to be provided to Directors; review the results of recent Board meetings and agree to next steps; advise the Chair on decisions made by the Independent Directors in executive session and ensure implementation; and consult with the Chair more broadly to help ensure the Board’s effective exercise of governance, risk and oversight responsibilities;

• consult with the Chair on the topics to be considered during Board and committee meetings and approve the schedule of Board and committee meetings to ensure there is significant opportunity for the Board to consider properly all necessary agenda items;

• serve as a liaison between the Chair and the Independent Directors;

• meet with shareholders and other stakeholders as appropriate;

• meet with senior management outside of Board meetings periodically and as requested;

• interview, along with the Chair and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Board candidates and make recommendations to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board, helping to prioritize the specific skill sets, diverse perspectives, experience and values that candidates for consideration should possess;

• coordinate with the Chair on the structure of committee membership and leadership;

• support the Chair to help facilitate succession planning and management development;

• lead the annual evaluation of the Chair and CEO;

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#### Corporate Governance
• evaluate, along with the Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (or Chair of the Board, as appropriate) whether a Board member's service on another company's board would interfere with such Board member's duties and responsibilities as a member of the Board;

• oversee