Company: NOC
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form Type: 11-K
Source: 0001133421-25-000043
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Company: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form: 11-K
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 participants who are eligible for RAC and NEC fully vest in those Company contributions, and earnings thereon, upon completion of three years of service.

#### Investment Options
Plan participants direct their employee and Company contributions to be invested in the investment funds described below. If direction is not provided by a participant, contributions are generally invested in an appropriate Retirement Path fund. The investment funds are managed by professional investment managers appointed by Plan management.

Subject to certain restrictions, participants may generally change their investment elections and transfer existing account balances between investment funds daily.

Contributions deposited into each investment fund are used to purchase units of that fund based on unit values that are updated daily prior to any Plan transactions. Plan transactions include contributions, withdrawals, distributions and transfers. The value of each participant’s account within each fund depends on two factors: the number of units purchased to date and the current value of each unit.

U.S. Equity Fund — The U.S. Equity Fund primarily consists of holdings in large and medium-sized U.S. company stocks. The fund’s objective is to achieve a high total return through long-term growth of capital and the reinvestment of current income.

U.S. Fixed-Income Fund — The U.S. Fixed-Income Fund primarily consists of holdings in marketable, fixed-income securities rated within the four highest investment grades assigned by Moody’s Investor Services or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, U.S. Treasury or federal agency obligations, or cash equivalent instruments. The fund invests in a range of fixed-income securities that mature, on average, in eight to ten years.

Stable Value Account — Investments in the Stable Value Account primarily include synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“synthetic GICs”), cash and cash equivalents. See Note 5 for further information on synthetic GICs.

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Northrop Grumman Fund ( “ NG Stock Fund ” ) — The NG Stock Fund invests primarily in Northrop Grumman Corporation common stock.

Balanced Fund — The Balanced Fund is designed to provide investors with a diversified portfolio consisting of targeted proportions of fixed-income securities (35 percent), U.S. equities (45 percent), and international equities (20 percent). The fund seeks to exceed the return of the bond market and approach the return of the stock market, but with less risk than an investment solely in equities.

International Equity Fund — The International Equity Fund consists of stocks of a diversified group of companies in developed countries outside of the U.S. The fund’s objectives are capital appreciation over the long term, along with