Company: NOC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001133421-25-000016
Chunk: 23

Company: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 23
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 planning, with processes in place for the Board:

• to evaluate the Chief Executive Officer annually based on a specific set of performance objectives;

• to work with the Chief Executive Officer to support and ensure the development of potential succession candidates for the Chief Executive Officer and other leadership positions;

• to discuss with the Chief Executive Officer annually an assessment of persons considered potential successors to various senior management positions; and

• robustly to consider, plan for and ensure successful transitions of leadership.

Additionally, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee continuously assesses the composition of the Board and its future needs. The Committee regularly reviews the background, experience, engagement, skills, values and other attributes of current and potential future directors, considering the Company’s requirements for an effective Board and identifying potential current and future gaps.

#### Communications with the Board of Directors
Any interested person may communicate with any of our directors, our Board as a group, our non-employee directors as a group or our Lead Independent Director through the Corporate Secretary by writing to the following address: Office of the Corporate Secretary, Northrop Grumman Corporation, 2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042. The Corporate Secretary will forward correspondence to the director or directors to whom it is addressed, except for job inquiries, surveys, business solicitations or advertisements and other inappropriate material. The Corporate Secretary may forward certain correspondence elsewhere within our Company for review and possible response.

The Board has met with, and looks forward to the opportunity to meet with, interested shareholders to address concerns and to receive input.

Interested persons may also report any concerns relating to accounting matters, internal accounting controls or auditing matters to non-management directors (including anonymously) by writing to the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, Northrop Grumman Board of Directors c/o Corporate Ethics and Compliance Office, 2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042.

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#### Compensation of Directors
In May 2024, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee recommended to the Board, and the Board approved, the current non-employee director fee structure, effective May 15, 2024. The table below lists the annual fees payable to our non-employee directors from January 1, 2024 to May 15, 2024 under the prior fee structure and the annual fees payable under the current fee structure effective since May 15, 2024.

| Name                               |     | Amount ($)         
 (1/1/24 - 5/15