Company: NOC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001133421-25-000016
Chunk: 51

Company: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 51
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. Based on this assessment for 2024, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee determined that the risk profile is appropriate and substantial risk management features are incorporated into our compensation programs. This determination reflects the following conclusions from the detailed risk assessment:

• there is appropriate balance to mitigate compensation-related risk in the executive compensation programs’ designs between fixed and variable pay, cash and stock components, annual and long-term measures, financial and non-financial measures and formulaic and discretionary decisions;

• there are appropriate policies in place to mitigate compensation-related risk, including the Compensation and Human Capital Committee’s and its advisor’s independence, transparent disclosure, officer stock ownership guidelines and holding period requirements, and hedging and recoupment policies; and

• there are no incentive or commission arrangements below the executive level that potentially encourage excessive risk-taking behavior.

Tax Deductibility of Pay

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally limits the annual tax deduction to $1 million per person for compensation paid to the Company’s ”covered employees,” defined to include the CEO, CFO, and the next three highest-paid NEOs excluding the CEO and CFO. The limitation also applies to individuals who were covered employees in any year after 2016.

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#### Executive Compensation

#### Compensation and Human Capital Committee Report
The Compensation and Human Capital Committee reviewed and discussed the CD&A with management. Based on such review and discussion, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee recommended to the Board that the CD&A be included in this Proxy Statement. The Board has approved the recommendation.

#### Compensation and Human Capital Committee

#### David P. Abney, Chair
Madeleine A. Kleiner

#### Arvind Krishna

#### Graham N. Robinson
Gary Roughead

#### Mary A. Winston

#### 2025 Proxy Statement69

#### Compensation Tables

#### Summary Compensation Table
| Name & Principal Position                                                  |     |      |     |           | Year | Salary(1) 
 ($)       |           |     | Bonus 
 ($)   |            |     | Stock     
 Awards(2) 
 ($)       |            |     | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation(3) 
 ($)                                       |           |     | Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(4) 
 ($)                                                                         |         |     | All Other Compensation(5) 
 ($)                       |            |     | Total 
 ($)   |            |
| Kathy J. Warden                                                            
 Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President                               |