Company: NOC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001133421-25-000016
Chunk: 17

Company: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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, along with the Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the evaluation of the performance of the Board and meet with independent directors to discuss results of director peer evaluations; and

• perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board.

Our Lead Independent Director plays a critical role in reviewing director feedback received through the annual director evaluation process and providing feedback to each director on their individual performance. Our Lead Independent Director is empowered to and does actively engage with our Chair and Chief Executive Officer to help enable a strong and effective Board of Directors.

#### 2025 Proxy Statement33

#### Corporate Governance

#### Committees of the Board
The Board has four standing committees: the Audit and Risk Committee, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Policy Committee. The membership of these committees is typically determined at the organizational meeting of the Board held in conjunction with the annual meeting. All the committees are composed entirely of independent directors. The primary responsibilities of each of the committees, as of the date of this Proxy Statement, are summarized below, together with a table listing the membership as of December 31, 2024, and Chair of each committee. The charters for each standing committee can be found on the Investor Relations section of our website ( www.northropgrumman.com ).

|                                                                                         |     | ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Assist the Board in overseeing, among other things, the integrity of the Company’s financial statements and enterprise risk management, including by:                                                                                  
 •reviewing and discussing the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q                                                                                                                                 
 •reviewing and discussing management’s assessment of, and report on, the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting at least annually and the independent auditor's related report                       
 •assisting the Board in its oversight of enterprise risk management (including through the different Board committees), including reviewing at least annually the Company's enterprise risk management processes                       
 •appointing, retaining, overseeing, evaluating and terminating, if necessary, the independent auditor; reviewing the performance of the lead audit partner and involvement in the selection and approval of the lead audit partner     
 •reviewing and pre-approving audit and permitted non-audit services and related fees for the independent auditor                                                                                                                       
 •reviewing and discussing with the independent auditor any critical audit matters identified by the independent auditor, the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates, and material written communications with management 
 •reviewing and approving the annual risk-based