Company: NOC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001133421-25-000016
Chunk: 18

Company: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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#### 36Northrop Grumman

#### Corporate Governance

#### Board Meetings and Executive Sessions
The Board meets no fewer than nine times each year (including via telephonic meetings). Special meetings of the Board may be called from time to time as appropriate. On an annual basis, the Board holds an extended meeting to review our long-term strategy.

The Board often holds its meetings at Company locations other than our corporate headquarters to provide the directors with a first-hand view of different elements of our business and an opportunity to interact with local management and employees at various levels.

The Board meets in executive session (with the directors only and then with the independent directors only) following each in-person Board meeting and on other occasions as needed. The Lead Independent Director presides over the executive sessions of the independent directors. The Audit and Risk Committee meets in executive session at least four times each year, and regularly requests separate executive sessions with representatives of our independent auditor and our senior management, including our Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and our Vice President, Internal Audit. The Compensation and Human Capital Committee also meets in executive session from time to time and regularly receives a report from the Compensation and Human Capital Committee’s independent compensation consultant. The Nominating and Corporate Governance and Policy Committees also meet in executive session as they deem necessary.

#### Meeting Attendance
In 2024, the Board held nine meetings. Each director serving in 2024 attended 75% or more of the meetings of the Board and the committees on which he or she served during 2024, with the average attendance for all Board and committee meetings being over 97%. Board members are expected to attend each annual meeting, except where the failure to attend is due to unavoidable circumstances. All of our directors attended our 2024 Annual Meeting.

#### Director Orientation and Continuing Education
Our comprehensive director orientation, continuing education initiatives and site visits help strengthen our Board's oversight function by ensuring that each of our directors have a deep understanding of our Company, our shareholders and the trends that impact our business.

| NEW DIRECTOR       
 ORIENTATION        |     | •All new directors to the Board receive in-person orientation and training that is individually tailored, taking into account the director’s experience, background, education and committee assignments. The orientation program is led by members of senior management and covers a review of our strategy and operating plans, financial statements, corporate governance and key policies and practices, as well as the roles and responsibilities of our directors. 
 •All directors receive regular in-person training