Company: NOC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001133421-25-000016
Chunk: 20

Company: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
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 has, or has an immediate family member who has, within the prior three years owned, either directly or indirectly as a partner, shareholder or officer of another company, more than 5% of the equity of an organization that has a material business relationship with (including as a significant purchaser or supplier of goods or services), or more than 5% ownership in, the Company.

#### Independence Determination
In connection with their annual independence review, the Board and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considered certain relationships with organizations to which we have made payments or from which we have received payments in the usual course of our business in 2024. The Board of Directors considered that Mr. Abney, Ms. Brown, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Krishna, Mr. Robinson, Ms. Ross, Adm. Roughead, Mr. Schoewe, Mr. Turley, Gen. Welsh and Ms. Winston served as members of the board of directors or trustees and/or employees or executive officers of companies with which we do business or have made payments in the ordinary course.

The Board of Directors considered that Ms. Ross, Adm. Roughead and Mr. Turley served as members of the boards of organizations to which the Company made contributions during 2024 in the usual course of our charitable contributions program, or in connection with our matching gifts program (which limits the contributions to $10,000 per year per director). The amounts paid were below the applicable thresholds under NYSE rules and our Principles of Corporate Governance.

Following its review and the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board affirmatively determined that all of the directors, except Ms. Warden, are independent. The independent directors constitute approximately 92% of the members of our Board.

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#### Corporate Governance

#### Our Culture
Our strong culture — founded on our values; reflecting our commitment to ethics and integrity; enabling our employees to feel respected, included, and that they belong so they can perform at their best; and focused on enduring performance, innovation, agility and accountability — enables our success and long-term sustainable growth. Culture is critical to who we are and how we do business. Our values guide our Company and provide the foundation for our culture. Our culture is critical to our ability to do business, to attract and retain talent, to perform, to earn trust, to serve our customers and to deliver long-term value for our shareholders. Our entire Company shares the responsibility to maintain and enhance it.

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