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Exhibit 10(h)(xvi)




NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION

TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO

2010 RESTRICTED STOCK RIGHTS

GRANTED UNDER THE 2001 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN




     These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) apply to certain “Restricted Stock Rights” (“RSRs”)
granted by Northrop Grumman Corporation (the “Company”) to Sheila Cheston in November 2010. The
date of grant of the RSR award is November 11, 2010 (the “Grant Date”). The number of RSRs
applicable to the award is 33,000. The date of grant and number of RSRs are also reflected in the
electronic stock plan award recordkeeping system (“Stock Plan System”) maintained by the Company or
its designee. These Terms apply only with respect to the 2010 RSR award identified above. You are
referred to as the “Grantee” with respect to your award. Capitalized terms are generally defined
in Section 10 below if not otherwise defined herein.



          Each RSR represents a right to receive one share of the Company’s Common Stock, or cash of
equivalent value as provided herein, subject to vesting as provided herein. The number of RSRs
subject to your award is subject to adjustment as provided herein. The RSR award is subject to all
of the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms, and is further subject to all of the terms
and conditions of the Plan, as it may be amended from time to time, and any rules adopted by the
Committee, as such rules are in effect from time to time.







	1.	 	Vesting; Issuance of Shares.





     Subject to Sections 2 and 5 below, fifty percent (50%) of the number of RSRs subject to your
award (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.1) shall vest upon each of the first and
second anniversaries of the Grant Date.



     Except as otherwise provided below, the Company shall pay a vested RSR within 90 days
following the corresponding vesting of the RSR as set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph.
The Company shall pay such vested RSRs in either an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock,
or, in the discretion of the Committee, in cash or in a combination of shares of Common Stock and
cash. In the event of a cash payment, the amount of the payment for vested RSR to be paid in cash
(subject to tax withholding as provided in Section 6 below) will equal the Fair Market Value (as
defined below) of a share of Common Stock as of the date that such RSR became vested. No
fractional shares will be issued.




	2.	 	Early Termination of Award; Termination of Employment.





     2.1 General. The RSRs subject to the award, to the extent not previously vested, shall
terminate and become null and void if and when (a) the award terminates in connection with a Change
in Control pursuant to Section 5 below, or (b) except as provided in Section 2.6 and in Section 5,
the Grantee ceases for any reason to be an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries.



     2.2 Leave of Absence. Unless the Committee otherwise provides (at the time of the leave or
otherwise), if the Grantee is granted a leave of absence





by the Company, the Grantee (a) shall not
be deemed to have incurred a termination of employment at the time such leave commences for
purposes of the award, and (b) shall be deemed to be employed by the Company for the duration of
such approved leave of absence for purposes of the award. A termination of employment shall be
deemed to have occurred if the Grantee does not timely return to active employment upon the
expiration of such approved leave or if the Grantee commences a leave that is not approved by the
Company.




     2.3 Salary Continuation. Subject to Section 2.2 above, the term “employment” as used herein
means active employment by the Company and salary continuation without active employment (other
than a leave of absence approved by the Company that is covered by Section 2.2) will not, in and of
itself, constitute “employment” for purposes hereof (in the case of salary continuation without
active employment, the Grantee’s cessation of active employee status shall, subject to Section 2.2,
be deemed to be a termination of “employment” for purposes hereof). Furthermore, salary
continuation will not, in and of itself, constitute a leave of absence approved by the Company for
purposes of the award.



     2.4 Sale or Spinoff of Subsidiary or Business Unit. For purposes of the RSRs subject to the
award, a termination of employment of the Grantee shall be deemed to have occurred if the Grantee
is employed by a subsidiary or business unit and that subsidiary or business unit is sold, spun
off, or otherwise divested and the Grantee does not otherwise continue to be employed by the
Company after such event.



     2.5 Continuance of Employment Required. Except as expressly provided in Section 2.6 and in
Section 5, the vesting of the RSRs subject to the award









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requires continued employment through the
applicable vesting date set forth in Section 1 as a condition to the vesting of the corresponding
portion of the award. Employment for only a portion of the vesting period, even if a substantial
portion, will not entitle the Grantee to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a
termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment. Nothing
contained in these Terms, the Stock Plan System, or the Plan constitutes an employment commitment
by the Company or any subsidiary, affects the Grantee’s status (if the Grantee is otherwise an
at-will employee) as an employee at will who is subject to termination without cause, confers upon
the Grantee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary, or interferes in
any way with the right of the Company or of any subsidiary to terminate such employment at any
time.




     2.6 Death or Disability. If the Grantee dies or incurs a Disability, the outstanding and
unvested RSRs subject to the award shall vest as of the date of the Grantee’s death or Disability,
as applicable. If the Grantee’s death or Disability occurs before the scheduled vesting date of
the RSRs as set forth in Section 1, the outstanding and vested RSRs (after giving effect to any
accelerated vesting required in the circumstances) shall be paid in the calendar year containing
the 75th day (and generally will be paid on or about such 75th day) following
the earlier of (a) Grantee’s death or (b) Grantee’s Disability (otherwise, such vested RSRs shall
be paid as provided in Section 1). In the event of the Grantee’s death prior to the delivery of
shares or other payment with respect to any vested RSRs, the Grantee’s Successor shall be entitled
to any payments to which the Grantee would have been entitled under this Agreement with respect to
such vested and unpaid RSRs.




	3.	 	Non-Transferability and Other Restrictions.





     3.1 Non-Transferability. The award, as well as the RSRs subject to the award, are
non-transferable and shall not be subject in any manner to sale, transfer, anticipation,
alienation, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge. The foregoing transfer restrictions shall
not apply to: (a) transfers to the Company; or (b) transfers pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order (as defined in the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may honor any
transfer required pursuant to the terms of a court order in a divorce or similar domestic relations
matter to the extent that such transfer does not adversely affect the Company’s ability to register
the offer and sale of the underlying shares on a Form S-8 Registration Statement and such transfer
is otherwise in compliance with all applicable legal, regulatory and listing requirements.



     3.2 Recoupment of Awards. Any payments or issuances of shares with respect to the award are
subject to recoupment pursuant to the Company’s Policy





Regarding the Recoupment of Certain
Performance-Based Compensation Payments as in effect from time to time, and the Grantee shall
promptly make any reimbursement requested by the Board or Committee pursuant to such policy with
respect to the award. Further, the Grantee agrees, by accepting the award, that the Company and
its affiliates may deduct from any amounts it may owe the Grantee from time to time (such as wages
or other compensation) to the extent of any amounts the Grantee is required to reimburse the
Company pursuant to such policy with respect to the award.





	4.	 	Compliance with Laws; No Stockholder Rights Prior to Issuance.





     The Company’s obligation to make any payments or issue any shares with respect to the award is
subject to full compliance with all then applicable requirements of law, the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California, or other
regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the Company and its shares, and of any exchange upon
which stock of the Company may be listed. The Grantee shall not have the rights and privileges of
a stockholder, including without limitation the right to vote or receive dividends, with respect to
any shares which may be issued in respect of the RSRs until the date appearing on the
certificate(s) for such shares (or, in the case of shares entered in book entry form, the date that
the shares are actually recorded in such form for the benefit of the Grantee), if such shares
become deliverable.




	5.	 	Adjustments; Possible Acceleration of Vesting; Change in Control.





     5.1 Adjustments. The RSRs and the shares subject to the award are subject to adjustment upon
the occurrence of events such as stock splits, stock dividends and other changes in capitalization
in accordance with Section 6(a) of the Plan. In the event of any adjustment, the Company will give
the Grantee written notice thereof which will set forth the nature of the adjustment.



     5.2 Possible Acceleration. Notwithstanding the Company’s ability to terminate the award as
provided in Section 5.3 below, the outstanding and previously unvested RSRs subject to the award
shall become fully vested as of the date of the Grantee’s termination of employment in the
following circumstances:




	 	(a)	 	if the Grantee is covered by a Change in Control Severance Arrangement at the time of the
termination, if the termination of employment constitutes a “Qualifying Termination” (as
such term, or any similar successor term, is defined in such Change in Control Severance Arrangement) that triggers the Grantee’s right to










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	 	 	 	severance benefits under such Change in Control Severance Arrangement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	if the Grantee is not covered by a Change in Control Severance Arrangement at the time of
the termination and if the termination occurs either within the Protected Period
corresponding to a Change in Control of the Company or within twenty-four (24) calendar
months following the date of a Change in Control of the Company, the Grantee’s employment by
the Company and its subsidiaries is involuntarily terminated by the Company and its
subsidiaries for reasons other than Cause or by the Grantee for Good Reason.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Grantee’s termination of employment is due to the Grantee’s VP Severance Plan
Disability or Accidental Death.
	 
	 	(d)	 	The Grantee’s termination of employment is a Qualifying Termination.





     Subject to Section 2.6, payment of any amount due under this Section will be made within 90
days after the applicable scheduled vesting date of the RSRs as set forth in Section 1.



     5.3 Automatic Acceleration; Early Termination. If the Company undergoes a Change in Control
triggered by clause (iii) or (iv) of the definition thereof and the Company is not the surviving
entity and the successor to the Company (if any) (or a Parent thereof) does not agree in writing
prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control to continue and assume the award following the
Change in Control, or if for any other reason the award would not continue after the Change in
Control, then upon the Change in Control the outstanding and previously unvested RSRs subject to
the award shall vest fully and completely. Unless the Committee expressly provides otherwise in
the circumstances, no acceleration of vesting of the award shall occur pursuant to this Section 5.3
in connection with a Change in Control if either (a) the Company is the surviving entity, or (b)
the successor to the Company (if any) (or a Parent thereof) agrees in writing prior to the Change
in Control to assume the award. The award shall terminate, subject to such acceleration
provisions, upon a Change in Control triggered by clause (iii) or (iv) of the definition thereof in
which the Company is not the surviving entity and the successor to the Company (if any) (or a
Parent thereof) does not agree in writing prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control to
continue and assume the award following the Change in Control. The Committee may make adjustments
pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Plan and/or deem an acceleration of vesting of the award pursuant
to this Section 5.3 to occur sufficiently prior to an event if necessary or deemed appropriate to
permit the Grantee to realize the benefits intended to be conveyed





with respect to the shares
underlying the RSRs; provided, however, that, the Committee may reinstate the original terms of the
award if the related event does not actually occur.




     Subject to Section 2.6, payment of any amount due under this Section will be made within 90
days after the applicable scheduled vesting date of the RSRs as set forth in Section 1.




	6.	 	Tax Matters.





     6.1 Tax Withholding. The Company or the subsidiary which employs the Grantee shall be
entitled to require, as a condition of making any payments or issuing any shares upon vesting of
the RSRs, that the Grantee or other person entitled to such shares or other payment pay any sums
required to be withheld by federal, state, local or other applicable tax law with respect to such
vesting or payment. Alternatively, the Company or such subsidiary, in its discretion, may make
such provisions for the withholding of taxes as it deems appropriate (including, without
limitation, withholding the taxes due from compensation otherwise payable to the Grantee or
reducing the number of shares otherwise deliverable with respect to the award (valued at their then
Fair Market Value) by the amount necessary to satisfy such withholding obligations at the flat
percentage rates applicable to supplemental wages).



     6.2 Transfer Taxes. The Company will pay all federal and state transfer taxes, if any, and
other fees and expenses in connection with the issuance of shares in connection with the vesting of
the RSRs.



     6.3 Compliance with Code. The Committee shall administer and construe the award, and may
amend the Terms of the award, in a manner designed to comply with the Code and to avoid adverse tax
consequences under Code Section 409A or otherwise.



     6.4 Unfunded Arrangement. The right of the Grantee to receive payment under the award shall be
an unsecured contractual claim against the Company. As such, neither the Grantee nor any Successor
shall have any rights in or against any specific assets of the Company based on the award. Awards
shall at all times be considered entirely unfunded for tax purposes.




	7.	 	Committee Authority.





     The Committee has the discretionary authority to determine any questions as to the date when
the Grantee’s employment terminated and the cause of such termination and to interpret any
provision of these Terms, the Stock Plan System, the Plan, and any other applicable rules. Any
action taken by, or inaction of, the Committee relating to or pursuant to these Terms, the Stock Plan System, the Plan, or any
other applicable








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rules shall be within the absolute discretion of the Committee and shall be
conclusive and binding on all persons.





	8.	 	Plan; Amendment.





     The RSRs are governed by, and the Grantee’s rights are subject to, all of the terms and
conditions of the Plan and any other rules adopted by the Committee, as the foregoing may be
amended from time to time. The Grantee shall have no rights with respect to any amendment of these
Terms or the Plan unless such amendment is in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of
the Company. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the Stock Plan System and the
provisions of these Terms and/or the Plan, the provisions of these Terms and/or the Plan, as
applicable, shall govern.




	9.	 	Required Holding Period.





     The holding requirements of this Section 9 shall apply to any Grantee who is an elected or
appointed officer of the Company on the date vested RSRs are paid (or, if earlier, on the date the
Grantee’s employment by the Company and its subsidiaries terminates for any reason). Any Grantee
subject to this Section 9 shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, anticipate, alienate, assign,
pledge, encumber or charge 50% of the total number (if any) of shares of Common Stock the Grantee
receives as payment for vested RSRs until the earlier of (A) the third anniversary of the date such
shares of Common Stock are paid to the Grantee, or (B) the date the Grantee’s employment by the
Company and its subsidiaries terminates due to the Grantee’s death or Disability. For purposes of
this Section 9, the total number of shares of Common Stock the Grantee receives as payment for
vested RSRs shall be determined on a net basis after taking into account any shares otherwise
deliverable with respect to the award that the Company withholds to satisfy tax obligations
pursuant to Section 6.1. Any shares of Common Stock received in respect of shares that are
covered by the holding period requirements of this Section 9 (such as shares received in respect of
a stock split or stock dividend) shall be subject to the same holding period requirements as the
shares to which they relate.




	10.	 	Definitions.





     Whenever used in these Terms, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below and,
when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is capitalized:



     “Accidental Death” has the meaning give to that term in the Company’s Accidental Death and
Dismemberment Plan applicable to Corporate Vice





Presidents
who are members of the Company’s Corporate Policy Council.




     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.



     “Cause” means the occurrence of either or both of the following:




	 	(i)	 	The Grantee’s conviction for committing an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft, or other
act constituting a felony (other than traffic related offenses or as a result of vicarious
liability); or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The willful engaging by the Grantee in misconduct that is significantly injurious to the
Company. However, no act, or failure to act, on the Grantee’s part shall be considered
“willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Grantee not in good faith and without
reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.





     “Change in Control” is used as defined in the Plan.



     “Change in Control Severance Arrangement” means a “Special Agreement” entered into by and
between the Grantee and the Company that provides severance protections in the event of certain
changes in control of the Company or the Company’s Change-in-Control Severance Plan, as each may be
in effect from time to time, or any similar successor agreement or plan that provides severance
protections in the event of a change in control of the Company.



     “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.



     “Committee” means the Company’s Compensation Committee or any successor committee appointed by
the Board to administer the Plan.



     “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock.



     “Disability” means, with respect to a Grantee, that the Grantee: (i) is unable to engage in
any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than twelve months; or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical
or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than twelve months, receiving income replacement benefits for a
period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the
Grantee’s employer; all construed and interpreted









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consistent with the definition of “Disability” set forth in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(C).




     “Fair Market Value” is used as defined in the Plan; provided, however, the Committee in
determining such Fair Market Value for purposes of the award may utilize such other exchange,
market, or listing as it deems appropriate.



     “Good Reason” means, without the Grantee’s express written consent, the occurrence of any one
or more of the following:




	 	(i)	 	A material and substantial reduction in the nature or status of the Grantee’s authorities
or responsibilities (when such authorities and/or responsibilities are viewed in the
aggregate) from their level in effect on the day immediately prior to the start of the
Protected Period, other than (A) an inadvertent act that is remedied by the Company promptly
after receipt of notice thereof given by the Grantee, and/or (B) changes in the nature or
status of the Grantee’s authorities or responsibilities that, in the aggregate, would
generally be viewed by a nationally-recognized executive placement firm as resulting in the
Grantee having not materially and substantially fewer authorities and responsibilities
(taking into consideration the Company’s industry) when compared to the authorities and
responsibilities applicable to the position held by the Grantee immediately prior to the
start of the Protected Period. The Company may retain a nationally-recognized executive
placement firm for purposes of making the determination required by the preceding sentence
and the written opinion of the firm thus selected shall be conclusive as to this issue.
	 
	 	 	 	In addition, if the Grantee is a vice president, the Grantee’s loss of vice-president status
will constitute “Good Reason”; provided that the loss of the title of “vice president” will
not, in and of itself, constitute Good Reason if the Grantee’s lack of a vice president title
is generally consistent with the manner in which the title of vice president is used within
the Grantee’s business unit or if the loss of the title is the result of a promotion to a
higher level office. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the Grantee’s lack of a
vice-president title will only be considered generally consistent with the manner in which
such title is used if most persons in the business unit with authorities, duties, and
responsibilities comparable to those of the Grantee immediately prior to the commencement of
the Protected Period do not have the title of vice-president.









	 	(ii)	 	A reduction by the Company in the Grantee’s annualized rate of base salary as in effect
at the start of the Protected Period, or as the same shall be increased from time to time.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	A material reduction in the aggregate value of the Grantee’s level of participation in
any of the Company’s short and/or long-term incentive compensation plans (excluding
stock-based incentive compensation plans), employee benefit or retirement plans, or
policies, practices, or arrangements in which the Grantee participates immediately prior to
the start of the Protected Period; provided, however, that a reduction in the aggregate
value shall not be deemed to be “Good Reason” if the reduced value remains substantially
consistent with the average level of other employees who have positions commensurate with
the position held by the Grantee immediately prior to the start of the Protected Period.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	A material reduction in the Grantee’s aggregate level of participation in the Company’s
stock-based incentive compensation plans from the level in effect immediately prior to the
start of the Protected Period; provided, however, that a reduction in the aggregate level of
participation shall not be deemed to be “Good Reason” if the reduced level of participation
remains substantially consistent with the average level of participation of other employees
who have positions commensurate with the position held by the Grantee immediately prior to
the start of the Protected Period.
	 
	 	(v)	 	The Grantee is informed by the Company that his or her principal place of employment for
the Company will be relocated to a location that is greater than fifty (50) miles away from
the Grantee’s principal place of employment for the Company at the start of the
corresponding Protected Period; provided that, if the Company communicates an intended
effective date for such relocation, in no event shall Good Reason exist pursuant to this
clause (v) more than ninety (90) days before such intended effective date.





     The Grantee’s right to terminate employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the
Grantee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Grantee’s continued employment shall
not constitute a consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstances constituting
Good Reason herein.



     “Parent” is used as defined in the Plan.










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     “Plan” means the Northrop Grumman 2001 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan, as it may be amended
form time to time.



     The “Protected Period” corresponding to a Change in Control of the Company shall be a period
of time determined in accordance with the following:




	 	(i)	 	If the Change in Control is triggered by a tender offer for shares of the Company’s stock
or by the offeror’s acquisition of shares pursuant to such a tender offer, the Protected
Period shall commence on the date of the initial tender offer and shall continue through and
including the date of the Change in Control; provided that in no case will the Protected
Period commence earlier than the date that is six (6) months prior to the Change in Control.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	If the Change in Control is triggered by a merger, consolidation, or reorganization of
the Company with or involving any other corporation, the Protected Period shall commence on
the date that serious and substantial discussions first take place to effect the merger,
consolidation, or reorganization and shall continue through and including the date of the
Change in Control; provided that in no case will the Protected Period commence earlier than
the date that is six (6) months prior to the Change in Control.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	In the case of any Change in Control not described in clause (i) or (ii) above, the
Protected Period shall commence on the date that is six (6) months prior to the Change in
Control and shall continue through and including the date of the Change in Control.





     “Qualifying Termination” has the meaning given to such term in the VP Severance Plan.



     “Successor” means the person acquiring a Grantee’s rights to a grant under the Plan by will or
by the laws of descent or distribution.



     “VP Severance Plan” means the Company’s Severance Plan for Elected and Appointed Officers, as
in effect on the Grant Date.



     “VP Severance Plan Disability” means a “Disability” as that term is defined in the VP
Severance Plan.












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