EX-10.(l)






Exhibit 10(l)




NORTHROP GRUMMAN




ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE PENSION PLAN



(Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2011)



 









 





TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 

	ARTICLE 1—Introduction	 	2
	Section 1.01.
	 	Introduction	 	2
	Section 1.02.
	 	Effective Date	 	2
	Section 1.03.
	 	Sponsor	 	2
	Section 1.04.
	 	Predecessor Plan	 	2
	Section 1.05.
	 	2001 Reorganization	 	2
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 2—Definitions	 	3
	Section 2.01.
	 	Affiliated Companies	 	3
	Section 2.02.
	 	Annual Incentive Programs	 	3
	Section 2.03.
	 	Average Annual Compensation	 	3
	Section 2.04.
	 	Board	 	3
	Section 2.05.
	 	Code	 	3
	Section 2.06.
	 	Committee	 	3
	Section 2.07.
	 	Company	 	3
	Section 2.08.
	 	Defined Contribution Plan	 	3
	Section 2.09.
	 	Designated Entity	 	3
	Section 2.10.
	 	ERISA	 	3
	Section 2.11.
	 	ES Pension Plan	 	3
	Section 2.12.
	 	Executive	 	3
	Section 2.13.
	 	Executive Benefit Service	 	4
	Section 2.14.
	 	Executive Pension Base	 	4
	Section 2.15.
	 	Executive Pension Supplement	 	4
	Section 2.16.
	 	Grandfathered Amounts	 	4
	Section 2.17.
	 	Key Employee	 	4
	Section 2.18.
	 	Maximum Contribution	 	5
	Section 2.19.
	 	Participating Company	 	5
	Section 2.20.
	 	Payment Date	 	5
	Section 2.21.
	 	Pension Plan and Pension Plans	 	5
	Section 2.22.
	 	Plan	 	6
	Section 2.23.
	 	Qualified Plan Benefit	 	6
	Section 2.24.
	 	Retirement Eligible	 	6
	Section 2.25.
	 	Separation from Service or Separates from Service	 	7
	Section 2.26.
	 	Westinghouse	 	7
	Section 2.27.
	 	Westinghouse Acquisition	 	7
	Section 2.28.
	 	Westinghouse Plan	 	7
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 3—Qualification for Benefits; Mandatory Retirement	 	7
	Section 3.01.
	 	Qualification for Benefits	 	7
	Section 3.02.
	 	Mandatory Retirement	 	8
	Section 3.03.
	 	Certain Transfers	 	8
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 4—Calculation of Executive Pension Supplement	 	9
	Section 4.01.
	 	In General	 	9






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 

	Section 4.02.
	 	Amount	 	9
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 5—Death in Active Service	 	9
	Section 5.01.
	 	Eligibility For an Immediate Benefit	 	9
	Section 5.02.
	 	Calculation of Immediate Benefit	 	10
	Section 5.03.
	 	Eligibility For a Deferred Benefit	 	10
	Section 5.04.
	 	Calculation of Deferred Benefit	 	10
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 6—Executive Pension Base	 	10
	Section 6.01.
	 	In General	 	10
	Section 6.02.
	 	Executive Pension Base	 	10
	Section 6.03.
	 	Average Annual Compensation	 	11
	Section 6.04.
	 	Annual Incentive Programs	 	11
	Section 6.05.
	 	Executive Benefit Service	 	12
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 7—Payment of Benefits	 	12
	Section 7.01.
	 	Limitation on Benefits	 	12
	Section 7.02.
	 	Normal Form and Commencement of Benefits	 	12
	Section 7.03.
	 	Guaranteed Benefit	 	13
	Section 7.04.
	 	Guaranteed Surviving Spouse Benefit	 	13
	Section 7.05.
	 	Lump Sum Payments	 	13
	Section 7.06.
	 	Mandatory Cashout	 	13
	Section 7.07.
	 	Optional Payment Forms	 	14
	Section 7.08.
	 	Rehires	 	14
	Section 7.09.
	 	Special Tax Distribution	 	14
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 8—Conditions to Receipt of Executive Pension Supplement	 	15
	Section 8.01.
	 	Non-Competition Condition	 	15
	Section 8.02.
	 	Breach of Condition	 	15
	Section 8.03.
	 	Waiver After 65	 	15
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 9—Administration	 	15
	Section 9.01.
	 	Committee	 	15
	Section 9.02.
	 	Claims Procedures	 	15
	Section 9.03.
	 	Trust	 	16
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 10—Modification or Termination	 	16
	Section 10.01.
	 	Amendment and Plan Termination	 	16
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 11—Miscellaneous	 	16
	Section 11.01.
	 	Benefits Not Assignable	 	16
	Section 11.02.
	 	Facility of Payment	 	17
	Section 11.03.
	 	Committee Rules	 	17
	Section 11.04.
	 	Limitation on Rights	 	17
	Section 11.05.
	 	Benefits Unsecured	 	17
	Section 11.06.
	 	Governing Law	 	17
	Section 11.07.
	 	Severability	 	17






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	Section 11.08.
	 	Expanded Benefits	 	18
	Section 11.09.
	 	Plan Costs	 	18
	Section 11.10.
	 	Termination of Participation	 	18
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 12—Change in Control	 	18
	Section 12.01.
	 	Definition	 	18
	Section 12.02.
	 	Vesting and Funding Rules	 	19
	Section 12.03.
	 	Special Retirement Provisions	 	19
	Section 12.04.
	 	Calculation of Present Value	 	20
	Section 12.05.
	 	Calculation of Offset	 	20
	Section 12.06.
	 	Limitation on Amendment, Suspension and Termination	 	20
	 
	 	 	 	 
	APPENDIX A—Executive Buyback	 	22
	Section A.01.
	 	Introduction	 	22
	Section A.02.
	 	Buy Back Offer	 	22
	Section A.03.
	 	One-Time Opportunity	 	22
	Section A.04.
	 	Payment	 	22
	Section A.05.
	 	Refund of Buy Back Payment	 	22
	Section A.06.
	 	Effective Date	 	23
	 
	 	 	 	 
	APPENDIX B—Rehired Executives	 	24
	Section B.01.
	 	Retired Executives Rehired as Executives	 	24
	Section B.02.
	 	Former Executives with Vested Pensions Rehired as Executives	 	25
	Section B.03.
	 	Retired Executives Rehired in Non-Executive Positions	 	25
	Section B.04.
	 	Events That Span Westinghouse Acquisition	 	26
	Section B.05.
	 	Breaks Spanning March 1, 1996	 	26
	 
	 	 	 	 
	APPENDIX C—Coordination With Westinghouse Plan	 	27
	Section C.01.
	 	In General	 	27
	Section C.02.
	 	Pre-Acquisition Benefits	 	27
	Section C.03.
	 	Coordination of Pre and Post-Acquisition Benefits	 	27
	Section C.04.
	 	No Duplication of Benefits	 	27
	 
	 	 	 	 
	APPENDIX D 2005-2007 Transition Rules	 	28
	Section D.01.
	 	Election	 	28
	Section D.02.
	 	2005 Commencements	 	28
	Section D.03.
	 	2006 and 2007 Commencements	 	28
	 
	 	 	 	 
	APPENDIX E Post 2007 Distribution of 409A Amounts	 	30
	Section E.01.
	 	Time of Distribution	 	30
	Section E.02.
	 	Special Rule for Key Employees	 	30
	Section E.03.
	 	Forms of Distribution	 	30
	Section E.04.
	 	Death	 	30
	Section E.05.
	 	Actuarial Assumptions	 	31
	Section E.06.
	 	Accelerated Lump Sum Payouts	 	31
	Section E.07.
	 	Effect of Early Taxation	 	32
	Section E.08.
	 	Permitted Delays	 	32







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NORTHROP GRUMMAN




ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE PENSION PLAN



(Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2011)



     The Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Executive Pension Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby amended
and restated effective as of January 1, 2011, except as otherwise provided. This restatement of the
Plan amends the January 1, 2009 restatement and includes changes that apply to Grandfathered
Amounts.



     The Plan is intended to comply with Code section 409A and official guidance issued thereunder
(except for Grandfathered Amounts). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, this Plan
shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with this intention.



 









 





ARTICLE 1




Introduction



     Section 1.01. Introduction. The Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Executive
Pension Plan is a supplemental pension plan that provides nonqualified deferred compensation for a
select group of management or highly compensated employees.



     Section 1.02. Effective Date. The Plan became effective March 1, 1996.



     Section 1.03. Sponsor. The Plan sponsor is Northrop Grumman Corporation.



     Section 1.04. Predecessor Plan. The Plan was established as a successor to
the Westinghouse Executive Pension Plan, maintained by Westinghouse Electric Corporation
(“Westinghouse”) for the benefit of certain executive employees of the Westinghouse Electronic
Systems Group as of February 29, 1996 who became employees of the Northrop Grumman Electronic
Sensors & Systems Division as of March 1, 1996 as a result of the Westinghouse Acquisition, and
certain other executive employees who may become employed by the Northrop Grumman Electronic
Sensors & Systems Division on or after March 1, 1996. The Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors &
Systems Division became the Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors & Systems Sector effective August
24, 1998.



     Section 1.05. 2001 Reorganization. Effective as of the 2001 Reorganization
Date in (d), the corporate structure of Northrop Grumman Corporation and its affiliates was
modified. Effective as of the Litton Acquisition Date in (e), Litton Industries, Inc. was acquired
and became a subsidiary of the Northrop Grumman Corporation (the “Litton Acquisition”).



     (a) The former Northrop Grumman Corporation was renamed Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation.
It became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the new parent of the reorganized controlled group.



     (b) The new parent corporation resulting from the restructuring is called Northrop Grumman
Corporation. All references in this Plan to the former Northrop Grumman Corporation and its Board
of Directors now refer to the new parent corporation bearing the same name and its Board of
Directors.



     (c) As of the 2001 Reorganization Date, the new Northrop Grumman Corporation became the
sponsor of this Plan, and its Board of Directors assumed authority over this Plan.



     (d) 2001 Reorganization Date. The date as of which the corporate restructuring
described in (a) and (b) occurred.



     (e) Litton Acquisition Date. The date as of which the conditions for the completion
of the Litton Acquisition were satisfied in accordance with the Amended and Restated Agreement and
Plan of Merger Among Northrop Grumman Corporation, Litton Industries, Inc., NNG, Inc., and LII
Acquisition Corp.




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ARTICLE 2






Definitions



     Capitalized terms which are defined in the ES Pension Plan will have the same meanings in this
Plan unless otherwise expressly stated. In addition, the following terms when used and capitalized
will have the following meanings:



     Section 2.01. Affiliated Companies. The Company and any other entity related
to the Company under the rules of section 414 of the Code. The Affiliated Companies include
Northrop Grumman Corporation and its 80%-owned subsidiaries and may include other entities as well.



     Section 2.02. Annual Incentive Programs. See Article 6.



     Section 2.03. Average Annual Compensation. See Article 6.



     Section 2.04. Board. Board means the Board of Directors of Northrop Grumman
Corporation, or its delegate.



     Section 2.05. Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it
may be amended.



     Section 2.06. Committee. A committee of not less than three members appointed
by the Board with responsibility for the general administration of the Plan. The Committee is the
“plan administrator” under ERISA.



     Section 2.07. Company. Northrop Grumman Corporation.



     Section 2.08. Defined Contribution Plan. A defined contribution plan within
the meaning of ERISA § 3(34), but not including:



     (a) the Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Savings Program or any similar program of a
Participating Company or a Designated Entity or



     (b) any amount received pursuant to a cash or deferred arrangement (as that term is defined in
the Code) maintained by a Participating Company or a Designated Entity.



     Section 2.09. Designated Entity. Designated Entity means an Affiliated
Company or other entity that has been and is still designated by the Committee as participating in
the Plan.



     Section 2.10. ERISA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and as it may be amended.



     Section 2.11. ES Pension Plan. The Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
Pension Plan, formerly known as the ESSD Pension Plan.



     Section 2.12. Executive. Executive means an individual who satisfies
(a) and (b) and is not excluded by (c) or (d):



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     (a) An Employee who is employed by ES (or by a Participating Company, Designated
Entity, or other Affiliated Company) in a position that is determined by the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer or Vice President and Chief Human Resources and Administrative
Officer to be eligible as an Executive position under this Plan based on the duties and
responsibilities of the position.



     (b) The Employee has been notified by the Committee in writing that he or she is
eligible for benefits under the Plan.



     (c) No Employee may receive benefits under this Plan if he or she is currently
accruing supplemental benefits under any other nonqualified deferred compensation plan,
contract, or arrangement maintained by the Affiliated Companies or to which the Affiliated
Companies contribute with the exception of the Officers Supplemental Executive Retirement
Program under the Northrop Grumman Supplemental Plan 2.



     (d) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, effective as of July 1,
2003, no Employee will first become eligible to participate in the Plan or otherwise
receive credit for service or compensation for purposes of calculating a benefit under the
Plan unless the Employee was classified as an Executive eligible to participate in the Plan
before that date. Executives that terminate employment and are later rehired into positions
that are determined to be eligible as Executive positions under the Plan will be eligible
to resume participation in the Plan and will be subject to Appendix B.



     Section 2.13. Executive Benefit Service. See Article 6.



     Section 2.14. Executive Pension Base. See Article 6.



     Section 2.15. Executive Pension Supplement. The pension calculated pursuant to
Articles 4 and 5 of this Plan. There will be no Executive Pension Supplement payable if the
Executive’s Qualified Plan Benefit equals or exceeds his or her Executive Pension Base.



     Section 2.16. Grandfathered Amounts. Plan benefits that were earned and
vested as of December 31, 2004 within the meaning of Code section 409A and official guidance
thereunder.



     Section 2.17. Key Employee. An employee treated as a “specified employee”
under Code section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Company or the Affiliated Companies (i.e., a key
employee (as defined in Code section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof)) if the
Company’s or an Affiliated Company’s stock is publicly traded on an established securities market
or otherwise. The Company shall determine in accordance with a uniform Company policy which
Executives are Key Employees as of each December 31 in accordance with IRS regulations or other
guidance under Code section 409A, provided that in determining the compensation of individuals for
this purpose, the definition of compensation in Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c)-2(d)(3) shall be used. Such
determination shall be effective for the twelve (12) month period commencing on April 1 of the
following year.



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     Section 2.18. Maximum Contribution. An Employee will be deemed to have made
the Maximum Contribution if he or she has made the contributions under (a) and (b), as interpreted
under (c):



     (a) During such time as the Employee was eligible to participate in the ES Pension Plan and
the Westinghouse Pension Plan, he or she contributed the maximum amount the Employee was permitted
to contribute under those plans, and



     (b) During such time as the Employee was employed by a Designated Entity (which includes for
this purpose a “Designated Entity” under the Westinghouse Plan during periods before the
Westinghouse Acquisition),



          (1) The Employee contributed the maximum amount he or she was permitted to contribute, if any,
to that Designated Entity’s defined benefit pension or Defined Contribution Plan, if any, and




          (2) The Employee paid to the Company (or to Westinghouse, before the Westinghouse Acquisition)
an amount of each of his or her annual incentive compensation awards based on the maximum ES
Pension Plan contribution formula (or Westinghouse Pension Plan contribution formula, as
appropriate) applied to 50% of his or her awards. This payment is pre-tax and is made by a deferral
election entered into prior to the year in which the annual incentive compensation award is
determined and paid.




     (c) This Plan is intended as essentially a continuation of the Westinghouse Plan (see Appendix
C). Accordingly, this Section is to be interpreted as requiring an Executive to have made the
Maximum Contribution not only under this Plan but also under the Westinghouse Plan.



     Section 2.19. Participating Company. Any of the “Participating Companies”
under the ES Pension Plan.



     Section 2.20. Payment Date. The 1st of the month coincident with or following
the later of (a) the date the Executive attains age 55, or (b) the date the Executive Separates
from Service.



     Section 2.21. Pension Plan and Pension Plans. Any of the following:




	 	(a)	 	The Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan—Rolling Meadows Site
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Northrop Grumman Retirement Value Plan (effective as of January 1, 2000)
	 
	 	(d)	 	The Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems — Space Division Salaried Employees’
Pension Plan (effective as of the Aerojet Closing Date)
	 
	 	(e)	 	The Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems — Space Division Union Employees’
Pension Plan (effective as of the Aerojet Closing Date)




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     “Aerojet Closing Date” means the Closing Date specified in the April 19, 2001 Asset Purchase
Agreement by and Between Aerojet-General Corporation and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation.



     Section 2.22. Plan. The Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Executive Pension
Plan.



     Section 2.23. Qualified Plan Benefit.



     (a) The Qualified Plan Benefit is equal to the sum of:




	 	(1)	 	the annual amount of pension the Executive has accrued under
the ES Pension Plan and any applicable defined benefit pension plan of a
Designated Entity based on Benefit Service accumulated up to the earlier of the
Executive’s actual retirement date or death;
	 
	 	(2)	 	the amount the Executive is entitled to receive on a life
annuity basis for retirement under any applicable Defined Contribution Plan of
a Designated Entity;
	 
	 	(3)	 	in any case where service included in the Executive’s Vesting
Service also entitles that Executive to benefits under one or more retirement
plans (whether a defined benefit or Defined Contribution Plan or both) of
another company, the amount the Executive is entitled to receive on a life
annuity basis for retirement from those plans; and
	 
	 	(4)	 	the amount of any “Qualified Plan Benefits” taken into account
under the Westinghouse Plan (or which would have been taken into account, but
for the Westinghouse Acquisition) with respect to plans that were not acquired
by the Affiliated Companies as part of the Westinghouse Acquisition;




provided, the method of benefit measurement, in the case of (2), (3) and (4) above, will be on the
basis of procedures determined by the Committee on a plan-by-plan basis.




     (b) The Qualified Plan Benefit does not include any early pension retirement supplement.



     (c) The term Qualified Plan Benefit will also include amounts accrued under an excess benefit
plan or other similar arrangement in which the Executive is a participant.



     Section 2.24. Retirement Eligible. An Executive is Retirement Eligible if he
or she is accruing Vesting Service and:



     (a) has attained age 65 and completed five or more years of Vesting Service;



     (b) has attained age 60 and completed 10 or more years of Vesting Service;



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     (c) has attained age 58 and completed 30 or more years of Vesting Service; or



     (d) has satisfied the requirements for an immediate pension under the Special Retirement
Benefit provisions of the ES Pension Plan.



     Section 2.25. Separation from Service or Separates from Service. A
“separation from service” within the meaning of Code section 409A.



     Section 2.26. Westinghouse. Westinghouse Electric Corporation.



     Section 2.27. Westinghouse Acquisition. The acquisition by Northrop Grumman
Corporation of the Electronic Systems Group of Westinghouse effective March 1, 1996.



     Section 2.28. Westinghouse Plan. The Westinghouse Executive Pension Plan, as
it existed from time to time.



ARTICLE 3




Qualification for Benefits; Mandatory Retirement



     Section 3.01. Qualification for Benefits. Subject to Article 8 and
other applicable provisions of the Plan, if any, each Executive will be entitled to the
benefits of this Plan on separation from service from a Participating Company, a Designated
Entity, or any other Affiliated Company, provided that such Executive meets the following
four conditions:



     (a) He or she has been employed in a position that meets the definition of Executive for five
or more continuous years immediately preceding the earlier of the Executive’s actual retirement
date or the Executive’s Normal Retirement Date. For purposes of this five-year requirement (but not
for purposes of determining Executive Benefit Service under Section 6.05), the General Manager of
ES and the Vice President of Human Resources for ES may determine that one or more years of an
Employee’s service with an Affiliated Company prior to the Employee’s transfer to ES shall be
counted as having been in an Executive position.



     (b) He or she has made the Maximum Contribution during each year of Vesting Service from the
date he or she first became an Executive until the earliest of his or her date of death, actual
retirement date or Normal Retirement Date;



     (c) He or she is a participant in the ES Pension Plan or in the defined benefit plan or
Defined Contribution Plan of a Designated Entity, if any;



     (d) He or she is Retirement Eligible on the date of voluntary or involuntary separation from
service from a Participating Company or a Designated Entity or, in the case of a Surviving Spouse
benefit, satisfies the requirements for benefits under Article 5 of the Plan.



          An Executive who meets the following requirements will be treated as “Retirement Eligible”
even though not meeting the Plan’s definition of this term:




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          (1) The Executive is involuntarily terminated without cause, or terminated due to a
divestiture of his business unit on or after December 1, 2010,




          (2) The Executive has attained age 53 with 10 or more years of Early Retirement Eligibility
Service, or 75 points (age plus Years of Credited Service) at date of termination, and




          (3) The Executive is actively accruing benefits at date of termination and has satisfied both
the rule of Section 3.01(a) and the rule of Section 3.01(b) on the date of termination.




          Benefits that become payable based on the Executive’s termination meeting the three
requirements above shall be subject to Code Section 409A and payable in accordance with the terms
of Appendix E. Reduction factors will apply in cases where benefit payments commence prior to age
58 (if the Executive has 30 or more years of Vesting Service) or age 60 (if the Executive has 10 -
29 years of Vesting Service). The reduction will be an actuarial one from age 58 or 60 (whichever
age applies) to the actual payment commencement date. The reduction factor will be based on the
actuarial assumptions used for determining lump sum actuarial equivalents in the Northrop Grumman
Cash Balance Plan Program.




     Section 3.02. Mandatory Retirement. Pursuant to this Plan, the Company will
be entitled, at its option, to retire any Executive who has attained age 65 and who, for the
two-year period immediately before his or her retirement, has participated in this Plan, if such
Executive is entitled to an immediate nonforfeitable annual retirement benefit from a pension,
profit-sharing, savings or deferred compensation plan, or any combination of such plans, of a
Participating Company or any Affiliated Company, which equals, in the aggregate, at least $44,000.
The calculation of the $44,000 (or greater) amount will be performed in a manner consistent with 29
U.S.C. § 631(c)(2).



     Section 3.03. Certain Transfers. Except as otherwise provided in (e) below,
if an Executive transfers to a position with an Affiliated Company that is not covered by a
Participating Company or Designated Entity:



     (a) He or she will immediately cease to accrue Executive Benefit Service.



     (b) He or she will continue to earn Vesting Service (for purposes of the Plan other than
Executive Benefit Service) for periods of employment with the Affiliated Company.



     (c) His or her Average Annual Compensation will include earnings as an employee from the
Affiliated Company for periods after the transfer until his or her termination of employment with
all Affiliated Companies.



     (d) He or she may receive benefits under the Plan if he or she subsequently retires from the
Company and satisfies the Plan’s eligibility requirements.



     (e) Effective as of July 1, 2003, if an Executive transfers to a position with an Affiliated
Company that has been determined by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Vice



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President and
Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer to be an eligible position under the Plan, (a)-(d)
above will not apply and the Executive will continue to be classified as an active participant for
all purposes under the Plan until the Executive’s separation from service from all Affiliated
Companies.




ARTICLE 4




Calculation of Executive Pension Supplement



     Section 4.01. In General. The Executive Pension Supplement for an Executive
who meets the qualifications of Article 3 of the Plan retiring on an Early, Normal or Special
Retirement Date will be calculated as described in Section 4.02(a) or (b).



     Section 4.02. Amount.



     (a) If the Executive



          (1) has attained age 60 and completed 10 or more years of Vesting Service,



          (2)
has attained age 65, or


          (3)
has satisfied the eligibility requirements for an immediate pension under the “Special
Retirement Benefit” provisions of the ES Pension Plan,


the Executive Pension Supplement is determined by subtracting the Executive’s Qualified Plan
Benefit that would be payable if he or she elected a Life Annuity Option (after any reduction for
early retirement, if applicable) from his or her Executive Pension Base.




     (b) If the Executive has not met the requirements of paragraph (a) above but has attained age
58 and completed 30 or more years of Vesting Service, the Executive Pension Supplement is
determined by subtracting the Executive’s Qualified Plan Benefit that would be payable if he or she
elected a Life Annuity Option (before any reduction for retirement prior to age 60) from his or her
Executive Pension Base.



     (c) If the Executive has not met the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b) above but is deemed
to be Retirement Eligible under Section 3.01(d) based on the circumstances of the Executive’s
termination, the Executive Pension Supplement is determined by subtracting the Executive’s
Qualified Plan Benefit projected to age 60 as a Life Annuity from his or her Executive Pension
Base.



ARTICLE 5




Death in Active Service



     Section 5.01. Eligibility For an Immediate Benefit. If an Executive dies in
active service and, on his or her date of death, satisfies the requirements of the “Special
Surviving



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Spouse Benefit” under the ES Pension Plan and satisfied the requirements of Section
3.01(b) and (c) of this Plan at the time of death, a Surviving Spouse benefit will also be payable
under this Plan if his or her Executive Pension Base exceeds his or her Qualified Plan Benefit. The
requirement of Section 3.01(a) is waived.




     Section 5.02. Calculation of Immediate Benefit. The amount of the immediate
Surviving Spouse benefit under Section 5.01 will be the Executive Pension Supplement reduced in the
same manner as though the benefit were a “Special Surviving Spouse Benefit” under the ES Pension
Plan. For purposes of this Section, the Executive Pension Supplement will be calculated as follows:



     (a) If the Executive had attained age 60 or if the Executive had completed 30 years of Vesting
Service, the Executive Pension Supplement would be calculated as described in Section 4.02(a);



     (b) Otherwise, the Executive Pension Supplement would be 80% of the difference between the
Executive Pension Base and the unreduced Qualified Plan Benefit.



     Section 5.03. Eligibility For a Deferred Benefit. If an Executive dies in
active service who does not satisfy the
requirements of Section 5.01 but who satisfies the requirements of the “Surviving Spouse Benefit”
under the ES Pension Plan and satisfied the requirements of Section 3.01(b) and (c) of this Plan at
the time of death, a Surviving Spouse benefit will also be payable under this Plan if his or her
Executive Pension Base exceeds his or her Qualified Plan Benefit. The requirement of Section
3.01(a) is waived.



     Section 5.04. Calculation of Deferred Benefit. The amount of the deferred
Surviving Spouse benefit under Section 5.03 will be the Executive Pension Supplement reduced in the
same manner as though the benefit were payable under the ES Pension Plan. For purposes of this
paragraph, the Executive Pension Supplement will be calculated by subtracting the Executive’s
Qualified Plan Benefit (before any reductions) from his or her Executive Pension Base.



ARTICLE 6




Executive Pension Base



     Section 6.01. In General. This Article sets forth the rules for determining a
Participant’s Executive Pension Base.



     Section 6.02. Executive Pension Base. The Executive Pension Base = (a) x (b)
x (c) as follows:




	 	(a)	 	1.47%;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Average Annual Compensation;
	 
	 	(c)	 	the number of years of Executive Benefit Service accrued to the earliest of:




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	 	(1)	 	the Executive’s actual retirement date, or
	 
	 	(2)	 	the date of the Executive’s death.





     Section 6.03. Average Annual Compensation. Average Annual Compensation = (a)
+ (b) as follows:



     (a) 12 times the average of the five highest of the Executive’s December l monthly base
salaries during the 10-year period immediately preceding the earliest of:




	 	(1)	 	the Executive’s date of death, or
	 
	 	(2)	 	the Executive’s actual retirement date.





     (b) the average of the Executive’s five highest annual incentive compensation awards paid
under the Annual Incentive Programs or equivalent annual program or programs during the 10-year
period ending with the earliest of:




	 	(1)	 	the year of the Executive’s death, or
	 
	 	(2)	 	the year of the Executive’s actual retirement date.





     (c) No earnings before March 1, 1996 are taken into account under this Article.



     (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Executives terminating employment with the Affiliated
Companies after 2004, the averages in subsection (a) and (b) above shall be based on salaries and
annual incentive compensation awards paid in 1995 or later and shall not be limited to the 10-year
periods described in subsections (a) and (b). All amounts accrued as a result of this change shall
be subject to Code section 409A.



     (e) Average Annual Compensation normally includes only pay earned while an Executive. But see
Section 3.03.



     (f) The following shall not be considered as compensation for purposes of determining the
amount of any benefit under the Plan:



          (1) any payment authorized by the Company’s Compensation Committee that is (a) calculated
pursuant to the method for determining a bonus amount under the Annual Incentive Programs (AIP) for
a given year, and (b) paid in lieu of such bonus in the year prior to the year the bonus would
otherwise be paid under the AIP, and




          (2) any award payment under the Northrop Grumman Long-Term Incentive Cash Plan.




     Section 6.04. Annual Incentive Programs. The Annual Incentive Programs are
the Timely Awards Program, Management Achievement Plan, the Incentive Compensation Plan, the
Incentive Management Achievement Plan and the Performance Achievement Plan of the Company.



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     Section 6.05. Executive Benefit Service. An Executive’s Executive Benefit
Service is determined under (a) or (b) as appropriate, and subject to (c) and (d):



     (a) Executive Benefit Service is an Executive’s total years of Vesting Service under the ES
Pension Plan if:



          (l) the Executive was making the Maximum Contribution during each of those years; or




          (2) the use of the Executive Buy Back process has been authorized by the Committee and the
Executive:




               (A) was making the Maximum Contribution during each of those years after the date he or she
first became an Executive and



               (B) has complied with the provisions of the Executive Buy Back process (as set forth in
Appendix A) as to those years prior to his or her first becoming an Executive.



     (b) Otherwise, Executive Benefit Service is the Executive’s period of Vesting Service during
which he or she made the Maximum Contribution.



     (c) No service before March 1, 1996 is taken into account under this Article.



     (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for an Executive terminating employment with the Affiliated
Companies after 2004, Executive Benefit Service accruals after 2004 equal (1) minus (2) below:



          (1) Elapsed time while the Executive was making the Maximum Contributions, including time
purchased under the Executive Buy Back process (as set forth in Appendix A);




          (2) Executive Benefit Service accrued as of December 31, 2004.




          All amounts accrued as a result of this change shall be subject to Code section 409A.




ARTICLE 7




Payment of Benefits



     Section 7.01. Limitation on Benefits. No benefits will be payable under this
Plan to any Executive whose employment terminates for any reason other than death prior to becoming
Retirement Eligible.



     Section 7.02. Normal Form and Commencement of Benefits. This Section only
applies to Grandfathered Amounts. The Executive Pension Supplement will be paid for life in
monthly



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installments, each equal to l/12th of the annual amount determined in Article 4 or 5,
whichever is applicable.




     (a) The Committee will determine the form and commencement of benefit payments in its sole
discretion.



     (b) The Committee will choose among the various forms of payment, other than the lump sum,
then available under the ES Pension Plan, subject to the same reductions or other provisions that
apply to the elected form of payment under the ES Pension Plan.



     (c) No payments may commence under this Plan until payments to the Executive or Surviving
Spouse have commenced under the ES Pension Plan or other tax-qualified defined benefit plan or
Defined Contribution Plan maintained by a Participating Company or Designated Entity.


See Appendix D and Appendix E for the rules that apply to other benefits earned under the Plan.




     Section 7.03. Guaranteed Benefit. This Section only applies to Grandfathered
Amounts. Regardless of the form of payment elected by the Committee, after the Executive retires
and begins receiving an Executive Pension
Supplement, a minimum of 60 times the monthly payment he or she would have received on a life
annuity basis is guaranteed.


See Appendix D and Appendix E for the rules that apply to other benefits earned under the Plan.




     Section 7.04. Guaranteed Surviving Spouse Benefit. This Section only applies
to Grandfathered Amounts. Once a Surviving Spouse Benefit determined under Sections 5.01 and 5.02
has commenced, a minimum of 60 times the monthly benefit payable to the Surviving Spouse is
guaranteed. See Appendix D and Appendix E for distribution rules that apply to death benefits that
are not Grandfathered Amounts



     Section 7.05. Lump Sum Payments. This Section only applies to Grandfathered
Amounts. An Executive who elects lump sum payments of all his or her nonqualified benefits under
the Northrop Grumman Corporation Change-In-Control Severance Plan (effective August 1, 1996, as
amended) or the Northrop Grumman Corporation March 2000 Change-In-Control Severance Plan
(collectively, the “CIC Plans”) is entitled to have his or her Executive Pension Supplement paid as
a lump sum calculated under the terms of the applicable CIC Plan. Otherwise, Executive Pension
Supplement payments are governed by the general provisions of this Article, which do not provide
for lump sum payments.



     Northrop Grumman Corporation may, in its sole discretion, amend or eliminate any provision of
the Plan with respect to lump sum distributions at any time. This applies whether or not a
Participant has already made a lump sum election.


See Appendix D and Appendix E for the rules that apply to other benefits earned under the Plan




     Section 7.06. Mandatory Cashout. Notwithstanding any other provisions in the
Plan, Executives with Grandfathered Amounts who have not commenced payment of such benefits prior
to January 1, 2008 will be subject to the following rules:



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     (a) Post-2007 Terminations. Executives who have a complete termination of employment
with the Affiliated Companies after 2007 will receive a lump sum distribution of the present value
of their Grandfathered Amounts within two months of such termination (without interest), if such
present value is below the Code section 402(g) limit in effect at the termination.



     (b) Pre-2008 Terminations. Executives who had a complete termination of employment
with the Affiliated Companies before 2008 will receive a lump sum distribution of the present value
of their Grandfathered Amounts within two months of the time they commence payment of their
underlying qualified pension plan benefits (without interest), if such present value is below the
Code section 402(g) limit in effect at the time such payments commence.


For purposes of calculating present values under this Section, the actual assumptions and
calculation procedures for lump sum distributions under the Northrop Grumman Pension Plan shall be
used.




     Section 7.07. Optional Payment Forms. Executives with Grandfathered Amounts
shall be permitted to elect (a) or (b) below:



     (a) To receive their Grandfathered Amounts in any form of distribution available under the
Plan at October 3, 2004, provided that form remains available under the underlying qualified
pension plan at the time payment of the Grandfathered Amounts commences. The conversion factors for
these distribution forms will be based on the factors or basis in effect under this Plan on October
3, 2004.



     (b) To receive their Grandfathered Amounts in any life annuity form not included in (a) above
but included in the underlying qualified pension plan distribution options at the time payment of
the Grandfathered Amounts commences. The conversion factors will be based on the following
actuarial assumptions:




	 	Interest Rate: 	 	 6%
	 
	 	Mortality Table: 	 	RP-2000 Mortality Table projected 15 years for future standardized
cash balance factors





     Section 7.08. Rehires. In the event that an Executive retires or otherwise
ceases to be an Employee of a Participating Company or a Designated Entity and is later rehired by
one of those entities, the provisions of Appendix B will apply.



     Section 7.09. Special Tax Distribution. On the date an Executive’s retirement
benefit is reasonably ascertainable within the meaning of IRS regulations under Code section
3121(v)(2), an amount equal to the Executive’s portion of the FICA tax withholding will be
distributed in a single lump sum payment. This payment will be based on all benefits under the
Plan, including Grandfathered Amounts. This payment will reduce the Executive’s future benefit
payments under the Plan on an actuarial basis.



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ARTICLE 8




Conditions to Receipt of Executive Pension Supplement



     Section 8.01. Non-Competition Condition. Payments of benefits under this Plan
to Executives are subject to the condition that the recipient will not compete with the Company.



     (a) Competition for this purpose means engaging directly or indirectly in any business which
is at the time competitive with any business, part of a business, or activity then conducted by the
Company, any of its subsidiaries or any other corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
entity of which the Company directly or indirectly holds a 10% or greater interest (together,
the “Affiliated Group”) in the area in which such business, part of a business, or activity is then
being conducted by the Affiliated Group.



     (b) The condition of this Section may be waived with respect to a recipient but only in
writing and only by the Compensation Committee of the Board.



     Section 8.02. Breach of Condition. Breach of the condition contained in
Section 8.01 will be deemed to occur immediately upon an Executive’s engaging in competitive
activity.



     (a) Payments suspended for breach of the condition will not be resumed whether or not the
Executive terminates the competitive activity.



     (b) A recipient will be deemed to be engaged in such a business indirectly if he or she is an
employee, officer, director, trustee, agent or partner of, or a consultant or advisor to or for, a
person, firm, corporation, association, trust or other entity which is engaged in such a business
or if he or she owns, directly or indirectly, in excess of 5% of any such firm, corporation,
association, trust or other entity.



     Section 8.03. Waiver After 65. The ongoing condition of this Article will not
apply to an Executive age 65 or older.



ARTICLE 9




Administration



     Section 9.01. Committee. This Plan will be administered by the Committee. The
Committee will have the right to make reasonable rules from time to time regarding the Plan. All
such rules will be consistent with the policy provided by this Plan document. The Committee will
have full discretion to interpret the Plan, and to resolve ambiguities and inconsistencies. The
Committee’s interpretations will in all cases be final and not be subject to appeal.



     Section 9.02. Claims Procedures. The Company’s standardized “Northrop Grumman
Nonqualified Retirement Plans Claims and Appeals Procedures” shall apply in handling claims and
appeals under this Plan.



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     Section 9.03. Trust. The Board may authorize the establishment of one or more
trusts and the appointment of a trustee or trustees (“Trustee”) to hold any and all assets of the
Plan in trust. The Board may delegate this power to the Committee.



ARTICLE 10




Modification or Termination



     Section 10.01. Amendment and Plan Termination. The Company may, in its sole
discretion, terminate, suspend or amend this Plan at any time or from time to time, in whole or in
part for any reason. This includes the right to amend or eliminate any of the provisions of the
Plan with respect to lump sum distributions, including any lump sum calculation factors, whether or
not an Executive has already made a lump sum election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment
or termination of the Plan shall reduce the amount of an Executive’s accrued benefit under the Plan
as of the date of such amendment or termination.



     No amendment of the Plan shall apply to the Grandfathered Amounts, unless the amendment
specifically provides that it applies to such amounts. The purpose of this restriction is to
prevent a Plan amendment from resulting in an inadvertent “material modification” to the
Grandfathered Amounts.



ARTICLE 11




Miscellaneous



     Section 11.01. Benefits Not Assignable.



     (a) No Executive, former Executive or Surviving Spouse shall have the right to anticipate,
alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, or otherwise subject to lien any of the
benefits provided under this Plan. Such rights may not be subject to the debts, contracts,
liabilities, engagements or torts of the Executive, former Executive or Surviving Spouse of an
Executive.



     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, all or a portion of an Executive’s Plan benefits may be
paid to another person as specified in a domestic relations order that the Committee determines is
qualified (a “Qualified Domestic Relations Order”). For this purpose, a Qualified Domestic
Relations Order means a judgment, decree, or order (including the approval of a settlement
agreement) which is:



          (1) issued pursuant to a State’s domestic relations law;




          (2) relates to the provision of child support, alimony payments or marital property rights to
a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of the Executive;





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          (3) creates or recognizes the right of a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent
of the Executive to receive all or a portion of the Executive’s benefits under the Plan; and




          (4) meets such other requirements established by the Committee.




          The Committee shall determine whether any document received by it is a Qualified Domestic
Relations Order. In making this determination, the Committee may consider the rules applicable to
“domestic relations orders” under Code section 414(p) and ERISA section 206(d), and such other
rules and procedures as it deems relevant.




     Section 11.02. Facility of Payment. If the Committee deems any person
entitled to receive any payment under the Plan incapable of receiving it by reason of age, illness,
infirmity, mental incompetency or incapacity of any kind, the Committee may, in its discretion,
direct that payment be made in any one or more of the following manners:



     (a) Applying the amount directly for the comfort, support and maintenance of the payee;



     (b) Reimbursing any person for any such support supplied by any other person to the payee;



     (c) Paying the amount to a legal representative or guardian or any other person selected by
the Committee on behalf of the payee; or



     (d) Depositing the amount in a bank account to the credit of the payee.



     Section 11.03. Committee Rules. Payment of benefits will be made in
accordance with the rules and procedures of the Committee.



     Section 11.04. Limitation on Rights. The Company, in adopting this Plan,
will not be held to create or vest in any Executive or any other person any interest, pension or
benefits other than the benefits specifically provided herein, or to confer upon any Executive the
right to remain in the service of the Company.



     Section 11.05. Benefits Unsecured. Any assets purchased by the Company to
provide benefits under this Plan will at all times remain subject to the claims of general
creditors of the Company and any Executive, former Executive or Surviving Spouse of an Executive
participating in the Plan has only an unsecured promise to pay benefits from the Company.



     Section 11.06. Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by federal law,
the law of the State of Maryland will govern the construction and administration of the Plan.



     Section 11.07. Severability. If any provision of this Plan or its
application to any circumstance or person is held to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remainder of the Plan and the application of such provision to other
circumstances or persons will not be affected thereby.



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     Section 11.08. Expanded Benefits. The Board or the Compensation Committee
of the Board may, from time to time and without notice, by resolution of the Board or of the
Compensation Committee of the Board, authorize the payment of benefits or expand the benefits
otherwise payable or to be payable to any one or more individuals. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
this Section 11.08 shall not apply to any benefits under the Plan that are not Grandfathered
Amounts.



     Section 11.09. Plan Costs. Benefits payable under the Plan and any expenses
in connection therewith will be paid by the Company to the extent they are not available to be paid
from any trust fund established by the Company to help defray the costs of providing Plan benefits.



     Section 11.10. Termination of Participation. Participation in the Plan will
terminate:



     (a) in the case of a nonvested Executive, upon separation from service with a Participating
Company or Designated Entity;



     (b) in the case of a vested Executive, when payment of all amounts due with respect to the
Executive are paid, or purported to be paid, by the Plan.



ARTICLE 12




Change in Control



     Section 12.01. Definition. The term “Change in Control” means the
occurrence of one or more of the following events:



     (a) There will be consummated:



          (1) Any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or
surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Company’s common stock would be converted
into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of the Company in which the holders of
the Company’s common stock immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of
common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger; or




          (2) Any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company; or




     (b) The stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or
dissolution of the Company; or



     (c) (1) Any person (as such term is defined in section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), corporation or other entity will purchase any common stock
of the Company (or securities convertible into Company common
stock) for cash, securities or any other consideration pursuant to a tender offer or exchange
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convertible into Company common stock), the Board will determine that the making of such purchase
will not constitute a Change in Control; or




          (2) Any person (as such term is defined in section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), corporation or
other entity (other than the Company or any benefit plan sponsored by the Affiliated Companies)
will become the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act:),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty percent or more of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from any
rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors
(calculated as provided in Rule 13d-3(d) in the case of rights to acquire any such securities),
unless, prior to such person so becoming such beneficial owner, the Board will determine that such
person so becoming such beneficial owner will not constitute a Change in Control; or




     (d) At any time during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning
of such period constituted the entire Board will cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority thereof, unless the election or the nomination for election of each new director during
such two-year period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in
office who were directors at the beginning of such two-year period.



     Section 12.02. Vesting and Funding Rules. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan, upon a Change in Control, as defined above, all Executives will be deemed
fully vested under this Plan, but only such vesting as to the otherwise applicable five-year
service requirement. In addition, upon a Change in Control, but only under circumstances where the
successor, surviving or parent company of Northrop Grumman Corporation or the successor plan
sponsor or any successor thereto, if any, does not agree to assume the obligation to provide
benefits under this Plan as they become due and payable, then an amount sufficient to fund all
unpaid benefits and any Surviving Spouse benefits payable under this Plan will be paid immediately
by the Company to a Trustee pursuant to a Trust Agreement for the payment of such benefits at the
earliest date available in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and on such terms as the
committee composed of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and General
Counsel, will deem appropriate (including a direction to the Trustee to pay immediately all
benefits that are Grandfathered Amounts on a present value basis and/or such other terms as they
may deem appropriate). Notwithstanding this funding, the Company will be obligated to pay benefits
to Executives and to Surviving Spouses of Executives to the extent such funding proves to be
insufficient. To the extent such funding proves to be more than sufficient, any excess will revert
to the Company.



     Section 12.03. Special Retirement Provisions. Upon a Change in Control, for
any Executive in the Plan who is involuntarily separated and who is not then eligible for a Normal
or Special Retirement Pension under the ES Pension Plan, such separation will be deemed to be a
separation due to a “Permanent Job Separation”, and the Special Retirement Pension provisions under
the ES Pension Plan will be used for purposes of determining eligibility and payment of benefits to
such Executive under the Plan, provided that distribution of amounts that are not Grandfathered
Amounts will still be controlled by Appendix D and Appendix E.



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     Section 12.04. Calculation of Present Value. The present value of benefits
payable by the Trustee will be calculated for specific groups of Executives at the time of the
Change in Control as follows:



     (a) The present value of the benefits payable from this Plan to Executives who have retired at
the time of the Change in Control (as well as benefits payable from this Plan to any Surviving
Spouse of an Executive) will be calculated by using the PBGC immediate discount rate established
and in effect for the beginning of the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs.



     (b) The present value of the benefits payable from this Plan to Executives who are eligible to
retire under the terms of this Plan at the time of the Change in Control will be calculated by
using the PBGC immediate discount rates established and in effect at the beginning of the calendar
year in which the Change in Control occurs, assuming a pension which is immediately payable at the
time of the Change in Control.



     (c) The present value of the benefits payable from this Plan to Executives who have completed
at least 30 years of service with a Participating Company or a Designated Entity but have not yet
attained age 58 at the time of the Change in Control will be calculated by using the PBGC deferred
discount rates established and in effect for the beginning of the calendar year in which the Change
in Control occurs, assuming a pension which is payable at age 58.



     (d) The present value of benefits payable from this Plan to Executives who have completed at
least 10 years of service with a Participating Company or a Designated Entity but less than 30
years of service at the time of the Change in Control, but have not yet attained age 60 at the time
of the Change in Control, will be calculated by using the PBGC deferred discount rates established
and in effect for the beginning of the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs,
assuming a pension which is payable at age 60.



     (e) The present value of benefits payable from this Plan to Executives who have completed less
than 10 years of service with a Participating Company or a Designated Entity at the time of the
Change in Control will be calculated by using the PBGC deferred discount rates established and in
effect for the beginning of the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs, assuming a
pension which is payable at age 65.



     Section 12.05. Calculation of Offset. In calculating the benefit payable
to each Executive, any offset for the ES Pension Plan or other plan in which the Executive
participates, will be based upon the last official pension file data available, adjusted to the
date of any Change in Control by assuming that the most recent salary reflected in the pension file
remains constant.



     Section 12.06. Limitation on Amendment, Suspension and Termination.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan, this Plan may not be:



     (a) Amended such that future benefits would be reduced;



     (b) Suspended; or



     (c) Terminated;



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as to the further accrual of benefits, for a period of 24 months following a Change in Control; and
as to the payment of benefits, at any time prior to the last payment, determined in accordance with
the provisions of this Plan, to each Executive, former Executive receiving benefits under the Plan,
or eligible spouse.




* * *




     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment and Restatement is hereby executed by a duly
authorized officer on this 20th day of December, 2010.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Debora L. Catsavas
 	 
	 	 	Debora L. Catsavas 	 
	 	 	Vice President, Compensation,
Benefits & International 	 



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APPENDIX A




Executive Buyback




     Section A.01. Introduction. The Executive Buy Back process permits newly
eligible Executives to “buy back” past years of Executive Benefit Service under the Plan for
periods of time during which they did not make the Maximum Contribution.



     Section A.02. Buy Back Offer. If an Employee did not make the Maximum
Contribution during each of the years of his or her Vesting Service prior to the time he or she
first became an Executive, the Employee will be permitted to pay make-up payments of Maximum
Contributions in order to “buy back” his or her non-contributory years of service.



     (a) The make-up payments required are the Maximum Contributions that would have been payable
during the 10 years prior to the date he or she first became an Executive (or such lesser period
from the date the Employee was employed by a Participating Company or a Designated Entity) plus
compounded interest on those amounts.



     (b) This Plan is intended as essentially a continuation of the Westinghouse Plan (see Appendix
C). Accordingly, this Section is to be interpreted as requiring an Executive to make up Maximum
Contributions not only for his or her periods of participation under this Plan but also Maximum
Contributions that would have been due under the Westinghouse Plan. The terms of (a) will be
interpreted to include the corresponding terms under the Westinghouse Plan and the 10-year period
will include periods before the Westinghouse Acquisition.



     Section A.03. One-Time Opportunity. Upon qualifying as an Executive, an
Executive will be offered an Executive Buy Back opportunity at the time he or she first becomes an
Executive (or when this Appendix first becomes effective, if later). The actual terms of the
Executive Buy Back will be determined from time to time by the Committee. This election will be
offered one time to the Executive and his or her decision whether or not to “buy back” will be
irrevocable.



     Section A.04. Payment. Executive Buy Back payments are pre-tax and are made
from compensation by deferral elections entered into prior to the year in which the compensation is
determined and paid. Executive Buy Back payments will not be deposited into the ES Pension Plan
trust and will not increase the Executive’s Qualified Plan Benefit.



     Section A.05. Refund of Buy Back Payment. If, at some point, an Employee is
no longer an Executive or otherwise becomes ineligible to receive an Executive Pension Supplement,
any Executive Buy Back payments the Employee has made (including any interest the Employee paid)
plus any other amount as defined in Section 2.16(b)(2) in the definition of Maximum Contribution
paid by the Employee to the Company will be refunded, with interest at such time as the Employee
meets one of the following criteria:



     (a) Termination or retirement from a Participating Company or a Designated Entity; or



     (b) Death;



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provided, however, no refund will be made if the Employee is an eligible Executive, whether or not
the amount of his or her Executive Pension Supplement exceeds zero. All interest rates will be
determined at the discretion of the Committee.



Any amounts that are refundable under this Section A.05 that are not Grandfathered Amounts will be
paid in a lump sum upon the Executive’s Separation from Service, subject to the six-month delay
rule in Section E.02.




     Section A.06. Effective Date. The provisions of this Appendix permitting Buy
Backs will become effective on a date specified by resolution of the Committee specifically citing
this Section.



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APPENDIX B




Rehired Executives



     Section B.01. Retired Executives Rehired as Executives. If an Executive who
retired from a Participating Company or a Designated Entity and who received or is receiving an
Executive Pension Supplement as a lump sum or on a monthly basis is rehired in an Executive
position by a Participating Company, Designated Entity, or any other Affiliated Company, the
following provisions apply:



     (a) Monthly Payments: For an Executive with a monthly Executive Pension Supplement:



          (1) The Plan will suspend all Executive Pension Supplement payments that are Grandfathered
Amounts;




          (2) If, but only if, the Executive is Retirement Eligible at the time of subsequent actual
retirement:




               (A) Previous years of Vesting Service and Executive Benefit Service accrued prior to the
Executive’s retirement will be restored; and



               (B) The Executive’s Executive Pension Supplement will be recalculated in accordance with the
Plan at his or her subsequent actual retirement date as long as the Executive then meets all Plan
benefit qualification requirements;



          (3) The Executive, having previously met the requirement of five years of continuous service
as an Executive prior to his or her first retirement, need not again meet that requirement;




          (4) The Executive’s Average Annual Compensation will be computed without regard to the break
in service, using zero for any periods during which the Executive was a retiree;




          (5) If the Executive elected to take a lump sum Qualified Plan Benefit with respect to his or
her initial retirement, then in any subsequent calculation of the Executive’s Executive Pension
Supplement, the Executive’s Executive Pension Base will be reduced by both the Executive’s
Qualified Plan Benefit received at the time of the initial retirement and the Executive’s Qualified
Plan Benefit accrued from the date of rehire through the date of his or her subsequent retirement.




          (6) If the Executive continued to receive payments that were not Grandfathered Amounts during
the period of rehire, an actuarial reduction will apply at his subsequent termination.




     (b) Lump Sums: For an Executive who received a lump sum Executive Pension Supplement
and who is Retirement Eligible at the time of subsequent actual retirement:



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          (1) Previous years of Vesting Service will be restored but not previous years of Executive
Benefit Service;




          (2) The Plan will calculate the Executive’s additional Executive Pension Supplement at his or
her subsequent actual retirement date on the basis of years of service after the rehire in
accordance with the Plan as the Executive then meets all Plan benefit qualification requirements;




          (3) The Executive, having previously met the requirement of five years of continuous service
as an Executive prior to his or her first retirement, need not again meet that requirement;




          (4) The Executive’s Average Annual Compensation will be computed without regard to the break
in service, using zero for any periods during which the Executive was a retiree;




          (5) If the Executive elected a monthly Qualified Plan Benefit with respect to his or her
initial retirement, then the Executive’s Qualified Plan Benefit accrued from the date of rehire
through the subsequent date of actual retirement will be subtracted from the Executive’s Executive
Pension Base in calculating the Executive’s additional Executive Pension Supplement at his or her
subsequent retirement.




     Section B.02. Former Executives with Vested Pensions Rehired as Executives.
If the employment of an Executive of a Participating Company or a Designated Entity who was
eligible only for a vested pension under the relevant qualified defined benefit or Defined
Contribution Plan, if any, was terminated and the Executive is rehired by a Participating Company,
Designated Entity, or any other Affiliated Company, the following provisions apply:



     (a) Previous years of Vesting Service and Executive Benefit Service accrued prior to the
Executive’s termination of employment will be restored;



     (b) The Executive must meet the requirement of five years of continuous service as an
Executive prior to a subsequent actual retirement, counting only years of service after the rehire;



     (c) Only base salary and incentive awards earned after the rehire will be used in computing
Average Annual Compensation;



     (d) If the Executive elected to take his or her vested pension as a lump sum, in any
calculation of an Executive Pension Supplement at actual retirement, the Executive’s Executive
Pension Base will be reduced by both the Executive’s Qualified Plan Benefit at the time of the
initial termination of employment and the Executive’s Qualified Plan Benefit accrued from the date
of rehire through the date of actual retirement.



     Section B.03. Retired Executives Rehired in Non-Executive Positions. If an
Executive who retired from a Participating Company or a Designated Entity and who received or is
receiving an Executive Pension Supplement as a lump sum or on a monthly basis is rehired by a



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Participating Company, Designated Entity, or any other Affiliated Company in a non-Executive
position, the following provisions apply:




     (a) For a former Executive who was receiving a monthly Executive Pension Supplement:



          (1) The Plan will suspend all Executive Pension Supplement payments that are Grandfathered
Amounts;




          (2) If, but only if, the former Executive is still Retirement Eligible at the time of
subsequent actual retirement, the Plan will recommence Executive Pension Supplement payments that
were suspended at the time of the Executive’s subsequent actual retirement without recalculation of
amount;




          (3) At subsequent actual retirement, the former Executive may receive any form of payment of
his or her Executive Pension Supplement then permitted under the Plan, as selected by the
Committee.




     (b) For a former Executive who received his or her Executive Pension Supplement as a lump sum,
no further benefits will be paid by the Plan.



     Section B.04. Events That Span Westinghouse Acquisition. This Plan is
intended as essentially a continuation of the Westinghouse Plan (see Appendix C) and this Appendix
is to be interpreted accordingly.



     (a) Reductions for payments of Qualified Plan Benefits will be interpreted to include
reductions for payments of similar benefits under Westinghouse plans.



     (b) Determination of the form of Qualified Plan Benefits will take into account the form of
payments under Westinghouse plans.



     (c) The terms of this Appendix will be interpreted, where appropriate, to include the
corresponding terms under the Westinghouse Plan and to take into account events both before and
after the Westinghouse Acquisition.



     Section B.05. Breaks Spanning March 1, 1996. There may be Executives who
participated in the Westinghouse Plan but because of a break in their service did not become
employees of the Affiliated Companies on March 1, 1996 as a result of the Westinghouse Acquisition.



     (a) Those Executives might be hired later by the Electronic Sensors & Systems Division.



     (b) They will in no case be entitled to service or compensation credits or benefits under this
Plan with respect to any service or compensation prior to their first hire by the Electronic
Sensors & Systems Division after March 1, 1996. The Executives will not be
considered to have previously met the requirement of five years of continuous service as an
Executive.



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APPENDIX C




Coordination With Westinghouse Plan



     Section C.01. In General. As part of the Westinghouse Acquisition, this Plan
was established by Northrop Grumman Corporation.



     (a) This Plan is intended to be a continuation of the Westinghouse Plan with only minor
changes.



     (b) This Plan assumes remaining liabilities of the Westinghouse Plan with regard to those
participants of the Westinghouse Plan who became Employees of the Northrop Grumman controlled group
on March 1, 1996 as a result of the Westinghouse Acquisition. Accordingly, benefits earned by
Participants of this Plan under the Westinghouse Plan before March 1, 1996 are payable under this
Appendix.



     (c) Employees first hired after the Westinghouse Acquisition will therefore not be affected by
this Appendix and will have their pension benefits governed entirely by the other Articles and
Appendices of this Plan.



     Section C.02. Pre-Acquisition Benefits.



     (a) Except as provided in Sections C.03 and C.04, benefits earned under the Westinghouse
Executive Pension Plan are in addition to the benefits which may be earned under Articles 4 and 5.



     (b) The Westinghouse Plan benefits will be calculated taking into account all pertinent facts
for determining benefits under the Westinghouse Plan’s provisions (including benefits and
contributions under Westinghouse plans) as they have existed from time to time.



     Section C.03. Coordination of Pre and Post-Acquisition Benefits. The Plan
will be interpreted in light of events before and after the Westinghouse Acquisition to coordinate
the calculation of benefits (including service and compensation components, benefits and
contributions under Westinghouse plans and rehire provisions) under this Appendix and benefits
based on Articles 4 and 5 so that the Plan will function as if it were essentially a continuation
of the Westinghouse Plan.



     Section C.04. No Duplication of Benefits. Because this Plan is intended as a
continuation of the Westinghouse Plan, this Plan will not pay any benefits already paid or payable
by the Westinghouse Plan itself.



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APPENDIX D




2005-2007 Transition Rules



     This Appendix D provides the distribution rules that apply to the portion of benefits under
the Plan subject to Code section 409A for Executives with benefit commencement dates after January
1, 2005 and before January 1, 2008.



     Section D.01. Election. Executives scheduled to commence payments during 2005
may elect to receive both pre-2005 benefit accruals and 2005 benefit accruals in any optional form
of benefit available under the Plan as of December 31, 2004. Executives electing optional forms of
benefits under this provision will commence payments on the Executive’s selected benefit
commencement date.



     Section D.02. 2005 Commencements. Pursuant to IRS Notice 2005-1, Q&A-19 &
Q&A-20, Executives commencing payments in 2005 from the Plan may elect a form of distribution from
among those available under the Plan on December 31, 2004, and benefit payments shall begin at the
time elected by the Executive.



     (a) Key Employees. A Key Employee Separating from Service on or after July 1, 2005,
with Plan distributions subject to Code section 409A scheduled to be paid in 2006 and within six
months of his date of Separation from Service, shall have such distributions delayed for six months
from the Key Employee’s date of Separation from Service. The delayed distributions shall be paid
as a single sum with interest at the end of the six month period and Plan distributions will resume
as scheduled at such time. Interest shall be computed using the retroactive annuity starting date
rate in effect under the Northrop Grumman Pension Plan on a month-by-month basis during such period
(i.e., the rate may change in the event the period spans two calendar years). Alternatively, the
Key Employee may elect under IRS Notice 2005-1, Q&A-20 to have such distributions accelerated and
paid in 2005 without the interest adjustment, provided, such election is made in 2005.



     (b) Lump Sum Option. During 2005, a temporary immediate lump sum feature shall be
available as follows:



          (1) In order to elect a lump sum payment pursuant to IRS Notice 2005-1, Q&A-20, an Executive
must be an elected or appointed officer of the Company and eligible to commence payments under the
underlying qualified pension plan on or after June 1, 2005 and on or before December 1, 2005;




          (2) The lump sum payment shall be made in 2005 as soon as feasible after the election; and




          (3) Interest and mortality assumptions and methodology for calculating lump sum amount shall
be based on the Plan’s procedures for calculating lump sums as of December 31, 2004.




     Section D.03. 2006 and 2007 Commencements. Pursuant to IRS transition relief,
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distribution of Plan benefits subject to Code section 409A shall begin 12 months after the later
of: (a) the Executive’s benefit election date, or (b) the underlying qualified pension plan
benefit commencement date (as specified in the Executive’s benefit election form). Payments
delayed during this 12-month period will be paid at the end of the period with interest. Interest
shall be computed using the retroactive annuity starting date rate in effect under the Northrop
Grumman Pension Plan on a month-by-month basis during such period (i.e., the rate may change in the
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APPENDIX E




Post 2007 Distribution of 409A Amounts



     The provisions of this Appendix E shall apply only to the portion of benefits under the Plan
that are subject to Code section 409A with benefit commencement dates on or after January 1, 2008.
Distribution rules applicable to the Grandfathered Amounts are set forth in Article VII, and
Appendix D addresses distributions of amounts subject to Code section 409A with benefit
commencement dates after January 1, 2005 and prior to January 1, 2008



     Section E.01. Time of Distribution. Subject to the special rules provided in
this Appendix E, distributions to an Executive of his vested retirement benefit shall commence as
of the Payment Date.



     Section E.02. Special Rule for Key Employees. If an Executive is a Key
Employee and age 55 or older at his Separation from Service, distributions to the Executive shall
commence on the first day of the seventh month following the date of his Separation from Service
(or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death). Amounts otherwise payable to the Executive
during such period of delay shall be accumulated and paid on the first day of the seventh month
following the Executive’s Separation from Service, along with interest on the delayed payments.
Interest shall be computed using the retroactive annuity starting date rate in effect under the
Northrop Grumman Pension Plan on a month-by-month basis during such delay (i.e., the rate may
change in the event the delay spans two calendar years).



     Section E.03. Forms of Distribution. Subject to the special rules provided in
this Appendix E, an Executive’s vested retirement benefit shall be distributed in the form of a
single life annuity. However, an Executive may elect an optional form of benefit up until the
Payment Date. The optional forms of payment are:



     (a) 50% joint and survivor annuity



     (b) 75% joint and survivor annuity



     (c) 100% joint and survivor annuity.



     If an Executive is married on his Payment Date and elects a joint and survivor annuity, his
survivor annuitant will be his spouse unless some other survivor annuitant is named with spousal
consent. Spousal consent, to be effective, must be submitted in writing before the Payment Date
and must be witnessed by a Plan representative or notary public. No spousal consent is necessary
if the Company determines that there is no spouse or that the spouse cannot be found



     Section E.04. Death. If a married Executive dies before the Payment Date, a
death benefit will be payable to the Executive’s spouse
commencing 90 days after the Executive’s death. The death benefit will be a single life
annuity in an amount equal to the survivor portion of an Executive’s vested retirement benefit
based on a 100% joint and survivor annuity determined on the Executive’s date of death. This
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domestic partner who is properly registered with the Company in accordance with procedures
established by the Company.




     Section E.05. Actuarial Assumptions. Except as provided in Section E.06, all
forms of payment under this Appendix E shall be actuarially equivalent life annuity forms of
payment, and all conversions from one such form to another shall be based on the following
actuarial assumptions:



     Interest Rate: 6%




	 	Mortality Table: 	 	 RP-2000 Mortality Table projected 15 years for future standardized cash
balance factors





     Section E.06. Accelerated Lump Sum Payouts.



     (a) Post-2007 Separations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Appendix E, for
Executives who Separate from Service on or after January 1, 2008, if the present value of (a) the
vested portion of an Executive’s retirement benefit and (b) other vested amounts under nonaccount
balance plans that are aggregated with the retirement benefit under Code section 409A, determined
on the first of the month coincident with or following the date of his Separation from Service, is
less than or equal to $25,000, such benefit amount shall be distributed to the Executive (or his
spouse or domestic partner, if applicable) in a lump sum payment. Subject to the special timing
rule for Key Employees under Section E.02, the lump sum payment shall be made within 90 days after
the first of the month coincident with or following the date of the Executive’s Separation from
Service.



     (b) Pre-2008 Separations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Appendix E, for
Executives who Separate from Service before January 1, 2008, if the present value of (a) the vested
portion of an Executive’s retirement benefit and (b) other vested amounts under nonaccount balance
plans that are aggregated with the retirement benefit under Code section 409A, determined on the
first of the month coincident with or following the date the Executive attains age 55, is less than
or equal to $25,000, such benefit amount shall be distributed to the Executive (or his spouse or
domestic partner, if applicable) in a lump sum payment within 90 days after the first of the month
coincident with or following the date the Executive attains age 55, but no earlier that January 1,
2008.



     (c) Conflicts of Interest. The present value of an Executive’s vested retirement
benefit shall also be payable in an immediate lump sum to the extent required under conflict of
interest rules for government service and permissible under Code section 409A.



     (d) Present Value Calculation. The conversion of an Executive’s retirement benefit
into a lump sum payment and the present value calculations under this Section E.06 shall be based
on the actuarial assumptions in effect under the Northrop Grumman Pension Plan for purposes of
calculating lump sum amounts, and will be based on the Executive’s immediate
benefit if the Executive is 55 or older at Separation from Service. Otherwise, the
calculation will be based on the benefit amount the Executive will be eligible to receive at age
55.



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     Section E.07. Effect of Early Taxation. If the Executive’s benefits under the
Plan are includible in income pursuant to Code section 409A, such benefits shall be distributed
immediately to the Executive.



     Section E.08. Permitted Delays. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment to
an Executive under the Plan shall be delayed upon the Company’s reasonable anticipation of one or
more of the following events:



     (a) The Company’s deduction with respect to such payment would be eliminated by application of
Code section 162(m); or



     (b) The making of the payment would violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law;



     provided, that any payment delayed pursuant to this Section E.08 shall be paid in accordance
with Code section 409A.




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