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Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Executive Pension Plan

 Exhibit 10(ff) 
  
 NORTHROP GRUMMAN 
  
 ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE PENSION PLAN 
  
 (Amended and Restated Effective as of October 1, 2004) 
  

  
 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
	  	4
	 Section 2.13. Executive Benefit Service
	  	4
	 Section 2.14. Executive Pension Base
	  	4
	 Section 2.15. Executive Pension Supplement
	  	4
	 Section 2.16. Maximum Contribution
	  	4
	 Section 2.17. Participating Company
	  	5
	 Section 2.18. Plan
	  	5
	 Section 2.19. Qualified Plan Benefit
	  	5
	 Section 2.20. Retirement Eligible
	  	6
	 Section 2.21. Westinghouse
	  	6
	 Section 2.22. Westinghouse Acquisition
	  	6
	 Section 2.23. Westinghouse Plan
	  	6
		
	 ARTICLE 3—Qualification for Benefits; Mandatory Retirement
	  	7
	 Section 3.01. Qualification for Benefits
	  	7
	 Section 3.02. Mandatory Retirement
	  	7
	 Section 3.03. Certain Transfers
	  	7
		
	 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
	  	10
	 Section 5.01. Eligibility For an Immediate Benefit
	  	10
	 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
	  	11
	 Section 6.01. In General
	  	11
	 Section 6.02. Executive Pension Base
	  	11
	 Section 6.03. Average Annual Compensation
	  	11
	 Section 6.04. Annual Incentive Programs
	  	12
	 Section 6.05. Executive Benefit Service
	  	12
		
	 ARTICLE 7—Payment of Benefits
	  	13
	 Section 7.01. Limitation on Benefits
	  	13
	 Section 7.02. Normal Form and Commencement of Benefits
	  	13
	 Section 7.03. Guaranteed Benefit
	  	13
	 Section 7.04. Guaranteed Surviving Spouse Benefit
	  	13
	 Section 7.05. Lump Sum Payments
	  	13
	 Section 7.06. Rehires
	  	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
	  	16
	 Section 9.01. Committee
	  	16
	 Section 9.02. Claims Procedures
	  	16
	 Section 9.03. Trust
	  	16
		
	 ARTICLE 10—Modification or Termination
	  	17
	 Section 10.01. Amendment, Suspension and Termination
	  	17
	 Section 10.02. Effective Date of Changes, Terminations and Suspensions
	  	17
	 Section 10.03. Limitations on Changes and Terminations
	  	17
		
	 ARTICLE 11—Miscellaneous
	  	18
	 Section 11.01. Benefits Not Assignable
	  	18
	 Section 11.02. Facility of Payment
	  	18
	 Section 11.03. Committee Rules
	  	18
	 Section 11.04. Limitation on Rights
	  	18
	 Section 11.05. Benefits Unsecured
	  	18
	 Section 11.06. Governing Law
	  	18
	 Section 11.07. Severability
	  	18
	 Section 11.08. Expanded Benefits
	  	19
	 Section 11.09. Plan Costs
	  	19
	 Section 11.10. Termination of Participation
	  	19
		
	 ARTICLE 12—Change in Control
	  	20
	 Section 12.01. Definition
	  	20

  

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	 Section 12.02. Vesting and Funding Rules
	  	21
	 Section 12.03. Special Retirement Provisions
	  	21
	 Section 12.04. Calculation of Present Value
	  	21
	 Section 12.05. Calculation of Offset
	  	22
	 Section 12.06. Limitation on Amendment, Suspension and Termination
	  	22
		
	 APPENDIX A—Executive Buyback
	  	23
	 Section A.01. Introduction
	  	23
	 Section A.02. Buy Back Offer
	  	23
	 Section A.03. One-Time Opportunity
	  	23
	 Section A.04. Payment
	  	23
	 Section A.05. Refund of Buy Back Payment
	  	23
	 Section A.06. Effective Date
	  	24
		
	 APPENDIX B—Rehired Executives
	  	25
	 Section B.01. Retired Executives Rehired as Executives
	  	25
	 Section B.02. Former Executives with Vested Pensions Rehired as Executives
	  	26
	 Section B.03. Retired Executives Rehired in Non-Executive Positions
	  	26
	 Section B.04. Events That Span Westinghouse Acquisition
	  	27
	 Section B.05. Breaks Spanning March 1, 1996
	  	27
		
	 APPENDIX C—Coordination With Westinghouse Plan
	  	28
	 Section C.01. In General
	  	28
	 Section C.02. Pre-Acquisition Benefits
	  	28
	 Section C.03. Coordination of Pre and Post-Acquisition Benefits
	  	28
	 Section C.04. No Duplication of Benefits
	  	28

  

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 NORTHRUP GRUMMAN 

 
 ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE PENSION PLAN 
  
 (Amended and Restated Effective as of October 1, 2004) 
  
 The Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Executive Pension Plan (the
“Plan”) is hereby amended and restated effective as of October 1, 2004. This restatement is intended solely to incorporate into the Plan document previously adopted amendments to the Plan and is not intended to make substantive changes to
the Plan. 
  
 The Plan became effective on March 1, 1996. The Plan
was amended in December 1996 to expand the definition of Average Annual Compensation to include periods of service outside of the Electronic Sensors & Systems Division for participants who transfer out of the Division. In 1998, the Plan was
amended to make changes necessary to reflect to the conversion to pay based on salary bands at the Electronic Sensors & Systems Division and to permit certain service at Affiliated Companies to count for purposes of eligibility under this Plan.
A subsequent 1998 amendment modified, effective March 1, 1996, the funding requirements and amendment procedures applicable to the Plan in the event of a change in control. Rules regarding the effect of certain transfers of employment were adopted
November 18, 1998, to be effective March 1, 1996. 
  
 In December
1999, the Plan was amended to reflect the August 24, 1998 change in the name of the ESS business from Division to Sector, to clarify that, effective August 1, 1996, lump-sum payments may be made to executives who elect lump sum payments of all
nonqualified benefits under the CIC plans, and to clarify the mechanisms for certain buy-backs and contributions by executives of designated entities. In March 2001, the Plan was amended to account for the acquisition of Litton Industries, Inc. and
the associated corporate reorganization. 
  
 The Plan was further
amended to include the Northrop Grumman Incentive Compensation Plan and the Incentive Management Achievement Plan for purposes of determining the portion of a participant’s benefit attributable to amounts received under Annual Incentive
Programs sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation, effective January 1, 2001. Effective July 1, 2003, the Plan was amended to expand the definition of Qualified Plan Benefit to include benefit amounts earned under a restoration plan for the
Qualified Plan. Finally, the Plan was amended effective July 1, 2003 to freeze participation in the Plan, limiting participation to employees who are currently participating and permit those participants whose employment is transferred to eligible
positions within the Northrop Grumman Corporation controlled group to continue participating in the Plan. 
  

  
 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 is effective October 1, 2004. 
  
 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. 
  

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

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 (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 2.17. Participating Company. Any of the “Participating Companies” under the ES Pension Plan. 
  
 Section 2.18. Plan. The Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
Executive Pension Plan. 
  
 Section 2.19. 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. 
  

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 (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 2.20. 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; 
  
 (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 2.21. Westinghouse. Westinghouse Electric Corporation. 
  
 Section 2.22. Westinghouse Acquisition. The acquisition by Northrop Grumman Corporation of the Electronic Systems Group of Westinghouse effective March 1, 1996. 
  
 Section 2.23. Westinghouse Plan. The Westinghouse Executive
Pension Plan, as it existed from time to time. 
  

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 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. 
  
 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. 
  

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 (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 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. 
  

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 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. 
  

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 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 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. 
  

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

 
 (3) the Executive’s Normal Retirement Date.

  
 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, 
  
 (2) the Executive’s actual retirement date, or 
  
 (3) the Executive’s Normal 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, 
  
 (2) the year of the Executive’s actual retirement date, or 
  
 (3) the year of the Executive’s Normal Retirement Date. 
  
 (c) No earnings before March 1, 1996 are taken into account under this
Article. 
  
 (d) Average Annual Compensation normally includes
only pay earned while an Executive. But see Section 3.03. 
  

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 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. 
  
 Section 6.05. Executive Benefit Service. An Executive’s Executive Benefit Service is determined under (a)
or (b) as appropriate: 
  
 (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. 
  

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 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. The Executive Pension Supplement will be paid for life in monthly 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. 
  
 Section 7.03. Guaranteed Benefit. 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. 
  
 Section 7.04. Guaranteed Surviving Spouse Benefit. 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. 
  
 Section 7.05. Lump Sum Payments. 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. 
  

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 Section 7.06. 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. 
  

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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. 
  

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 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. In accordance with the provisions of ERISA § 503, the Committee will provide a procedure for handling
claims of participants or their beneficiaries under this Plan. 
  
 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. 
  

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 ARTICLE 10 
  
 Modification or Termination 
  
 Section 10.01. Amendment, Suspension and Termination. The
Company reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, without notice, to suspend or terminate the Plan or to amend, in whole or in part, any and all provisions of the Plan, acting as follows: 
  
 (a) The Board may suspend the Plan, terminate the Plan, or adopt Plan
amendments that amend any and all provisions of the Plan in whole or in part; 
  
 (b) The Compensation Committee of the Board may adopt Plan amendments that amend any and all provisions of the Plan in whole or in part; 
  
 (c) The Committee may adopt Plan amendments that amend any and all provisions of the Plan in whole or in part, provided that
no amendments may be adopted by the Committee that would materially change any Plan benefits or materially increase the costs of the Plan. 
  
 Section 10.02. Effective Date of Changes, Terminations and Suspensions. Any such change, termination or suspension will be effective at such
time as is specified by the Board, the Compensation Committee, or the Committee, as applicable, or, if no such time is so specified, upon adoption. 
  
 Section 10.03. Limitations on Changes and Terminations. Notwithstanding the above, no such change or termination may adversely affect:

  
 (a) The benefits of any Executive who retires prior to such
change or termination; or 
  
 (b) The right of any then current
Executive to receive upon retirement (or to have a Surviving Spouse or beneficiary receive upon the Executive’s death), an Executive Pension Supplement, calculated as of the effective date of such change or termination, under the Plan, provided
that the Executive meets the following two conditions: 
  
 (1) At the time of such change or termination the Executive has vested pension benefits under the ES Pension Plan and/or any applicable pension plan of a Designated Entity; and 
  
 (2) At the date of such change or termination and at the date of actual retirement or death, the Executive
has occupied, for the then required period next preceding such dates, a position that meets the definition of Executive in the Plan in effect at the date of such change or termination. 
  

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 ARTICLE 11 
  
 Miscellaneous 
  
 Section 11.01. Benefits Not Assignable. 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. 
  
 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. 

 
 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. 
  

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 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 offer, unless, prior to the making of such purchase of Company common stock (or securities 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. 
  

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 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 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. 
  
 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. 
  

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 (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; 
  
 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 22 day of February, 2005. 
  

			
	 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ J. Michael Hateley

	 J. Michael Hateley

	 Corporate Vice President and Chief Human
 Resources and Administrative Officer

  

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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 
  

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

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 (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 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; 
  

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 (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 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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	You may contact the Texas Department of Insurance to obtain information on companies, coverages, rights or complaints at	  	Puede comunicarse con el Departamento de Seguros de Texas para obtener informacion acerca de companias, coberturas, derechos o quejas al
		
	1-800-252-3439	  	1-800-252-3439
		
	You may write the Texas Department of Insurance	  	Puede escribir al Departamento de Seguros de Texas
		
	 P.O. Box 149104
 Austin, TX 78714-9104
 Fax # (512) 475-1771
	  	 P.O. Box 149104
 Austin, TX 78714-9104
 Fax # (512) 475-1771

		
	PREMIUM OR CLAIM DISPUTES: Should You have a dispute concerning Your premium or about a claim You should contact MetLife first. If the dispute is not resolved, You may contact the Texas
Department of Insurance.	  	DISPUTAS SOBRE PRIMAS O RECLAMOS: Si tiene una disputa concerniente a su prima o a un reclamo, debe comunicarse con MetLife primero. Si no se resuelve la disputa, puede entonces
comunicarse con el departamento (TDI).
		
	 ATTACH THIS NOTICE TO YOUR CERTIFICATE:
 This
notice is for information only and does not become a part or condition of the attached document.
	  	 UNA ESTE AVISO A SU CERTIFICADO:
 Este aviso es
solo para proposito de informacion y no se convierte en parte o condicion del documento adjunto.

  

			
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 NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL STATES 
  
 LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS WILL BE REDUCED IF AN ACCELERATED BENEFIT IS PAID 
  
 DISCLOSURE: The Life Insurance accelerated benefit offered under this certificate is
intended to qualify for favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. If this benefit qualifies for such favorable tax treatment, the benefit will be excludable from Your income and not subject to federal taxation. Tax laws
relating to accelerated benefits are complex. You are advised to consult with a qualified tax advisor about circumstances under which You could receive an accelerated benefit excludable from income under federal law. 
  
 DISCLOSURE: Receipt of an accelerated benefit may affect Your, Your
Spouse’s or Your family’s eligibility for public assistance programs such as Medical Assistance (Medicaid), Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Supplementary Social Security Income (SSI), and drug assistance programs. You are
advised to consult with a qualified tax advisor and with social service agencies concerning how receipt of such payment will affect Your, Your Spouse’s and Your family’s eligibility for public assistance. 
  

			
	 	  	3

 NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF ARKANSAS 
  
 If You have a question concerning Your coverage or a claim, first contact the Policyholder or group account administrator. If, after doing
so, You still have a concern, You may call the toll free telephone number shown on the Certificate Face Page. 
  
 If You are still concerned after contacting both the Policyholder and MetLife, You should feel free to contact: 
  
 Arkansas Insurance Department 
  
 Consumer Services Division 
  
 1200 West Third 
  
 Little Rock, Arkansas 722014-1904 
  
 1-800-852-5494 
  

			
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 NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA 
  
 IMPORTANT NOTICE 
  
 TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, OR TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, CONTACT THE POLICYHOLDER OR THE METLIFE CLAIM OFFICE SHOWN ON THE EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS YOU RECEIVE AFTER
FILING A CLAIM. 
  
 IF, AFTER CONTACTING THE POLICYHOLDER AND/OR METLIFE,
YOU FEEL THAT A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION HAS NOT BEEN REACHED, YOU MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE CALIFORNIA INSURANCE DEPARTMENT AT: 
  
 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE 
 300 SOUTH
SPRING STREET 
 LOS ANGELES, CA 90013 
 1 (800) 927-4357 
  

			
	 	  	5

 NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF GEORGIA 
  
 IMPORTANT NOTICE 
  
 The laws of the state of Georgia prohibit insurers from unfairly discriminating against any person based upon his or her status as a victim of family violence.

  

			
	 	  	6

 NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF ILLINOIS 
  
 IMPORTANT NOTICE 
  
 To make a complaint to MetLife you may write to: 
  
 MetLife 
 1 Madison Avenue 
 New York, New York 10010 
  
 The address of the Illinois Department of Insurance is: 
  
 Illinois Department of Insurance 
 Public
Services Division 
 Springfield, Illinois 62767 
  

			
	 	  	7

 NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF MINNESOTA 
  
 This is a life insurance policy which pays accelerated death benefits at your option under conditions specified in the policy. This policy
is not a long-term care policy meeting the requirements of sections M.S.62A.46 to 62A.56 or chapter 62S. 
  

			
	 	  	8

 CIVIL UNION NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF VERMONT 
  
 Vermont law provides that the following definitions apply to your certificate: 
  

	•	 	Terms that mean or refer to a marital relationship, or that may be construed to mean or refer to a marital relationship, such as “marriage,” “spouse,”
“husband,” “wife,” “dependent,” “next of kin,” “relative,” “beneficiary,” “survivor,” “immediate family” and any other such terms include the relationship created by a
Civil Union established according to Vermont law. 

  

	•	 	Terms that mean or refer to the inception or dissolution of a marriage, such as “date of marriage,” “divorce decree,” “termination of marriage” and any
other such terms include the inception or dissolution of a Civil Union established according to Vermont law. 

  

	•	 	Terms that mean or refer to family relationships arising from a marriage, such as “family,” “immediate family,” “dependent,” “children,”
“next of kin,” “relative,” “beneficiary,” “survivor” and any other such terms include family relationships created by a Civil Union established according to Vermont law. 

  

	•	 	“Dependent” includes a spouse, a party to a Civil Union established according to Vermont law, and a child or children (natural, step-child, legally adopted or a minor or
disabled child who is dependent on the insured for support and maintenance) who is born to or brought to a marriage or to a Civil Union established according to Vermont law. 

  

	•	 	“Child” includes a child (natural, stepchild, legally adopted or a minor or disabled child who is dependent on the insured for support and maintenance) who is born to or
brought to a marriage or to a Civil Union established according to Vermont law. 

  

	•	 	“Civil Union” means a civil union established pursuant to Act 91 of the 2000 Vermont Legislative Session, entitled “Act Relating to Civil Unions”.

  
 All references in this notice to Civil Unions are limited to
Civil Unions in which the parties are residents of Vermont. 
  
 If dependent
insurance for a spouse and/or child is not provided under your certificate, such insurance is not added by virtue of this notice. 
  
 For purposes of dependent insurance, any person who meets the definition of “dependent” as set forth in this notice is required to meet all other applicable
requirements in order to qualify for such insurance. 
  
 This notice does not
limit any definitions or terms included in your certificate. It broadens definitions and terms only to the extent required by Vermont law. 
  
 DISCLOSURE: 
  
 Vermont law grants parties to a Civil Union the same benefits, protections and responsibilities that flow from marriage under state law. However, some or all of the benefits, protections and responsibilities related
to life and health insurance that are available to married persons under federal law may not be available to parties to a Civil Union. For example, a federal law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 known as “ERISA”,
controls the employer/employee relationship with regard to determining eligibility for enrollment in private employer benefit plans. Because of ERISA, Act 91 does not state requirements pertaining to a private employer’s enrollment of a party
to a Civil Union in an ERISA employee benefit plan. However, governmental employers (not federal government) are required to provide life and health benefits to the dependents of a party to a Civil Union if the public employer provides such benefits
to dependents of married persons. Federal law also controls group health insurance continuation rights under “COBRA” for employers with 20 or more employees as well as the Internal Revenue Code treatment of insurance premiums. As a result,
parties to a Civil Union and their families may or may not have access to certain benefits under this notice and the certificate to which it is attached that derive from federal law. You are advised to seek expert advice to determine your rights
under this notice and the certificate to which it is attached. 
  

			
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 FOR RESIDENTS OF VIRGINIA 
  
 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR INSURANCE 
  
 In the event you need to contact someone about this insurance for any reason please contact your agent. If no agent was involved in the sale
of this insurance, or if you have additional questions you may contact the insurance company issuing this insurance at the following address and telephone number: 
  
 MetLife 
 1
Madison Avenue 
 New York, New York 10010 
 Attn: Corporate Customer Relations Department 
  
 To phone
in a claim related question, you may call Claims Customer Service at: 
 1-800-275-4638 
  
 If you have been unable to contact or obtain satisfaction from the company or the agent, you
may contact the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance at: 
  
 Life and Health Division 
 Bureau of Insurance 
 P.O. Box 1157 
 Richmond, VA 23209 
 1-800-552-7945 - In-state toll-free 
 1-804-371-9691 - Out-of-state 
  
 Written correspondence is preferable so
that a record of your inquiry is maintained. When contacting your agent, company or the Bureau of Insurance, have your policy number available. 
  

			
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 NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF WISCONSIN 
  
 KEEP THIS NOTICE WITH YOUR INSURANCE PAPERS 
  
 PROBLEMS WITH YOUR INSURANCE? - If you are having problems with your insurance company or agent, do not hesitate to contact the
insurance company or agent to resolve your problem. 
  
 MetLife

 Attn: Corporate Consumer Relations Department 
 1 Madison Avenue 
 New York, NY 10010-3690 
 1-800-638-5433 
  
 You can
also contact the OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, a state agency which enforces Wisconsin’s insurance laws, and file a complaint. You can contact the OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE by contacting:

  
 Office of the Commissioner of Insurance 
 Complaints Department 
 P.O. Box 7873

 Madison, WI 53707-7873 
 1-800-236-8517 outside of Madison or 266-0103 in Madison. 
  

			
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 NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL STATES 
 FRAUD WARNING 
  
 If You have applied for
insurance under a policy issued in one of the following states, or if You reside in one of the following states, note the following applicable warning: 
  
 For Residents of New York - only applies to Accident and Health Insurance (AD&D/Disability/Dental) 
  
 Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person
files an application for insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false information, or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto, commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime,
and shall also be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars and the stated value of the claim for each such violation. 
  
 For Residents of Florida 
  
 Any person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurer files a statement of claim or an application containing any false, incomplete or
misleading information is guilty of a felony of the third degree. 
  
 For
Residents of Kansas and Massachusetts 
  
 Any person who knowingly and with
intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an application for insurance or a statement of claim containing any materially false information or conceals, for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material
thereto commits a fraudulent insurance act, and may subject such person to criminal and civil penalties. 
  
 For Residents of New Jersey 
  
 Any person
who includes any false or misleading information on an application for an insurance policy or who knowingly files a statement of claim containing any false or misleading information is subject to criminal and civil penalties. 
  
 For Residents of Oklahoma 
  
 Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurer, makes
any claim for the proceeds of an insurance policy containing any false, incomplete or misleading information is guilty of a felony. 
  
 For Residents of Oregon 
  
 Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an application for insurance containing any materially false information or conceals, for the purpose of misleading,
information concerning any fact material thereto may be guilty of insurance fraud, and may be subject to criminal and civil penalties. 
  
 For Residents of Virginia 
  
 Any person who, with the intent to defraud or knowing that he is facilitating a fraud against an insurer, submits an application or statement of claim containing a false
or deceptive statement may have violated state law. 
  
 For Residents of All
Other States 
  
 Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any
insurance company or other person files an application for insurance or a statement of claim containing any materially false information or conceals, for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto commits a
fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime and subjects such person to criminal and civil penalties. 
  

			
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

			
	 Section

	  	Page

	 CERTIFICATE FACE PAGE
	  	1
		
	 NOTICES
	  	2
		
	 SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS
	  	14
		
	 DEFINITIONS
	  	15
		
	 ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS: INSURANCE FOR YOU
	  	17
		
	 Eligible Classes
	  	17
		
	 Date You Are Eligible for Insurance
	  	17
		
	 Enrollment Process
	  	17
		
	 Date Your Insurance Takes Effect
	  	17
		
	 Date Your Insurance Ends
	  	18
		
	 CONTINUATION OF INSURANCE WITH PREMIUM PAYMENT
	  	19
		
	 For Family And Medical Leave
	  	19
		
	 At Your Option: Continuation Of Your Life Insurance During A Labor Dispute
	  	19
		
	 At The Policyholder's Option
	  	19
		
	 EVIDENCE OF INSURABILITY
	  	20
		
	 LIFE INSURANCE: FOR YOU
	  	21
		
	 LIFE INSURANCE: ACCELERATED BENEFITS OPTION (ABO) FOR YOU
	  	22
		
	 LIFE INSURANCE: CONVERSION OPTION FOR YOU
	  	24
		
	 FILING A CLAIM
	  	26
		
	 GENERAL PROVISIONS
	  	27
		
	 Assignment
	  	27
		
	 Beneficiary
	  	27
		
	 Entire Contract
	  	27
		
	 Incontestability: Statements Made by You
	  	27
		
	 Misstatement of Age
	  	27
		
	 Conformity with Law
	  	28
		
	 Autopsy
	  	28

  

			
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 SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS (continued) 
  
 This schedule shows the benefits that are available under the Group Policy. You will only be insured for the benefits: 
  

	•	 	for which You become and remain eligible; 

  

	•	 	which You elect, if subject to election; and 

  

	•	 	which are in effect. 

  

					
	BENEFIT	 	BENEFIT AMOUNTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
		
	Life Insurance For You	 	 
			
	            For Active Employees	 	 	  	An amount equal to 3 times Your Basic Annual Earnings, rounded to the next higher $1,000
			
	            Maximum Life Benefit	 	 	  	$2,000,000
			
	            Accelerated Benefit Option	 	 	  	Up to 50% of Your Basic Life amount not to exceed $200,000

  
 If You Are Age 65 Or Older

  
 If You are age 65 or older on Your effective date of insurance, the
appropriate percentage from the following table will be applied to the amount of Your Basic Life on Your effective date of insurance adjusted for any later changes in Your salary. 
  
 If You are under age 65 on Your effective date of insurance, the amounts of Your Basic Life Insurance on and after age 65 will be determined
by applying the appropriate percentage from the following table to the amount of Your insurance in effect on the day before Your 65th birthday adjusted for any later changes in Your salary: 
  

			
	 Age of Employee

	  	Percentage

	 65
	  	92%
	 66
	  	84%
	 67
	  	76%
	 68
	  	68%
	 69
	  	60%
	 70 or older
	  	50%

  

			
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 DEFINITIONS 
  
 As used in this certificate, the terms listed below will have the meanings set forth below. When defined terms are used in this certificate, they will appear with initial
capitalization. The plural use of a term defined in the singular will share the same meaning. 
  
 Actively at Work or Active Work means that You are performing all of the usual and customary duties of Your job on a Full-Time basis. This must be done at: 
  

	•	 	the Policyholder’s place of business; 

  

	•	 	an alternate place approved by the Policyholder; or 

  

	•	 	a place to which the Policyholder’s business requires You to travel. 

  
 You will be deemed to be Actively at Work during weekends or Policyholder approved vacations, holidays or business closures if You were Actively at Work on the last
scheduled work day preceding such time off. 
  
 Basic Annual Earnings means
Your gross annual rate of pay as determined by Your Policyholder, excluding overtime and other extra pay. “Basic Annual Earnings” for You if You are a salesman includes commissions and/or bonuses which shall be averaged for the most recent
12 month period. 
  
 Beneficiary means the person(s) to whom We will pay
insurance as determined in accordance with the General Provisions section. 
  
 Full-Time means Active Work on the Policyholder’s regular work schedule for the eligible class of employees to which You belong. The work schedule must be at least 20 hours a week. 
  
 Noncontributory Insurance means insurance for which the Policyholder does not require
You to pay any part of the premium. 
  
 Physician means: 
  

	•	 	a person licensed to practice medicine in the jurisdiction where such services are performed; or 

  

	•	 	any other person whose services, according to applicable law, must be treated as Physician’s services for purposes of the Group Policy. Each such person must be licensed in the
jurisdiction where he performs the service and must act within the scope of that license. He must also be certified and/or registered if required by such jurisdiction. 

  
 The term does not include: 
  

	 	•	 	You; 

  

	 	•	 	Your Spouse; or 

  

	 	•	 	any member of Your immediate family including Your and/or Your Spouse’s: 

  

	 	•	 	parents; 

  

	 	•	 	children (natural, step or adopted); 

  

	 	•	 	siblings; 

  

	 	•	 	grandparents; or 

  

	 	•	 	grandchildren. 

  

			
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 DEFINITIONS (continued) 
  

Proof means Written evidence satisfactory to Us that a person has satisfied the conditions and requirements for any benefit described in this certificate. When
a claim is made for any benefit described in this certificate, Proof must establish: 
  

	•	 	the nature and extent of the loss or condition; 

  

	•	 	Our obligation to pay the claim; and 

  

	•	 	the claimant’s right to receive payment. 

  
 Proof must be provided at the claimant’s expense. 
  
 Signed means any symbol or method executed or adopted by a person with the present intention to authenticate a record, which is on or transmitted by paper or
electronic media which is acceptable to Us and consistent with applicable law. 
  
 Spouse means Your lawful Spouse. 
  
 We, Us and
Our mean MetLife. 
  
 Written or Writing means a record which is
on or transmitted by paper or electronic media which is acceptable to Us and consistent with applicable law. 
  
 You and Your mean an employee who is insured under the Group Policy for the insurance described in this certificate. 
  

			
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 ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS: INSURANCE FOR YOU 
  
 ELIGIBLE CLASS(ES) 
  

	•	 	Policyholder’s Chief Executive Officer; 

  

	•	 	Elected Employees Officers, both direct and non-direct report to Chief Executive Officer; or 

  

	•	 	All Vice Presidents of the Policyholder. 

  
 DATE YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR INSURANCE 
  
 You may only become eligible for the insurance available for Your eligible class as shown in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS. 
  
 If You are in an eligible class on July 1, 2003, You will be eligible for the insurance
described in this certificate on that date. 
  
 If You enter an eligible class
after July 1, 2003, You will be eligible for the insurance described in this certificate on the date You enter that class. 
  
 Previous Employment With The Policyholder 
  
 If You were employed by the Policyholder and insured by Us under a policy of group life insurance when Your employment ended, You will not be eligible for life insurance
under this Group Policy if You are re-hired by the Policyholder within 2 years after such employment ended, unless You surrender any individual policy of life insurance to which You converted when Your employment ended. 
  
 The cash value, if any, of such surrendered insurance will be paid to You. 
  
 ENROLLMENT PROCESS 
  
 If You are eligible for insurance, You may enroll for such insurance by completing an enrollment form. 
  
 DATE YOUR INSURANCE TAKES EFFECT 
  
 Rules for Noncontributory Insurance 
  
 When You complete the enrollment process for Noncontributory Insurance, such insurance will
take effect on the date You become eligible, provided You are Actively at Work on that date. 
  
 If You are not Actively at Work on the date the Noncontributory Insurance would otherwise take effect, the benefit will take effect on the day You resume Active Work. 
  
 Increase in Insurance 
  
 An increase in insurance due to a change in class of employee, an increase in Your earnings, or a requested increase in insurance will take
effect as follows: 
  

	•	 	if You are required to give evidence of insurability for the entire increase in insurance and We approve Your evidence of insurability, the increase will take effect on the
date We state in Writing. If We do not approve Your evidence of insurability, or You do not submit evidence of insurability, the increase in insurance will not take effect. 

  

	•	 	If You are required to give evidence of insurability for a portion of the increase in insurance: 

  

	 	•	 	The portion of the increase in insurance that is not subject to evidence of insurability will take effect on the date of Your request or the date of the increase in Your earnings.

  

	 	•	 	if We approve Your evidence of insurability, the portion of the increase in insurance that is subject to evidence of insurability will take effect on the date We state in writing.
If We do not approve Your evidence of insurability or You do not submit evidence of insurability, the increase in insurance will not take effect. 

  

			
	 	  	17

 ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS: INSURANCE FOR YOU (continued) 
  

	•	 	If You are not required to give evidence of insurability, the increase will take effect on the date of Your request or the date of the increase in Your earnings.

  
 If You are not Actively at Work on the date insurance would
otherwise take effect, insurance will take effect on the day You resume Active Work. 
  
 Decrease in Insurance 
  
 A decrease in insurance due to a change
in class of employee or a decrease in Your earnings will take effect on the date of change. 
  
 If You make a Written application to decrease Your insurance, that decrease will take effect as of the date of Your application. 
  

DATE YOUR INSURANCE ENDS 
  
 Your insurance will end on the earliest of: 
  

	1.	the date the Group Policy ends; or 

  

	2.	the date insurance ends for Your class; or 

  

	3.	the end of the period for which the last premium has been paid for You; or 

  

	4.	the date Your employment ends; Your employment will end if You cease to be Actively at Work in any eligible class, except as stated in the section entitled CONTINUATION OF INSURANCE
WITH PREMIUM PAYMENT; or 

  

	5.	the date You retire in accordance with the Policyholder’s retirement plan. 

  
 Please refer to the section entitled LIFE INSURANCE: CONVERSION OPTION FOR YOU for information concerning the option to convert to an
individual policy of life insurance if Your Life Insurance ends. 
  
 Please refer
to the section entitled CONTINUATION OF INSURANCE WITH PREMIUM PAYMENT for information concerning Continuation For Family and Medical Leave and continuation of the insurance at the Policyholder’s option. 
  

			
	 	  	18

 CONTINUATION OF INSURANCE WITH PREMIUM PAYMENT 
  
 FOR FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
  
 Certain leaves of absence may qualify under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) for continuation of insurance. Please contact the Policyholder for information
regarding the FMLA. 
  
 AT YOUR OPTION: CONTINUATION OF YOUR LIFE INSURANCE
DURING A LABOR DISPUTE 
  
 You may elect to continue Life Insurance for You
if You cease to be Actively at Work as the result of a labor dispute. Such insurance will continue for up to 6 months if the following conditions are met: 
  

	•	 	at least 75% of the Employees eligible to continue insurance elect to continue this insurance for such time period; and 

  

	•	 	You pay the required premium for such insurance. 

  
 If continued, Life Insurance for You will end if: 
  

	•	 	Premium payment is required and You fail to pay premiums for such insurance; 

  

	•	 	the number of Employees who elect to continue such insurance falls below 75% of all employees eligible to continue this insurance for such time period; or 

 

	•	 	You cease to be eligible to continue Life Insurance for You under this section and You do not immediately resume Active Work in a class that is eligible for such insurance.

  
 AT THE POLICYHOLDER’S OPTION 
  
 The Policyholder has elected to continue insurance by paying premiums for his employees who
cease Active Work in an eligible class for any of the reasons specified below: 
  

	1.	if You cease Active Work due to injury or sickness, up to 24 months; 

  

	2.	if You cease Active Work due to part-time work contact the Policyholder to determine if Your insurance can be continued and for how long; 

  

	3.	if You cease Active Work due to strike contact the Policyholder to determine if Your insurance can be continued and for how long; 

  

	4.	if You cease Active Work due to any other Policyholder approved leave of absence, up to 1 month following the end of the month in which the leave began. 

  
 At the end of any of the continuation periods listed above, Your insurance will be affected
as follows: 
  

	•	 	if You resume Active Work in an eligible class at this time, You will continue to be insured under the Group Policy; 

  

	•	 	if You do not resume Active Work in an eligible class at this time, Your employment will be considered to end and Your insurance will end in accordance with the Date Your Insurance
Ends subsection of the section entitled ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS: INSURANCE FOR YOU. 

  
 Option To Convert 
  
 In addition to the
Continuation of Insurance options described above, You may have the right to convert to a policy of individual life insurance. We urge You to read the section entitled LIFE INSURANCE: CONVERSION OPTION FOR YOU. 
  

			
	 	  	19

 EVIDENCE OF INSURABILITY 
  

No evidence of insurability is required for the insurance described in this certificate. 
  

			
	 	  	20

 LIFE INSURANCE: FOR YOU 
  

If You die, Proof of Your death must be sent to Us. When We receive such Proof with the claim, We will review the claim and, if We approve it, will pay the Beneficiary
the Life Insurance in effect on the date of Your death. 
  
 PAYMENT OPTIONS

  
 We will pay the Life Insurance in one sum. Other modes of payment may be
available upon request. For details, call Our toll free number shown on the Certificate Face Page. 
  

			
	 	  	21

 LIFE INSURANCE: ACCELERATED BENEFIT OPTION (ABO) FOR YOU 
  
 For purposes of this section, the term “ABO Eligible Life Insurance” refers to
each of Your Life Insurance benefits for which the Accelerated Benefit Option is shown as available in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS. 
  
 If You become Terminally Ill, You or Your legal representative have the option to request Us to pay ABO Eligible Life Insurance before Your death. This is called an
accelerated benefit. The request must be made while ABO Eligible Life Insurance is in effect. 
  
 Terminally Ill or Terminal Illness means that due to injury or sickness, You are expected to die within 6 months. 
  

Requirements For Payment of an Accelerated Benefit 
  
 Subject to the conditions and requirements of this section, We will pay an accelerated benefit to You or Your legal representative if: 
  

	•	 	the amount of each ABO Eligible Life Insurance benefit to be accelerated equals or exceeds $10,000; and 

  

	•	 	the ABO Eligible Life Insurance to be accelerated has not been assigned; and 

  

	•	 	We have received Proof that You are Terminally Ill. 

  
 We will only pay an accelerated benefit for each ABO Eligible Life Insurance benefit once. 
  
 Proof of Your Terminal Illness 
  
 We will require the following Proof of Your Terminal Illness: 
  

	•	 	a completed accelerated benefit claim form; 

  

	•	 	a signed Physician’s certification that You are Terminally Ill; and 

  

	•	 	an examination by a Physician of Our choice, at Our expense, if We request it. 

  

You or Your legal representative should contact the Policyholder to obtain a claim form and information regarding the accelerated benefit. 
  
 Upon Our receipt of Your request to accelerate benefits, We will send You a letter with
information about the accelerated benefit payment You requested. Our letter will describe the amount of the accelerated benefits We will pay and the amount of Life Insurance remaining after the accelerated benefit is paid. 
  
 Accelerated Benefit Amount 
  
 We will pay an accelerated benefit up to the percentage shown in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS
for each ABO Eligible Life Insurance benefit in effect for You, subject to the following: 
  
 Maximum Accelerated Benefit Amount. The maximum amount We will pay for each ABO Eligible Life Insurance benefit is shown in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS. 
  
 Scheduled Reduction of an ABO Eligible Life Insurance Benefit. If an
ABO Eligible Life Insurance benefit is scheduled to reduce within the 6 month period after the date You or Your legal representative request an accelerated benefit, We will calculate the accelerated benefit using the amount of such ABO Eligible Life
Insurance that will be in effect immediately after the reduction(s) scheduled for such period. 
  
 Scheduled End of an ABO Eligible Life Insurance Benefit. If an ABO Eligible Life Insurance benefit is scheduled to end within 6 months after the
date You or Your legal representative request an accelerated benefit, We will not pay an accelerated benefit for such ABO Eligible Life Insurance benefit. 
  

			
	 	  	22

 
LIFE INSURANCE: ACCELERATED BENEFIT OPTION (ABO) FOR YOU (continued) 
  
 Previous Conversion of an ABO Eligible Life Insurance Benefit. We will not pay an accelerated benefit for any amount
of ABO Eligible Life Insurance which You previously converted under the section entitled LIFE INSURANCE: CONVERSION OPTION FOR YOU. 
  
 We will pay the accelerated benefit in one sum unless You or Your legal representative select another payment mode. 
  
 Effect of Payment of an Accelerated Benefit 
  
 On premium for Your Life Insurance. After We pay the accelerated
benefit, any premium You are required to pay will be based upon the amount of Your Life Insurance remaining after the accelerated benefit is paid. 
  
 On Your Life Insurance at Your death. The amount of Life Insurance that We will pay at Your death will be decreased by the amount of the
accelerated benefit paid by Us. 
  
 On Your Life Insurance at
conversion. The amount to which You are entitled to convert under the section entitled LIFE INSURANCE: CONVERSION OPTION FOR YOU, will be decreased by the amount of the accelerated benefit paid by Us. 
  
 Date Your Option to Accelerate Benefits Ends 
  
 The accelerated benefit option will end on the earliest of: 
  

	•	 	the date You attain age 63; 

  

	•	 	the date the ABO Eligible Life Insurance ends; 

  

	•	 	the date You or Your legal representative assign all ABO Eligible Life Insurance; or 

  

	•	 	the date You or Your legal representative have accelerated all ABO Eligible Life Insurance benefits. 

  

			
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 LIFE INSURANCE: CONVERSION OPTION FOR YOU 
  
 If Your Life Insurance ends for any of the reasons stated below, You have the option to buy an individual policy of life insurance
(“new policy”) from Us during the Application Period in accordance with the conditions and requirements of this section. This is referred to as the “option to convert”. Evidence of Your insurability will not be required.

  
 When You Will Have the Option to Convert 
  
 You will have the option to convert when: 
  

	•	 	Your Life Insurance ends because: 

  

	 	•	 	You cease to be in an eligible class; 

  

	 	•	 	Your employment ends; 

  

	 	•	 	the Group Policy ends, provided You have been insured for Life Insurance for at least 5 years; or 

  

	 	•	 	the Group Policy is amended to end Life Insurance for an eligible class of which You are a member, provided you have been insured for Life Insurance for at least 5 years.

  
 A reduction in the amount of Your Life Insurance as a result of
the payment of an accelerated benefit will not give rise to a right to convert under this section. 
  
 Application Period 
  
 If You opt to
convert Your Life Insurance for any of the reasons stated above, We must receive a completed conversion application form from You within the Application Period described below. 
  
 If You are given Written notice of the option to convert within 15 days before or after the date Your Life Insurance ends, the Application
Period begins on the date that such Life Insurance ends and expires 31 days after such date. 
  
 If You are given Written notice of the option to convert more than 15 days after the date Your Life Insurance ends, the Application Period begins on the date such Life Insurance ends and expires 25 days from the date
of such notice. In no event will the Application Period exceed 91 days from the date Your Life Insurance ends. 
  
 Option Conditions 
  
 The option to
convert is subject to these conditions: 
  

	1.	Our receipt within the Application Period of: 

  

	 	•	 	Your Written application for the new policy; and 

  

	 	•	 	the premium due for such new policy; 

  

	2.	the premium rates for the new policy will be based on: 

  

	 	•	 	Our rates then in use; 

  

	 	•	 	the form and amount of insurance; 

  

	 	•	 	Your class of risk; and 

  

	 	•	 	Your attained age when Your Life Insurance ends; 

  

	3.	the new policy may be on any form then customarily offered by Us excluding term insurance; 

  

	4.	the new policy will be issued without an accidental death and dismemberment benefit, a continuation benefit, an accelerated benefit option, a waiver of premium benefit or any other
rider or additional benefit; and 

  

	5.	the new policy will take effect on the 32nd day
after the date Your Life Insurance ends; this will be the case regardless of the duration of the Application Period. 

  

			
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 LIFE INSURANCE: CONVERSION OPTION FOR YOU (continued) 
  
 Maximum Amount of the New Policy 
  
 If Your Life Insurance ends due to the end of the Group Policy or the amendment of the Group
Policy to end Life Insurance for an eligible class of which You are a member, the maximum amount of insurance that You may elect for the new policy is the lesser of: 
  

	•	 	the amount of Your Life Insurance that ends under the Group Policy less the amount of life insurance for which You become eligible under any group policy within 31 days after the
date insurance ends under the Group Policy; or 

  

	•	 	$10,000. 

  
 If Your Life Insurance ends for any other reason the maximum amount of insurance that You may elect for the new policy is the amount of Your Life Insurance which ends under the Group Policy. 
  
 If You Die Within 31 Days After Your Life Insurance Ends 
  
 If You die within 31 days after Your Life Insurance ends, Proof of Your death must be sent
to Us. When We receive such Proof with the claim, We will review the claim and if We approve it will pay the Beneficiary the amount of Life Insurance You were entitled to convert. 
  

			
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 FILING A CLAIM 
  
 The Policyholder should have a supply of claim forms. Obtain a claim form from the Policyholder and fill it out carefully. Return the completed claim form with the
required Proof to the Policyholder. The Policyholder will certify Your insurance under the Group Policy and send the certified claim form and Proof to Us. 
  
 When We receive the claim form and Proof, We will review the claim and, if We approve it, We will pay benefits subject to the terms and provisions of this certificate and
the Group Policy. 
  
 CLAIMS FOR LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS 
  
 When a claimant files a claim for Life Insurance
benefits, Proof should be sent to Us as soon as is reasonably possible after the death of an insured. 
  

			
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 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
  
 Assignment 
  
 You may assign Your Life Insurance rights and benefits under the Group Policy as a gift or as a viatical assignment. We will recognize the assignee(s) under such assignment as owner(s) of Your right, title and
interest in the Group Policy if: 
  

	1.	a Written form satisfactory to Us, affirming this assignment, has been completed; 

  

	2.	the Written form has been Signed by You and the assignee(s); 

  

	3.	the Policyholder acknowledges that Your Life Insurance being assigned is in force on the life of the assignor; and 

  

	4.	the Written form is delivered to Us for recording. 

  
 Beneficiary 
  
 You may designate a Beneficiary in Your application or enrollment form. You may change Your Beneficiary at any time. To do so, You must send a Signed and dated, Written request to the Policyholder using a form
satisfactory to Us. Your Written request to change the Beneficiary must be sent to the Policyholder within 30 days of the date You Sign such request. 
  
 You do not need the Beneficiary’s consent to make a change. When We receive the change, it will take effect as of the date You Signed it. The change will not apply
to any payment made in good faith by Us before the change request was recorded. 
  
 If two or more Beneficiaries are designated and their shares are not specified, they will share the insurance equally. 
  
 Entire Contract 
  
 Your insurance is provided under a contract of group insurance with the Policyholder. The entire contract with the Policyholder is made up of the following: 
  

	1.	the Group Policy and its Exhibits, which include the certificate(s); 

  

	2.	the Policyholder’s application; and 

  

	3.	any amendments and/or endorsements to the Group Policy. 

  
 Incontestability: Statements Made by You 
  
 Any statement made by You will be considered a representation and not a warranty. We will not use such statement to contest insurance, reduce benefits or defend a claim
unless the following requirements are met: 
  

	1.	the statement is in a Written application or enrollment form; 

  

	2.	You have Signed the application or enrollment form; and 

  

	3.	a copy of the application or enrollment form has been given to You or Your Beneficiary. 

  
 We will not use Your statements which relate to insurability to contest insurance after it has been in force for 2 years during Your life.
In addition, We will not use such statements to contest an increase or benefit addition to such insurance after the increase or benefit has been in force for 2 years during Your life. 
  
 Misstatement of Age 
  
 If Your age is misstated, the correct age will be used to determine if insurance is in effect and, as appropriate, We will adjust the benefits and/or premiums.

  

			
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 GENERAL PROVISIONS (continued) 
  
 Conformity with Law 
  
 If the terms and provisions of this certificate do not conform to any applicable law, this certificate shall be interpreted to so conform. 
  
 Autopsy 
  
 We have the right to make a reasonable request for an autopsy where permitted by law. Any such request will set forth the reasons We are
requesting the autopsy. 
  

			
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 THIS IS THE END OF THE CERTIFICATE. 
 THE FOLLOWING IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 

 ERISA INFORMATION 
  
 NAME AND ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER AND PLAN ADMINISTRATOR 
  
 Northrop Grumman Corporation 
 1840
Century Park East 
 Los Angeles, CA 90067 
 310-556-4991

  
 EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 95-1055798 
  

					
	 PLAN NUMBER

	 	 COVERAGE

	 	 PLAN NAME

	 501
	 	Basic Life Insurance	 	 Northrop Grumman Corporation -
 Northrop Grumman
Health Plan

  
 TYPE OF ADMINISTRATION

  
 The above listed benefits are insured by Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company (“MetLife”). 
  
 AGENT FOR SERVICE OF LEGAL PROCESS

  
 For disputes arising under the Plan, service of legal process may be made
upon the Plan administrator at the above address. For disputes arising under those portions of the Plan insured by MetLife, service of legal process may be made upon MetLife at one of its local offices, or upon the supervisory official of the
Insurance Department in the state in which you reside. 
  
 ELIGIBILITY FOR
INSURANCE; DESCRIPTION OR SUMMARY OF BENEFITS 
  
 Your MetLife certificate
describes the eligibility requirements for insurance provided by MetLife under the Plan. It also includes a detailed description of the insurance provided by MetLife under the Plan. 
  
 PLAN TERMINATION OR CHANGES 
  
 The group policy sets forth those situations in which the Employer and/or MetLife have the rights to end the policy. 
  
 The Employer reserves the right to change or terminate the plan at any time. Therefore, there
is no guarantee that you will be eligible for the insurance described herein for the duration of your employment. Any such action will be taken only after careful consideration. 
  
 Your consent or the consent of your beneficiary is not required to terminate, modify, amend, or change the Plan. 
  
 In the event Your insurance ends in accord with the “Date Your Insurance Ends”
subsection of Your certificate, you may still be eligible to receive benefits. The circumstances under which benefits are available are described in Your MetLife certificate. 

 CONTRIBUTIONS 
  
 No contribution is required for Basic Life Insurance. 
  
 The total premium rate for insurance provided under the Plan by MetLife is set by MetLife. 
  
 PLAN YEAR 
  
 The Plan’s fiscal records are kept on a Plan year basis beginning each July 1st and ending on the following June 30th. 
  
 Qualified Domestic Relations Orders/Qualified Medical Child Support Orders 

 
 You and your beneficiaries can obtain, without charge, from the Plan Administrator a copy
of any procedures governing Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO) and Qualified Medical Child Support Orders (QMCSO). 
  
 CLAIMS INFORMATION 
  
 Procedures for Presenting Claims for Life Benefits 
  
 All claim forms needed to file for benefits under the group insurance program can be obtained from the Employer who will also be ready to answer questions about the
insurance benefits and to assist you or, if applicable, the claimant in filing claims. The instructions on the claim form should be followed carefully. This will expedite the processing of the claim. Be sure all questions are answered fully.

  
 Routine Questions 
  
 If there is any question about a claim payment, an explanation may be requested from the
employer who is usually able to provide the necessary information. 
  
 CLAIM
SUBMISSION 
  
 In submitting claims for life benefits (“Benefits”),
the claimant must complete the appropriate claim form and submit the required proof as described in the certificate. 
  
 Claim forms must be submitted in accordance with the instructions on the claim form. 
  
 Initial Determination 
  
 After MetLife receives your claim for Benefits, MetLife will review your claim and notify you of its decision to approve or deny your claim. 
  
 Such notification will be provided to you within a reasonable period, not to exceed 90 days
from the date we received your claim, unless MetLife notifies you within that period that there are special circumstances requiring an extension of time of up to 90 additional days. 
  
 If MetLife denies your claim in whole or in part, the notification of the claims decision will state the reason why your claim was denied
and reference the specific Plan provision(s) on which the denial is based. If the claim is denied because MetLife did not receive sufficient information, the claims decision will describe the additional information needed and explain why such
information is needed. The notification will also include a description of the Plan review procedures and time limits, including a statement of your right to bring a civil action if your claim is denied after an appeal. 

 Appealing the Initial Determination 
  
 In the event a claim has been denied in whole or in part, you or, if applicable, your beneficiary can request a review of your claim by
MetLife. This request for review should be sent in writing to Group Insurance Claims Review at the address of MetLife’s office which processed the claim within 60 days after you or, if applicable, your beneficiary received notice of denial of
the claim. When requesting a review, please state the reason you or, if applicable, your beneficiary believe the claim was improperly denied and submit in writing any written comments, documents, records or other information you or, if applicable,
your beneficiary deem appropriate. Upon your written request, MetLife will provide you free of charge with copies of relevant documents, records and other information. 
  
 MetLife will re-evaluate all the information, will conduct a full and fair review of the claim, and you or, if applicable, your beneficiary
will be notified of the decision. Such notification will be provided within a reasonable period not to exceed 60 days from the date we received your request for review, unless MetLife notifies you within that period that there are special
circumstances requiring an extension of time of up to 60 additional days. 
  
 If
MetLife denies the claim on appeal, MetLife will send you a final written decision that states the reason(s) why the claim you appealed is being denied, references any specific Plan provision(s) on which the denial is based, any voluntary appeal
procedures offered by the Plan, and a statement of your right to bring a civil action if your claim is denied after an appeal. Upon written request, MetLife will provide you free of charge with copies of documents, records and other information
relevant to your claim. 
  
 Discretionary Authority of Plan
Administrator 
 and Other Plan Fiduciaries 
  

In carrying out their respective responsibilities under the Plan, the Plan administrator and other Plan fiduciaries shall have discretionary authority to interpret the
terms of the Plan and to determine eligibility for and entitlement to Plan benefits in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Any interpretation or determination made pursuant to such discretionary authority shall be given full force and effect,
unless it can be shown that the interpretation or determination was arbitrary and capricious. 
  
 STATEMENT OF ERISA RIGHTS 
  
 The following
statement is required by federal law and regulation. 
  
 As a participant in the
Plan, you are entitled to certain rights and protections under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). ERISA provides that all participants shall be entitled to: 
  
 Receive Information About Your Plan and Benefits 
  
 Examine, without charge, at the Plan administrator’s office and at other specified locations, all Plan documents, including insurance
contracts and a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by the Plan with the U.S. Department of Labor and available at the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration. 
  
 Obtain, upon written request to the Plan Administrator, copies of documents governing the
operation of the Plan, including insurance contracts and copies of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series) and updated summary plan descriptions. The administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies. 
  
 Receive a summary of the Plan’s annual financial report. The Plan Administrator is
required by law to furnish each participant with a copy of this summary annual report. 
  
 Prudent Actions by Plan Fiduciaries 
  
 In addition to creating
rights for Plan participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the employee benefit plan. The people who operate your Plan, called “fiduciaries” of the Plan, have a duty to do so prudently and
in the interest of you and other Plan participants and beneficiaries. 

 No one, including your employer or any other person, may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to
prevent you from obtaining a welfare benefit or exercising your rights under ERISA. 
  
 Enforce Your Rights 
  
 If your claim for a welfare benefit is
denied or ignored in whole or in part, you have a right to know why this was done, to obtain copies of documents relating to the decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all within certain time schedules. 
  
 Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if you
request a copy of Plan documents or the latest annual report and do not receive them within 30 days, you may file suit in a Federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Plan administrator to provide the materials and pay you up to $110 a
day until you receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the administrator. If you have a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may file suit in a state or
Federal court. 
  
 In addition, if you disagree with the Plan’s decision or
lack thereof concerning the qualified status of a domestic relations order or a medical child support order, you may file suit in a Federal court. 
  
 If it should happen that Plan fiduciaries misuse the Plan’s money, or if you are discriminated against for asserting your rights, you may seek assistance from the
U.S. Department of Labor, or you may file suit in a Federal court. 
  
 The court
will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If you are successful, the court may order the person you have sued to pay these costs and fees. 
  
 If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and fees; for example, if it finds your claim is frivolous. 
  
 Assistance with Your Questions 
  
 If you have any questions about your Plan, you should contact the Plan administrator. If you
have any questions about this statement or about your rights under ERISA, or if you need assistance in obtaining documents from the Plan administrator, you should contact the nearest office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, listed in your telephone directory or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. You may also
obtain certain publications about your rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration. 
  
 FUTURE OF THE PLAN 
  
 It is hoped that the Plan will be continued indefinitely, but Northrop Grumman Corporation reserves the right to change or terminate the Plan in the future. Any such
action would be taken only after careful consideration. 
  
 The Board of Directors
of Northrop Grumman Corporation shall be empowered to amend or terminate the Plan or any benefit under the Plan at any time.

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