NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION (NYSE:NOC) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 13, 2018, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (the "Company") approved the following compensation-related actions for the Company's named executive officers.
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Approved the 2018 goals under the Incentive Compensation Plans (the "ICP"). The financial metrics selected for inclusion in the ICP (and their relative weightings) are as follows: pension-adjusted operating margin rate (1/3); cash flow from operations before discretionary pension funding (1/3); and pension-adjusted net income growth (1/3). |
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Awarded Restricted Performance Stock Rights ("RPSR") for the performance period 2018-2020 and approved the metrics for such RPSR awards (and their relative weightings), which will be measured in terms of relative total shareholder return (50%) and cumulative free cash flow before pension funding (50%). These metrics are the same as the metrics selected for 2017. The Board of Directors also approved the award of Restricted Stock Rights ("RSR") that will vest on February 13, 2021. Of the awards granted, 70% were comprised of RPSRs and 30% were comprised of RSRs. Similar to prior years, the Compensation Committee did not award any stock options. There is no material change from 2017 in the terms of the 2018 RPSR and RSR awards for the named executive officers. |
About NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION (NYSE:NOC)
Northrop Grumman Corporation (Northrop Grumman) is a global security company. The Company provides systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems; cyber; command, control, communications and computers (C4), intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR); strike aircraft, and logistics and modernization to Government and commercial customers across the world. The Company operates through four segments: Aerospace Systems, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Technical Services. It offers a portfolio of capabilities and technologies that enable it to deliver systems and solutions for applications. The Company participates in defense and government programs in the United States and abroad. The Company conducts business with the United States Government, the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community. The Company also conducts business with local, state and foreign Governments, and domestic and international commercial customers.
