S-8 POS
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 24, 2008
Registration No. 333-03959-99
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   95-4840775
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S Employer Identification No.)
1840 Century Park East, Los Angeles, California 90067
www.northropgrumman.com

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Internet Site)

NORTHROP GRUMMAN
ELECTRONIC SENSORS & SYSTEMS DIVISION SAVINGS PROGRAM
NORTHROP GRUMMAN PEI SAVINGS PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Stephen D. Yslas
Corporate Vice President, Secretary and Deputy General Counsel
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles, California 90067
(310) 553-6262

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies To:
Jeffrey H. Bowen, Esq.
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Rochester, New York 14604
(585) 232-6500
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer þ   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 

 


 

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Deregistration of Securities
     Northrop Grumman Corporation (the “Company”) is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-8 Registration Statement to withdraw and remove from registration the unissued and unsold securities under the Northrop Grumman PEI Savings Plan previously registered by the Company pursuant to its Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 1996 (File No. 333-03959-99) (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement registered up to 3,495,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), issuable to participants in the Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors & Systems Division Savings Program and 5,000 shares of Common Stock were registered for issuance to participants in the Northrop Grumman PEI Savings Plan.
     The Registration Statement is hereby amended to deregister all of the unissued and unsold shares of Common Stock registered under the Northrop Grumman PEI Savings Plan. As a result of this deregistration, no shares of Common Stock remain registered for sale pursuant to the Northrop Grumman PEI Savings Plan. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-8 is not meant to affect any of the shares of Common Stock registered under the Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors & Systems Division Savings Program.
EXHIBIT INDEX
             
Exhibit        
Number   Description   Location
  24    
Power of Attorney
  Filed herewith.

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on this 24th day of December, 2008.
             
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION    
 
           
 
  By:
Name:
  /s/ Stephen D. Yslas
 
Stephen D. Yslas
   
 
  Title:   Corporate Vice President, Secretary    
 
      and Deputy General Counsel    
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
       
/s/ Ronald D. Sugar
 
Ronald D. Sugar
  Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)   December 24, 2008
 
       
/s/ James F. Palmer
 
James F. Palmer
  Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)   December 24, 2008
 
       
/s/ Kenneth N. Heintz
 
Kenneth N. Heintz
  Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)   December 24, 2008
 
       
*
 
Lewis W. Coleman
  Director    December 24, 2008
 
       
*
 
Thomas B. Fargo
  Director    December 24, 2008
 
       
*
 
Victor H. Fazio
  Director    December 24, 2008
 
       
*
 
Donald E. Felsinger
  Director    December 24, 2008
 
       
 
 
Stephen E. Frank
  Director     

 


 

         
Signature   Title   Date
 
       
*
 
Phillip Frost
  Director    December 24, 2008
 
       
*
 
Bruce S. Gordon
  Director    December 24, 2008
 
       
*
 
Madeleine Kleiner
  Director    December 24, 2008
 
       
*
 
Karl J. Krapek
  Director    December 24, 2008
 
       
*
 
Charles R. Larson
  Director    December 24, 2008
 
       
*
 
Richard B. Myers
  Director    December 24, 2008
 
       
 
 
Aulana L. Peters
  Director     
 
       
*
 
Kevin W. Sharer
  Director    December 24, 2008
         
*By:
  /s/ Stephen D. Yslas
 
Stephen D. Yslas, as Attorney-in-Fact