Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM	8-K
CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
July 24, 2019

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





Delaware	1-16411	80-0640649
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

2980 Fairview Park Drive , Falls Church , VA 22042

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

( 703 ) 280-2900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	NOC	New York Stock Exchange

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 24, 2019 , Northrop Grumman Corporation issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 , under the heading “ Northrop Grumman Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results .” The earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.







(d)		Exhibits

		Furnished

		Exhibit 99 — Earnings Release dated July 24, 2019

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.







				NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
				(Registrant)



				By:		/s/ Jennifer C. McGarey
						(Signature) Jennifer C. McGarey Corporate Vice President and Secretary

Date: July 24, 2019

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.

Exhibit 99 Furnished — Earnings Release dated July 24, 2019

Exhibit 101 — Northrop Grumman Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 24, 2019, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): Cover Page. The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.