Shawn N. Purvis - 14 Feb 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)

Role: CVP, Pres, Enterprise Svcs
Signature: /s/ Jennifer C. McGarey, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: NOC
Transactions as of: 14 Feb 2022
Net transactions value: -$234,751
Form type: 4
Filing time: 16 Feb 2022, 15:55:33 UTC
Next filing: 17 Feb 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NOC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+1,970	+55%	$0.000000	5,578	14 Feb 2022	Direct
transaction	NOC	Common Stock	Tax liability	$234,751	-601	-11%	$390.60	4,977	14 Feb 2022	Direct
holding	NOC	Common Stock						2,572	14 Feb 2022	Held in Northrop Grumman Savings Plan	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NOC	Restricted Stock Rights	Options Exercise	$0	-1,970	-36%	$0.000000	3,497	14 Feb 2022	Common Stock	1,970		Direct	F2, F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Held in the Northrop Grumman Savings Plan (the Plan), a qualified defined contribution plan, as of March 5, 2021. Share totals with respect to the Plan are based upon unit accounting and therefore may reflect a change in units attributable to an individual though no acquisition or disposition occurred.
F2	Each Restricted Stock Right ("RSR") represents a contingent right to receive an equivalent number of shares of Issuer common stock, or, at the election of the Issuer's Compensation Committee, cash or a combination of cash and Issuer common stock.
F3	Shares issued upon vesting of Restricted Stock Rights ("RSRs") granted under the LTISP on 2/13/19 that vested on 2/14/22.