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
May 6, 2014
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
The Boeing Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-442 | 91-0425694 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 100 N. Riverside, Chicago, IL | 60606-1596 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(312) 544-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 6, 2014, The Boeing Company (the “Company”) and W. James McNerney, Jr. entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Mr. McNerney dated as of March 13, 2008 (the “Executive Employment Agreement”) pursuant to which accruals under Mr. McNerney’s Supplemental Pension (as described in Section 6(b) of the Executive Employment Agreement) shall cease as of December 31, 2015. In March 2014, the Company made comparable changes to retirement benefits for other executives and non-executive salaried employees, also effective December 31, 2015.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated as of May 6, 2014 | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| THE BOEING COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael F. Lohr | |
| Michael F. Lohr | ||
| Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Dated: May 12, 2014
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated as of May 6, 2014 | |