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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 7, 2022
  
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
Maryland1-1143752-1893632
(State or other jurisdiction(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
   
6801 Rockledge Drive  
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(301) 897-6000
(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.

Election of Vincent R. Stewart to the Board of Directors

On July 7, 2022, the Board of Directors of Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed Martin” or the “Company”) elected Vincent R. Stewart as a director of the Company, effective July 15, 2022. Mr. Stewart will serve on the Company’s Classified Business and Security Committee.

The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Stewart is an “independent director” in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards, the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Company’s corporate governance guidelines.

Retired Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart, age 64, currently serves as a non-executive director of Ankura, a global business advisory and consulting company, where he served as chief inclusion and innovation officer from November 2021 until June 2022 and chief innovation and business intelligence officer from August 2020 until November 2021. Previously he served as Deputy Commander at U.S. Cyber Command, the nation’s unified combatant command for the cyberspace domain, from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that Mr. Stewart was the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2015 to 2017. Mr. Stewart retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2019 after more than 38 years of service. Mr. Stewart currently serves on the board of directors of KBR, Inc., a company that provides science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies, American Public Education, Inc., a leading educator to active-duty and military students, and ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp., a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a business combination.

For his service on the Board of Directors, Mr. Stewart will receive the Company’s standard compensation for non-employee directors. A description of such standard compensation arrangement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 29, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference. Equity grants to Mr. Stewart will be made in accordance with the Lockheed Martin Corporation Amended and Restated Directors Equity Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 26, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference. Mr. Stewart is also eligible to defer up to 100% of his cash fees into the Lockheed Martin Corporation Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and is incorporated herein by reference. Deferred amounts track the performance of investment options available under the Company’s employee deferred compensation plans or the Company’s common stock (with dividends reinvested), at the director’s election.

Mr. Stewart will also be covered by the Company’s standard indemnification agreement with directors which the Company enters into with all directors. A copy of the form of indemnification agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.34 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and is incorporated herein by reference.

A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Stewart is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).



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. 
Lockheed Martin Corporation
(Registrant)
Date: July 12, 2022By:/s/ Kerri R. Morey 
  Kerri R. Morey 
  Vice President and Associate General Counsel 

Document
Exhibit 99.1
https://cdn.kscope.io/8c007cc0ef96fd4491b50bc286e8444b-image_0a.jpg    News Release

Lockheed Martin Elects Vincent R. Stewart to Board of Directors
 
BETHESDA, Md., July 12, 2022 – Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] today announced its board of directors has elected retired Marine Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart to the board, effective July 15.

“As we continue our efforts to transform and advance 21st Century Security technologies, Lt. Gen. Stewart’s deep understanding of cyberspace operations will be a valuable asset to Lockheed Martin,” said Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO James Taiclet. “I welcome Lt. Gen. Stewart to the board and look forward to working with him to deliver connected, resilient Joint All Domain Operations solutions to our customers.”

Stewart retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2019 after more than 38 years of active commissioned service to the nation. He most recently served as deputy commander, U.S. Cyber Command, where he planned and organized the Department of Defense’s efforts to secure the nation’s critical infrastructure and key resources against malicious cyber threats. Before that, Stewart was the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), where he served as the principal advisor to the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on military intelligence-related matters. He is the first African American, first Jamaican American and first Marine to hold the position of director of DIA.

Stewart currently serves as a non-executive board member of Ankura, a global business advisory and expert consulting company, where he served as chief inclusion and innovation officer from November 2021 until June 2022, and chief innovation and business intelligence officer from August 2020 until November 2021. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of KBR, Inc., a company that provides science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies; and American Public Education, Inc., a leading educator of active-duty and military students.

The board determined that Stewart is an “independent director” in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards, the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the corporation's corporate governance guidelines. Stewart will serve on the Classified Business and Security Committee.

About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

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