Form 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 ACTOF 1934

October 6, 2009

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 6, 2009, The Boeing Company (the “Company”) issued a press release in which it announced a charge to third-quarter earnings in connection with the 747-8 program. The Company also announced a revised first flight and delivery schedule for the program. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated October 6, 2009


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, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel

Dated: October 6, 2009


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1

   Press Release dated October 6, 2009