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
November 13, 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)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Two purported class actions have recently been filed in the United States District Courts in the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois alleging, among other things, that The Boeing Company (the “Company”) and certain officers made misleading statements regarding the status of the Company’s 787 program. The Company believes that the lawsuits are without merit and will vigorously defend them.
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: November 17, 2009