Current Report Filing (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 Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 6, 2021


THE BOEING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


			1-442
			Commission file number

Delaware

91-0425694

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 N. Riverside Plaza,

Chicago,

60606-1596

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


			(312)			544-2000
			(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $5.00 Par Value

New York Stock Exchange

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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

On January 6, 2021, the Boeing Company (the “Company”) entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (“DPA”) with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) that, subject to court proceedings, resolves the previously disclosed DOJ investigation into the Company relating to the Company’s conduct regarding the evaluation of the Boeing 737 MAX airplane by the Federal Aviation Administration. A copy of the DPA is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Under the DPA, the Company has agreed to the filing of a criminal information charging the Company with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States based on the conduct of two former 737 MAX program technical pilots. The DPA contemplates that the Company will: (1) make payments totaling $2.51 billion, which consist of (a) a $243.6 million criminal monetary penalty; (b) $500 million in additional compensation to the heirs and/or beneficiaries of those who died in the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accidents; and (c) $1.77 billion to the Company’s airline customers for harm incurred as a result of the grounding of the 737 MAX, offset in part by payments already made and the remainder satisfied through payments to be made prior to the termination of the DPA; (2) review its compliance program for implementation of continuous improvement efforts; and (3) implement enhanced compliance reporting and internal controls mechanisms. Under the terms of the DPA, the criminal information will be dismissed after three years, provided that the Company fully complies with its obligations under the DPA.

Of the payments described above, $1.77 billion has been included in amounts reserved in prior quarters for 737 MAX customer considerations. The Company expects to incur earnings charges equal to the remaining $743.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On January 7, 2021, the Company issued a press release with respect to the DPA. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein in by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description

10.1						Deferred Prosecution Agreement dated January 6, 2021

99.1						Press Release dated January 7, 2021

104						104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.