CHICAGO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney reports that the board of
directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of forty two (42) cents
per share, payable Dec. 4 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 6.
The board also approved contributing up to $1.5 billion in Boeing common stock
to the company's defined benefit pension plans. The contribution activity is
expected to be completed in the fourth quarter and will be in lieu of a
discretionary cash contribution.
The final value of any stock contribution and the number of shares involved
will be determined when the contributions are made. An independent investment
manager will manage the shares on behalf of plan participants. By using stock
rather than cash, Boeing can bolster its pension plans while preserving its
financial flexibility.
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uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes
and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in
these forward-looking statements. As a result, these statements speak to
events only as of the date they are made and we undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by federal
securities laws. Specific factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
the effect of economic conditions in the United States and globally, returns
on pension fund assets, our ability to adequately fund our operations and our
overall financial condition, as well as the other important factors disclosed
previously and from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Contact: Boeing Communications (312) 544-2002
SOURCE Boeing
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