UNITED STATES
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RAYTHEON COMPANY



RAYTHEON COMPANY
C/O AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER
6201 15TH AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11219
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: April 2, 2019
Date: May 30, 2019    Time:   11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Location:      The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City
1250 South Hayes Street
Arlington, Virginia 22202
  

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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends a vote
FOR the listed nominees under Item 1.
Item 1 - Election of Directors
Nominees:
1a.       Tracy A. Atkinson
1b. Robert E. Beauchamp
1c. Adriane M. Brown
1d. Stephen J. Hadley
1e. Thomas A. Kennedy
1f. Letitia A. Long
1g. George R. Oliver
1h. Dinesh C. Paliwal
1i. Ellen M. Pawlikowski
1j. William R. Spivey
1k. Marta R. Stewart
1l. James A. Winnefeld, Jr.
1m. Robert O. Work


COMPANY PROPOSALS: The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Items 2, 3 and 4.

Item 2 -      

Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation

Item 3 - Approval of the Raytheon 2019 Stock Plan
Item 4 - Ratification of Independent Auditors