Edgar Filing: HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Date: December 15, 2017

/s/ Charles R. Monroe, Jr.

Charles R. Monroe, Jr.

Corporate Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary

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)

December 15, 2017

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE	1-34910	90-0607005
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4101 Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia		23607
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(757) 380-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.05.

Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

On December 15, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Amendment”), effective immediately, to the Company’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (the “Code of Ethics”). Among other changes, the Amendment updated the introductory letter from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, added “Civility” to “Our Expectations” under Section 1.4, added the fifth bullet point to supervisor/manager expectations under Section 1.4, added a subsection regarding “Making False Accusations” under Section 2.1, added information under Section 2.2 for contacting the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board with concerns about misconduct and revised Section 2.12 to address visits to gambling sites on the Company’s electronic communication devices.

The Code of Ethics can be found on the Company’s internet website at www.huntingtoningalls.com under “Investor Relations—Company Information—Leadership and Governance.”

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.