As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2020
No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE BOEING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 91-0425694 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
100 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596
(312) 544-2000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Grant M. Dixton
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
The Boeing Company
100 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596
(312) 544-2000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Robert M. Hayward, P.C.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60654
(312) 862-2000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time on or after the effective date of this registration statement.
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time on or after the effective date of this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ☒
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☒
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price(1)(2) |
Amount of Registration Fee | ||||
Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share |
16,000,000 | $145.38 | $2,326,080 | $253,775.33 | ||||
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(1) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction. |
(2) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The price per share is based on the average high and low sale price for the registrants common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October 30, 2020. |
THE BOEING COMPANY
16,000,000 Shares
of
Common Stock
We may voluntarily contribute from time to time for no consideration up to 16,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $5.00 per share, to The Boeing Company Employee Savings Plans Master Trust (the Trust).
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BA. On November 2, 2020, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $148.60 per share.
Investing in our common stock involves risks. You should carefully consider the information set forth under Risk Factors on page 2 of this prospectus before making an investment decision.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is November 3, 2020.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that The Boeing Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) utilizing a shelf registration process. Under this process, we may from time to time voluntarily contribute our shares of common stock for no consideration to the Trust. A prospectus supplement may add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the applicable prospectus supplement. You should carefully read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described below under Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any related prospectus supplement. We are not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. We have not taken any action that would permit the sale of our common stock publicly in any jurisdiction outside the United States. If you are an investor outside the United States, you should inform yourself about and comply with any restrictions pertaining to the offering of the securities and the distribution of this prospectus. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document or that the information incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference.
This prospectus includes information provided by us and by other sources that we believe are reliable. We cannot assure you that this information is accurate or complete. This prospectus summarizes certain documents and other information and we refer you to them for a more complete understanding of what we discuss in this prospectus. In making an investment decision, you must rely on your own examination of the company and the terms of this offering and the common stock, including the merits and risks involved. The registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, can be read at the SECs website as described under Where You Can Find More Information.
We are not making any representation to any purchaser of the common stock regarding the legality of an investment in the common stock by such purchaser. You should not consider any information in this prospectus to be legal, business or tax advice. You should consult with your own attorney, business advisor, or tax advisor for legal, business, and tax advice regarding an investment in the common stock.
The terms Boeing, we, us, and our as used in this prospectus refer to The Boeing Company. The phrase this prospectus refers to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, unless the context otherwise requires.
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The Boeing Company is one of the worlds major aerospace firms and a leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems and service provider of aftermarket support. Our products and tailored services include commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defense systems, launch systems, advanced information and communication systems, and performance-based logistics and training. We are organized based on the products and services we offer. Our historical financial statements report our operations in four principal segments: Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Boeing Defense, Space & Security; Boeing Global Services; and Boeing Capital Corporation.
The Boeing Company was incorporated in Washington in 1916 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1934. Our principal executive offices are located at 100 N. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606-1596 and our telephone number is (312) 544-2000. We maintain a website at www.boeing.com. We have not incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information on our website, and you should not consider it to be a part of this prospectus.
Our business is subject to uncertainties and risks. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider and evaluate all of the information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, including the risk factors incorporated by reference from our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, as updated by our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other filings we make with the SEC. These risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects. You could lose all or part of your investment. See Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference below.
Certain statements in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as may, should, expects, intends, projects, plans, believes, estimates, targets, anticipates and similar expressions generally identify these forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements relating to our future financial condition and operating results, as well as any other statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact.
Forward-looking statements are based on expectations and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable when made, but that may not prove to be accurate. These statements are not guarantees and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from these forward-looking statements. Information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in our forward-looking statements is contained under Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020, each of which is incorporated in this prospectus by reference (and in any of our annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for subsequent periods that are so incorporated). Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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The following description of our capital stock is a summary and is subject to the provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Charter), our By-Laws, and the relevant provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware. The total number of shares of capital stock authorized by the Charter is 1,220,000,000, consisting of 1,200,000,000 shares of common stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by Boeings Board of Directors out of legally available funds, and are entitled to share pro rata in any distributions to shareholders, subject to the preferences of any preferred stock which may be issued and to restrictions contained in agreements to which we are a party. No preemptive, conversion or redemption rights or sinking funds provisions are applicable to the common stock. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. All holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by Boeing shareholders, including the election of directors. Shareholders do not have cumulative voting rights in election of directors. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at a shareholders meeting is required for shareholder action, except for (1) the election of directors, in which case a nominee shall be elected to the Board of Directors if the votes cast for such nominees election exceed the votes cast against such nominees election (except in the case of a contested election in which case the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes are elected as directors) and (2) amendments to the provisions in the By-Laws related to compensation and removal of officers, which require the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote for the election of directors.
The Charter authorizes the Board of Directors, without any further approval, to (1) divide the preferred stock into series, (2) designate each such series, (3) fix and determine dividend rights, (4) determine the price, terms and conditions on which shares of preferred stock may be redeemed, (5) determine the amount payable to holders of preferred stock in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, (6) determine any sinking fund provisions, and (7) establish any voting, preemption or conversion privileges.
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We have registered the common stock to allow for our voluntary contribution of our common stock for no consideration to the Trust from time to time after the date of this prospectus. The Trust will act independently of us with respect to the timing, manner and size of any resale of the contributed common stock. We will not receive any proceeds or other compensation from the voluntary contribution of the common stock to the Trust or any resale thereof. We have agreed to pay all of the expenses incidental to the registration and voluntary contribution of our common stock.
Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BA.
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, certain legal matters with respect to the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus and any prospectus supplement will be passed upon for Boeing by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois.
The financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
With respect to the unaudited interim financial information for the periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, June 30, 2020 and 2019, and September 30, 2020 and 2019, which is incorporated herein by reference, Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, have applied limited procedures in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for a review of such information. However, as stated in their reports included in the Companys Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2020, and incorporated by reference herein, they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that interim financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their reports on such information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. Deloitte & Touche LLP are not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act for their reports on the unaudited interim financial information because those reports are not reports or a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file periodic reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Copies of certain information filed by us with the SEC are also available on our website at www.boeing.com. Our website is not part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement filed on Form S-3 with the SEC under the Securities Act. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information concerning us and the securities, you should read the entire registration statement and the additional information described under Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference below. The registration statement has been filed electronically and may be obtained in any manner listed above. Any statements contained herein concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference much of the information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those publicly available documents. The information that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus is considered to be part of this prospectus. Because we are incorporating by reference future filings with the SEC, this prospectus is continually updated and those future filings may modify or supersede some of the information included or incorporated in this prospectus. This means that you must read all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this prospectus or in any document previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below (File No. 1-00442) and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (in each case, other than those documents or the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed, including the portions of these documents that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K, including any exhibits included with such Items) until the offering of the securities under the registration statement is terminated or completed:
| our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on January 31, 2020; |
| our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020 filed with the SEC on April 29, 2020, July 29, 2020 and October 28, 2020; |
| our current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 10, 2020, January 21, 2020, February 7, 2020, February 24, 2020, March 17, 2020, March 19, 2020, March 23, 2020, March 23, 2020, April 6, 2020, April 27, 2020, May 4, 2020, October 26, 2020 and November 2, 2020; and |
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| the description of our common stock contained in our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 30, 2014, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
You may request copies of these filings at no cost to you by writing or telephoning us as follows: The Boeing Company, Attention: Corporate Secretary, 100 N. Riverside Plaza, MC 5003-1001, Chicago, Illinois U.S.A. 60606-1596, telephone number (312) 544-2000. Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, unless those exhibits have been specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth the estimated fees and expenses to be paid solely by Boeing in connection with the sale of the securities being registered hereby:
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee |
$ | 253,775 | ||
Legal fees and expenses |
$ | 15,000 | ||
Accounting fees and expenses |
$ | 20,000 | ||
Miscellaneous expenses |
$ | 10,000 | ||
TOTAL |
$ | 298,775 | ||
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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who was or is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of such corporation, and, with respect to any criminal actions and proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who was or is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending, or contemplated action or suit by or in the right of such corporation, under the same conditions, except that such indemnification is limited to expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person, and except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if such person is adjudged to be liable to such corporation. Where an officer or director of a corporation is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify that person against the expenses (including attorneys fees) that such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.
Section 145 of the DGCL further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145.
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The rights provided in Section 145 of the DGCL are not exclusive, and the corporation may also provide for indemnification under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Article VII of Boeings By-Laws provides for indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Boeing has purchased liability insurance applicable to its directors and certain officers as permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for (i) any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Article Eleventh of Boeings Charter provides that, to the full extent that the DGCL permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, a director will not be liable to Boeing or its stockholders for monetary damages for conduct as a director.
Item 16. Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Item 17. Undertakings.
(a) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement; and |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; |
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
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(4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
(i) | Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
(ii) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. |
(5) | that, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
(i) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
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(ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by, or on behalf of, the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
(iii) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
(b) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(c) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions set forth in response to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
(d) | The undersigned registrant hereby further undertakes that: |
(1) | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time is was declared effective; and |
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(2) | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on the 3rd day of November, 2020.
THE BOEING COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Gregory D. Smith | |
Gregory D. Smith | ||
Executive Vice President, Enterprise Operations and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on the 3rd day of November, 2020.
Signature |
Title | |
/s/ David L. Calhoun David L. Calhoun |
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director | |
/s/ Gregory D. Smith Gregory D. Smith |
Executive Vice President, Enterprise Operations and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |
/s/ Robert E. Verbeck Robert E. Verbeck |
Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
* Lawrence W. Kellner |
Chairman of the Board | |
* Robert A. Bradway |
Director | |
* Arthur D. Collins Jr. |
Director | |
* Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. |
Director | |
* Lynn J. Good |
Director | |
* Akhil Johri |
Director |
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Signature |
Title | |
* Caroline B. Kennedy |
Director | |
* Steven M. Mollenkopf |
Director | |
* John M. Richardson |
Director | |
* Susan C. Schwab |
Director | |
* Ronald A. Williams |
Director |
* The undersigned by signing his name hereunto has hereby signed this registration statement on behalf of the above-named directors on November 3, 2020, pursuant to powers of attorney executed on behalf of each such director and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 24.1 hereto.
By: | /s/ David L. Calhoun | |
David L. Calhoun | ||
(Attorney-in-Fact) |
Date: November 3, 2020
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Exhibit 5.1
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300 North LaSalle | ||||
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www.kirkland.com |
November 3, 2020
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606-1596
Re: | Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
We are issuing this opinion in our capacity as special counsel to The Boeing Company (the Company), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), on a Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about November 3, 2020 (the Registration Statement) of shares of common stock, par value $5.00 per share, of the Company (the Common Stock) that may be voluntarily contributed by the Company from time to time to The Boeing Company Employee Savings Plans Master Trust pursuant to the Registration Statement and the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (the Prospectus).
For purposes of this letter, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purpose of this opinion, including (i) the corporate and organizational documents of the Company, (ii) minutes and records of the corporate proceedings of the Company with respect to the issuance of the Common Stock and (iii) the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto.
For purposes of this letter, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed the genuineness of the signatures of persons signing all documents in connection with which this opinion is rendered, the authority of such persons signing on behalf of the parties thereto other than the Company, and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by the parties thereto other than the Company. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein which we have not independently established or verified, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others.
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Subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations identified in this letter, we advise you that in our opinion the shares of Common Stock registered under the Registration Statement (the Registered Common Stock) will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable when, as and if (i) the Registration Statement shall have become effective pursuant to the provisions of the Act, (ii) appropriate corporate action shall have been taken to authorize the issuance and contribution of such Registered Common Stock, (iii) if necessary, a Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus Supplements with respect to the shares of Registered Common Stock shall have been filed (or transmitted for filing) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Act and any exhibits necessary under the rules and regulations of the Commission shall have been filed with the Commission in an amendment to the Registration Statement or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission, (iv) any legally required consents, approvals, authorizations and other orders of the Commission and any other regulatory authorities shall have been obtained and (v) appropriate certificates representing the shares of Registered Common Stock are duly executed, countersigned by the Companys transfer agent/registrar, registered and delivered in accordance with any applicable agreement.
Our advice on every legal issue addressed in this letter is based exclusively on the internal law of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (under which the Company is incorporated).
For purposes of rendering our opinions expressed above, we have assumed that (i) the Registration Statement remains effective during the offer and contribution of Common Stock, and (ii) at the time of the issuance, contribution and delivery of the Registered Common Stock (x) the authorization of such Common Stock by the Company will not have been modified or rescinded, and there will not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity, legally binding character or enforceability of such Common Stock and (y) the issuance, contribution and delivery of such Common Stock, the terms of such Common Stock and compliance by the Company with the terms of the Common Stock will not violate any applicable law, any agreement or instrument then binding upon the Company or any restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company.
We do not find it necessary for the purposes of this opinion, and accordingly we do not purport to cover herein, the application of the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states to the issuance of the Common Stock.
This opinion is limited to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion should the present laws of the State of New York or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise.
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This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement and is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise relied upon for any other purposes.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading Legal Opinion in the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act of the rules and regulations of the Commission.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP |
Exhibit 15
LETTER IN LIEU OF CONSENT FOR REVIEW REPORTS
November 3, 2020
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of
The Boeing Company
100 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606
We are aware that our reports dated April 29, 2020, July 29, 2020, and October 28, 2020, on our review of interim financial information of The Boeing Company and subsidiaries appearing in The Boeing Companys Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2020, respectively, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated January 31, 2020 relating to the consolidated financial statements of The Boeing Company and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of The Boeing Company and subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Boeing Company for the year ended December 31, 2019. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts in such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
November 3, 2020
Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.
/s/ Robert A. Bradway |
Robert A. Bradway |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.
/s/ Arthur D. Collins |
Arthur D. Collins |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.
/s/ Edmund P. Giambastiani |
Edmund P. Giambastiani |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.
/s/ Lynn J. Good |
Lynn J. Good |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of October 2020.
/s/ Akhil Johri |
Akhil Johri |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.
/s/ Lawrence W. Kellner |
Lawrence W. Kellner |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 23rd day of October 2020.
/s/ Caroline B. Kennedy |
Caroline B. Kennedy |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.
/s/ Steven M. Mollenkopf |
Steven M. Mollenkopf |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.
/s/ John M. Richardson |
John M. Richardson |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.
/s/ Susan C. Schwab |
Susan C. Schwab |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a director of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints each of David L. Calhoun, Gregory D. Smith, David A. Dohnalek, and Grant M. Dixton, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution and resubstitution to execute a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and thereafter to execute any amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, hereby granting to each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done to the end that such registration statement shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of October 2020.
/s/ Ronald A. Williams |
Ronald A. Williams |