BOEING CO — Capital/Financing Update 2017

Dec 11, 2017

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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 ACTOF 1934

December 11, 2017

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

The Boeing Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-442	91-0425694
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

100 N. Riverside, Chicago, IL	60606-1596
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
(312) 544-2000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 11, 2017, The Boeing Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an increase in the quarterly dividend and the authorization of $18 billion for repurchases of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 11, 2017, furnished herewith

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.

THE BOEING COMPANY
By:	/s/ Grant M. Dixton
	Grant M. Dixton
	Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Dated: December 11, 2017