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): March 14, 2005
RAYTHEON COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13699 | 95-1778500 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 870 Winter Street Waltham, Massachusetts |
02451 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 522-3000
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On Monday, March 14, 2005, Raytheon Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Pamela A. Wickham as Vice President of Communications and Corporate Affairs. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (c) Exhibits | ||
| Exhibit 99.1 | Raytheon Company Press Release dated March 14, 2005, announcing the appointment of Pamela A. Wickham as Vice President of Communications and Corporate Affairs. | |
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: March 14, 2005
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Jay B. Stephens | |
| Jay B. Stephens | ||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Exhibit 99.1
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Media Relations |
News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
James Fetig
781-522-5111
Raytheon Appoints Pamela A. Wickham Vice President Communications and Corporate Affairs
WALTHAM, Mass., (March 14, 2005) – Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) has appointed Pamela A. Wickham, 42, as vice president communications and corporate affairs effective March 14, 2005. Most recently Wickham was vice president, corporate communications for the Hewlett Packard Company.
Prior to Hewlett Packard, Wickham was executive vice president for GE Healthcare, headquartered in the UK. While with GE, she also had assignments as merchandising and brand manager for GE Plastics, corporate public relations manager with the GE corporate office and general manager for global communications at GE Medical. Earlier in her professional career Wickham was an account executive in New York with Porter Novelli Public Relations and Ketchum Public Relations.
Wickham earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in journalism at the University of Oklahoma.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2004 sales of $20.2 billion, is an industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people worldwide.
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