To the Shareholders of The Boeing Company:

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of The Boeing Company and subsidiaries have been prepared by management who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity. The statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and include amounts based on management’s best estimates and judgments. Financial information elsewhere in this Annual Report is consistent with that in the financial statements.

Management has established and maintains a system of internal control designed to provide reasonable assurance that errors or irregularities that could be material to the financial statements are prevented or would be detected within a timely period. In addition, management also has established and maintains a system of disclosure controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and reported in an accurate and timely manner. The systems of internal control and disclosure control include widely communicated statements of policies and business practices which are designed to require all employees to maintain high ethical standards in the conduct of Company affairs. The internal controls and disclosure controls are augmented by organizational arrangements that provide for appropriate delegation of authority and division of responsibility and by a program of internal audit with management follow-up.

The financial statements have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent certified public accountants. Their audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and included a review of internal controls and selective tests of transactions. The Independent Auditors’ Report appears in this report.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, composed entirely of outside directors, meets periodically with the independent certified public accountants, management and internal auditors to review accounting, auditing, internal accounting controls, litigation and financial reporting matters. The independent certified public accountants and the internal auditors have free access to this committee without management present.

Philip M. Condit
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer

Michael M. Sears
Executive Vice President
Office of the Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer

James A. Bell
Senior Vice President Finance
and Corporate Controller