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March 24, 2006
Dear Shareholder:
I am pleased to invite you to attend the Company's 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be held on Monday, May 1, 2006, beginning at 10:00 a.m., Central time, in Chicago, Illinois. We will meet at The Field Museum, which is located at 1400 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago.
Activities at the Annual Meeting will be limited to the items of business listed in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following items of business will be presented:
- 1. election of ten directors;
- 2. vote on three management proposals to (i) approve The Boeing Company Elected Officer Annual Incentive Plan, (ii) approve amendment of The Boeing Company 2003 Incentive Stock Plan, and (iii) approve amendments to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws to eliminate certain supermajority voting requirements;
- 3. advisory vote on the appointment of the Company's independent auditors; and
- 4. vote on five shareholder proposals, if they are presented.
Your Board of Directors recommends a vote for the election of the nominees for director, approval of The Boeing Company Elected Officer Annual Incentive Plan, approval of amendment of The Boeing Company 2003 Incentive Stock Plan, approval of amendments to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws to eliminate certain supermajority voting requirements and the advisory vote on the appointment of the Company's independent auditors. The Board recommends a vote against each of the shareholder proposals. We will also report on the activities of the Company. You will have an opportunity to submit questions or comments on matters of interest to shareholders generally.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person, I urge you to complete the accompanying proxy card and return it promptly.
Very truly yours,
W. James McNerney, Jr.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
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