TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chairman's Letter and Notice of Meeting

General Information for Shareholders

Outstanding Securities

Attendance at the Annual Meeting

Voting at the Annual Meeting or by Proxy

Voting via Telephone or the Internet

Voting by Participants in Employee Plans

Vote Required and Method of Counting Votes

Confidential Voting Policy

Expenses of Solicitation

Independent Auditors

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

Nominees

Continuing Directors

Compensation of Directors

Retirement Policy

Committees of the Board of Directors

Board and Committee Meetings

Related Party Transactions

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Security Ownership

Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

Option Grants in 1997 Table

Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in 1997 and Year-End Option/SAR Values Table

Pension Plan Tables

Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment Arrangements

Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation

Shareholder Return on Performance Graphs

Proposal 2: Approval of Amendment of The Boeing Company 1997 Incentive Stock Plan for Employees

Proposal 3: Shareholder Proposal on Military Contracts

Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal on Doing Business with China

Proposal 5: Shareholder Proposal on Annual Election of the Entire Board of Directors

Proposal 6: Shareholder Proposal on Cumulative Voting for the Election of Directors

Proposal 7: Shareholder Proposal on Creation of the Position of Independent Lead Director

Proposal 8: Shareholder Proposal on Political Contributions

Proposal 9: Shareholder Proposal on the Sale of Douglas Products Division

Annual Report and Form 10-K

Shareholder Proposals for 1999

Appendix A: 1997 Incentive Stock Plan for Employees, as Amended and Restated

Map and Directions to the Annual Meeting

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