8-K


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): October 22, 2015
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RAYTHEON COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
1-13699
(Commission File Number)
95-1778500
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

870 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(781) 522-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 22, 2015, Raytheon Company issued a press release announcing financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2015. A copy of the press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release issued by Raytheon Company dated October 22, 2015.

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SIGNATURES


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.

 
 
 
RAYTHEON COMPANY
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
October 22, 2015
By:
/s/ Michael J. Wood
 
 
 
 
Michael J. Wood
 
 
 
 
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
 
 
Description 
 
99.1
 
Press release issued by Raytheon Company dated October 22, 2015.

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