BANKERS TRUST NEW YORK CORPORATION One Bankers Trust Plaza New York, New York 10006 Linda L. Assali Mailing Address: Vice President BT Services Tennessee, Inc. Telephone: 615-835-2901 648 Grassmere Park Nashville, TN 37211 February 14, 1997 Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Document Control 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 Attn: Filing Desk Dear Sirs: Re: Filing of Schedule 13G on Northrop Grumman Corp Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the following is one copy of the Schedule 13G with respect to the common stock of the above referenced corporation. Please acknowledge your receipt of the Schedule 13G filing submission through the EDGAR-Link System software, by E-Mail confirmation. Sincerely, Linda Assali Enclosures SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 5 )* Northrop Grumman Corp _______________________________________ NAME OF ISSUER: Common Stock (Par Value $0.01) _______________________________________ TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES 666807102 _______________________________________ CUSIP NUMBER Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (Continued on following page(s)) Page 1 of 7 Pages CUSIP No. 666807102 Page 2 of 7 Pages 1.NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Bankers Trust New York Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee for various trusts, and employee benefit plans, and investment advisor. 13-6180473 2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (A) [ ] (B) [ ] 3.SEC USE ONLY 4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Bankers Trust New York Corporation and Bankers Trust Company are New York Corporations NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH CUSIP No. 666807102 Page 3 of 7 Pages 9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * [ ] 11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * Bankers Trust New York Corporation - HC Bankers Trust Company - BK CUSIP No. 666807102 Page 4 of 7 Pages Item 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER: Northrop Grumman Corp Item 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067 Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING: Bankers Trust New York Corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee for various trusts, and employee benefit plans, and investment advisor. Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE: 280 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP: Bankers Trust New York Corporation, Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee for various trusts and employee benefit plans, and investment advisor. Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock (Par Value $0.01) of Northrop Grumman Corp, a Delaware corporation. Item 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER: 666807102 CUSIP No. 666807102 Page 5 of 7 Pages Item 3 THE PERSON FILING IS A: For Bankers Trust New York Corporation, (g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) For Bankers Trust Company, (b) [X] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act. Item 4 OWNERSHIP: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: (b) Percent of Class: (c) Number of shares as to which the Bank has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote - (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of - (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of - CUSIP No. 666807102 Page 6 of 7 Pages Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X]. Item 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON: Not applicable. Item 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY: See Item 3 above. Item 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP: Not applicable. Item 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP: Not applicable. Item 10 CERTIFICATION: Not applicable. CUSIP No. 666807102 Page 7 of 7 Pages SIGNATURE: After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: as of December 31, 1996 Signature: Bankers Trust New York Corporation By: /s/James T. Byrne, Jr. Name: James T. Byrne, Jr. Title: Secretary EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7 The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York Corporation to Bankers Trust Company is shown below: Bankers Trust New York Corporation | 100% | Bankers Trust Company