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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) September 30, 2014 (September 30, 2014)
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-3671 | 13-1673581 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 2941 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 100, Falls Church, Virginia |
22042-4513 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(703) 876-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(d) On September 30, 2014, the board of directors of General Dynamics Corporation elected Rudy F. deLeon as a member of the board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. deLeon has been appointed as a member of the Compensation Committee. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. deLeon and any other person pursuant to which Mr. deLeon was elected as a director. At this time, the company is not aware of any transactions with Mr. deLeon that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
As a non-employee director, Mr. deLeon will receive the same compensation paid to other non-employee directors of the company as disclosed under the caption “Director Compensation” in the company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2014.
A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. deLeon is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
99.1 General Dynamics press release dated September 30, 2014, announcing the election of Rudy F. deLeon to the board of directors.
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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.
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION | ||
| by | /s/ Kimberly A. Kuryea | |
| Kimberly A. Kuryea | ||
| Vice President and Controller (Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer) | ||
Dated: September 30, 2014
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