Shareholder Vote

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) May 11, 2020 (May 6, 2020) 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.) 11011 Sunset Hills Road , Reston, Virginia   20190 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) ( 703 ) 876-3000 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d- 2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock GD New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders The voting results for matters submitted to the company’s shareholders for consideration at the Annual Meeting held on May 6, 2020, are set forth below. In an uncontested election, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board of Directors according to the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes James S. Crown 233,099,330    7,956,433    450,145    23,508,482    Rudy F. deLeon 235,408,599    5,742,091    355,218    23,508,482    Cecil D. Haney 239,867,329    1,286,683    351,896    23,508,482    Mark M. Malcolm 239,923,268    1,216,000    366,640    23,508,482    James N. Mattis 240,633,576    554,240    318,092    23,508,482    Phebe N. Novakovic 233,085,348    8,099,346    321,214    23,508,482    C. Howard Nye 236,591,277    4,550,977    363,654    23,508,482    William A. Osborn 231,534,951    9,607,213    363,744    23,508,482    Catherine B. Reynolds 239,943,778    1,235,412    326,718    23,508,482    Laura J. Schumacher 235,461,489    5,719,775    324,644    23,508,482    John G. Stratton 240,717,198    415,288    373,422    23,508,482    Peter A. Wall 239,803,545    1,333,205    369,158    23,508,482    The results of voting on Proposals 2 through 4 (as numbered in the company’s 2020 Proxy Statement) were as follows: Proposal 2. Shareholders approved the selection of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent auditors for 2020. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Approval of KPMG as Independent     Auditors 261,531,529    3,134,953    347,908    —    Proposal 3. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K and contained in the 2020 Proxy Statement, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Advisory Vote to approve     Executive Compensation 197,500,930    43,422,497    582,481    23,508,482    -2- Proposal 4. Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal requesting that the board take steps necessary to amend the company’s bylaws and each appropriate governing document to give holders of 15% of the company’s outstanding common stock the power to call a special shareholder meeting. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Shareholder Proposal with regard     to Special Shareholders     Meetings 96,937,388    143,999,044    569,476    23,508,482    -3- 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/ Gregory S. Gallopoulos Gregory S. Gallopoulos Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (Authorized Officer) Dated: May 11, 2020 -4-