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UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, DC 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

 

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No.     )

 

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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION

 

 

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      Your Vote Counts!  
      GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION  
         
      2024 Annual Meeting  
      Vote by April 30, 2024 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
For shares held in a Plan, vote by April 28, 2024
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.		  
       
 

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD
RESTON, VA 20190

      
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
 

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You invested in GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION and it’s time to vote!

You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the shareholder meeting to be held on May 1, 2024.

 

Get informed before you vote

You can view the Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by request prior to April 17, 2024. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.

 

     
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Vote Virtually at the Meeting*

 

May 1, 2024
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time


 

 

Virtually at:

www.VirtualShareholderMeeting.com/GD2024

 

To be admitted to the virtual meeting, you must register in advance by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 26, 2024, by accessing www.ProxyVote.com.*

       

 

*Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance.
 

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THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT

 

This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote on these important matters.

  

 

 

Voting Items Board
Recommends
1. Election of Directors  
  Nominees:  
                 
1a. Richard D. Clarke

For

1b. Rudy F. deLeon

For

1c. Cecil D. Haney

For

1d. Charles W. Hooper

For

1e. Mark M. Malcolm

For

1f. James N. Mattis

For

1g. Phebe N. Novakovic

For

1h.  C. Howard Nye

For

1i. Catherine B. Reynolds

For

1j. Laura J. Schumacher

For

1k. Robert K. Steel

For

1l. John G. Stratton

For

1m.   Peter A. Wall

For

2. Advisory Vote on the Selection of Independent Auditors

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3. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

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4. Shareholder Proposal – Shareholder Opportunity to Vote on Excessive Golden Parachutes  Against
NOTE: The proxies are authorized to vote, in their discretion, on such other business as may properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
   
   
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