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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) May 9, 2025 (May 7, 2025)

Commission File Number 1-3671

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

13-1673581

State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization

I.R.S. 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. o

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The results of voting on Proposals 1 through 4, as numbered in General Dynamics Corporation’s (the “Company”) 2025 Proxy Statement submitted to the Company’s shareholders for consideration at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 7, 2025, are set forth below.

Proposal 1. In an uncontested election, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company.

						For									Against									Abstain									Broker Non-Votes
Richard D. Clarke						209,053,938									4,785,903									180,982									25,159,864
Rudy F. deLeon						209,233,730									4,604,153									182,940									25,159,864
Cecil D. Haney						191,192,701									22,637,808									190,314									25,159,864
Charles W. Hooper						209,095,926									4,630,591									294,306									25,159,864
Mark M. Malcolm						211,769,147									2,065,324									186,352									25,159,864
James N. Mattis						208,891,021									4,950,825									178,977									25,159,864
Phebe N. Novakovic						210,464,998									3,387,631									168,194									25,159,864
C. Howard Nye						209,622,770									4,210,339									187,714									25,159,864
Catherine B. Reynolds						210,785,217									2,990,268									245,338									25,159,864
Laura J. Schumacher						207,394,542									6,349,541									276,740									25,159,864
Robert K. Steel						210,020,456									3,805,022									195,345									25,159,864
John G. Stratton						195,527,834									18,309,146									183,843									25,159,864
Peter A. Wall						207,936,627									5,904,538									179,658									25,159,864

Proposal 2. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2025.

						For									Against									Abstain									Broker Non-Votes
Advisory Vote to Approve KPMG     as Independent Auditor						230,861,338									8,101,599									217,750									—

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 2025 Proxy Statement, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables, accompanying footnotes and narrative discussion.

						For									Against									Abstain									Broker Non-Votes
Advisory Vote to Approve     Executive Compensation						205,330,847									8,253,825									436,151									25,159,864

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Proposal 4. Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal requesting that the Board publish a report with the results of a Human Rights Impact Assessment relating to actual and potential human rights impacts associated with the Company’s products and services.

						For									Against									Abstain									Broker Non-Votes
Shareholder Proposal regarding a    Human Rights Impact Assessment						11,639,352									200,213,458									2,168,013									25,159,864

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

						GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
						by			/s/ Gregory S. Gallopoulos
									Gregory S. Gallopoulos Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (Authorized Officer)
Dated: May 9, 2025

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