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 7, 2010 (May 5, 2010)

 

 

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:

 

¨	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))

 

 

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the company, for which proxies were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, was held on May 5, 2010.

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
Nicholas D. Chabraja		314,637,550		4,937,182		356,549		26,225,911
James. S. Crown		307,006,990		12,272,540		651,751		26,225,911
William P. Fricks		318,511,720		997,211		422,350		26,225,911
Jay. L. Johnson		316,336,247		3,219,041		375,993		26,225,911
George A. Joulwan		315,553,240		3,927,626		450,415		26,225,911
Paul G. Kaminski		315,710,229		3,775,156		445,896		26,225,911
John M. Keane		315,783,589		3,734,382		413,310		26,225,911
Lester L. Lyles		315,874,544		3,631,413		425,323		26,225,911
William A. Osborn		318,549,216		969,138		412,927		26,225,911
Robert Walmsley		318,241,691		1,108,464		581,126		26,225,911

The results of voting on Proposals 2 and 3 (as numbered in the company’s 2010 Proxy Statement) were as follows:

Proposal 2. Shareholders approved the selection of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent auditors for 2010.

 

		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Approval of KPMG as Independent Auditors		342,268,454		3,637,244		251,494		—

 

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Proposal 3. Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors provide a comprehensive report on General Dynamics’ involvement in the space-based weapons program within six months of the annual meeting.

 

		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Shareholder Proposal with regard to Weapons in Space		9,948,291		269,367,660		40,615,330		26,225,911

 

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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.

 

Dated: May 7, 2010

 

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