GD Director Acquires 22 Shares at $281.11 in Fee Conversion – Form 4

Key take-away: General Dynamics (GD) filed a Form 4 showing director Charles W. Hooper received 22 shares of common stock on 06/17/2025, coded “A” for acquisition.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Key take-away: General Dynamics (GD) filed a Form 4 showing director Charles W. Hooper received 22 shares of common stock on 06/17/2025, coded “A” for acquisition. The shares were issued in lieu of cash director fees under the outside-director compensation program at an indicated price of $281.11 per share.

Following the transaction Hooper directly owns 1,001 GD shares; no derivative securities were created or exercised. The filing contains no 10b5-1 plan disclosure and does not alter Section 16 status.

The transaction represents a tiny fraction of GD’s outstanding shares and should not materially affect valuation, yet the decision to accept equity rather than cash modestly strengthens insider-shareholder alignment.

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TL;DR: Routine director fee stock issuance; signals alignment but financially immaterial to GD.

Director Charles W. Hooper elected to take board fees in stock, acquiring 22 shares at $281.11. Post-transaction ownership rises to 1,001 shares—still negligible versus GD’s float. No derivatives, sales, or 10b5-1 plans are involved. While insider purchases are generally viewed favorably, the scale here (<$7k) is too small to influence market sentiment or governance risk profiles. Classification: neutral.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 22 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider Hooper Charles W

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	22	$281.11	$6K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 1,001 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Reflects stock received in lieu of director fees in accordance with outside directors' compensation program.

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Accepted by SEC EDGAR 06/20/2025 - 02:31 PM Learn about SEC filing dates

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hooper Charles W

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION

11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD

(Street)

RESTON VA 20190

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP [ GD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/17/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/17/2025		A(1)		22	A	$281.11	1,001	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects stock received in lieu of director fees in accordance with outside directors' compensation program.

	Nicholas R. Barnaby, by Power of Attorney	06/20/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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