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) March 8, 2012 (March 7, 2012)
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.)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(c) On March 8, 2012, General Dynamics Corporation issued a press release announcing that on March 7, 2012, the board of directors elected Phebe N. Novakovic as president and chief operating officer of the company, effective May 2, 2012. Ms. Novakovic, age 54, has served as executive vice president of Marine Systems since May 2010. Ms. Novakovic also served as senior vice president of planning and development from July 2005 to May 2010, and vice president of strategic planning from October 2002 to July 2005.
A copy of a press release issued by the company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | General Dynamics press release dated March 8, 2012. |
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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.
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION | ||
| by | /s/ Kimberly A. Kuryea | |
| Kimberly A. Kuryea Vice President and Controller (Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer) | ||
Dated: March 8, 2012
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