Form 8-K

 

 

 

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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 3, 2013 (May 1, 2013)

 

 

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))

 

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The voting results for matters submitted to the company’s shareholders for consideration at the Annual Meeting held on May 1, 2013, are set forth below.

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

Mary T. Barra

   276,951,456    16,467,441    520,186    25,310,134

Nicholas D. Chabraja

   290,539,410    2,863,789    535,884    25,310,134

James S. Crown

   258,699,312    34,721,233    518,538    25,310,134

William P. Fricks

   277,851,752    15,546,412    540,919    25,310,134

Paul G. Kaminski

   276,717,733    16,665,631    555,719    25,310,134

John M. Keane

   292,121,634    1,276,067    541,382    25,310,134

Lester L. Lyles

   292,155,747    1,246,453    536,883    25,310,134

Phebe N. Novakovic

   289,387,102    3,517,275    1,034,706    25,310,134

William A. Osborn

   276,891,766    16,475,502    571,815    25,310,134

Robert Walmsley

   292,123,914    1,247,719    567,450    25,310,134

The results of voting on Proposals 2 through 5 (as numbered in the company’s 2013 Proxy Statement) were as follows:

Proposal 2. Shareholders approved the selection of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent auditors for 2013.

 

     For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-
Votes

Approval of KPMG as Independent Auditors

   316,350,097    2,336,432    562,688   

 

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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 2013 Proxy Statement, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion.

 

     For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-
Votes

Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation

   168,803,550    124,334,027    801,506    25,310,134

Proposal 4. Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal requesting that management prepare a report on the company’s lobbying and related activities.

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-
Votes
 

Shareholder Proposal with regard to Lobbying Disclosure

     48,804,751         198,757,143         46,377,189         25,310,134   

Proposal 5. Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal requesting that management review policies related to human rights and to report its findings by December 2013.

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-
Votes
 

Shareholder Proposal with regard to Human Rights Policy

     96,841,250         158,678,685         38,419,148         25,310,134   

 

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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: May 3, 2013

 

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