GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 8-K

What Happened

• General Dynamics Corporation filed an 8-K on May 11, 2026 reporting results from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held May 6, 2026. In an uncontested election, all director nominees were elected to the Board. Shareholders also cast advisory votes approving KPMG LLP as the independent auditor for 2026 and approving the company’s executive compensation disclosure (say-on-pay).

Key Details

• All director nominees were elected; vote totals varied. Example results: John G. Stratton received 210,153,203 votes FOR and 1,727,322 votes AGAINST; Cecil D. Haney received 192,451,792 votes FOR and 17,358,240 votes AGAINST (largest opposition among nominees). There were 26,186,524 broker non‑votes reported for the director elections.
• Advisory vote to approve KPMG as independent auditor: For 229,881,861; Against 8,152,577; Abstain 189,380 (no broker non‑votes reported). Approved by roughly 96.5% of votes cast.
• Advisory (say‑on‑pay) vote to approve executive compensation: For 206,325,467; Against 4,838,656; Abstain 873,171. There were 26,186,524 broker non‑votes on this item. The For vote was about 97.3% of votes cast.
• Filing signed by Gregory S. Gallopoulos, Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary, dated May 11, 2026.

Why It Matters

• These results confirm the company’s board slate and governance actions for 2026: the board remains as elected, KPMG will serve as the independent auditor, and shareholders gave strong advisory support for executive pay. Large broker non‑votes (26.2M) on several items reflect shares held by brokers that were not voted and therefore did not count toward the tallies on those proposals. Investors tracking governance, auditor relationships, or potential board-level changes should note these confirmed outcomes.