General Dynamics (GD) Director Rudy F. De Leon Receives 52 Shares

What Happened
Rudy F. De Leon, a director of General Dynamics (GD), was credited with 52 shares on 2026-09-16 as an award/acquisition (code A). The reported price per share was $356.69, for a total value of $18,548. This was stock received in lieu of director fees under the company's outside directors' compensation program, not an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-16; Form 4 filed: 2026-09-18. No late-filing flag reported.
• Transaction type: Award/Acquisition (A) — 52 shares @ $356.69 = $18,548.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — stock received in lieu of director fees under the outside directors' compensation program.
• Not a sale or option exercise; treated as compensation rather than a buy/sell signal.

Context
Receiving shares in lieu of cash for director fees is a routine compensation practice and does not necessarily indicate the director is making a personal investment decision. For retail investors, purchases are often more informative about insider sentiment; this transaction is compensatory and should be viewed accordingly.