Nye C Howard 4

What Happened
Nye C. Howard, a director of General Dynamics (GD), was granted a total of 1,390 shares on 2026-03-04 as compensation (code A). The award breaks down to 270 shares of restricted stock granted at $0 and 1,120 derivative shares/units granted at $0 (total reported acquisition value $0). These were awards—not open-market purchases or sales—and are subject to multi-year vesting/exercise schedules.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-04; Filing date: 2026-03-06 (filed within the typical 2-business-day Section 16 window).
• Prices reported: $0.00 per share for both awards (standard for compensation grants).
• Breakdown: 270 restricted shares (F1); 1,120 derivative awards with staged exercisability (F2). Total awarded = 1,390 shares.
• Vesting/Exercisability: F1 — restricted stock released three years after grant (i.e., ~03/04/2029). F2 — 50% exercisable 03/04/2028, remaining 50% exercisable 03/04/2029.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in the excerpt of the Form 4 provided.
• Filing timeliness: Report appears timely (filed two days after the grant date).

Context
These are compensation awards (restricted stock and a derivative award with multi-year vesting/exercise), which are common for directors and reflect compensation rather than an immediate market buy/sell decision. Such grants do not necessarily indicate the insider is buying or selling shares on the open market; retail investors typically consider open-market purchases as a clearer bullish signal.