General Dynamics (GD) Director Nye C. Howard Receives Stock Award

What Happened Nye C. Howard, a director of General Dynamics Corp (GD), was credited with 52 shares as an award/stock acquisition on June 16, 2026. The shares were valued at $359.85 each, for a total reported value of $18,712. This acquisition reflects compensation received rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction type: Award/Grant (code A) — stock received in lieu of director fees.
• Transaction date: 2026-06-16; Form 4 filed: 2026-06-18 (filed timely).
• Price per share: $359.85; total value: $18,712.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: Stock was issued in accordance with the outside directors' compensation program (stock received instead of cash fees).
• No 10b5-1 plan, option exercise, gift, or tax-withholding indicated for this transaction.

Context Receiving stock in lieu of cash director fees is a routine form of compensation and does not necessarily signal the insider's personal buying or selling intent. Such awards are common for non-employee directors and are primarily a compensation event, not a market-timing trade.