Edgar Filing: GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Moss William A

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP [GD]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION,Â 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DR.

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

FALLS CHURCH,Â VAÂ 22042

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	94	D	Â
Common Stock	2,545 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Common Stock	1,333.083 ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Common Stock	1,051.99	I	401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options	Â ⁽³⁾	03/04/2021	Common Stock	10,580	$ 112.4	D	Â
Stock Options	Â ⁽⁴⁾	03/03/2025	Common Stock	5,560	$ 136.78	D	Â
Stock Options	Â ⁽⁵⁾	03/01/2026	Common Stock	7,500	$ 135.85	D	Â
Stock Options	Â ⁽⁶⁾	02/28/2027	Common Stock	8,240	$ 191.71	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Moss William A C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DR. FALLS CHURCH,Â VAÂ 22042	Â	Â	Â Vice President and Controller	Â

Signatures

L. Neal Wheeler, by Power of Attorney		04/04/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of restricted stock subject to service-based vesting that will be released three years or approximately four years after the grant date, depending on the terms of the grant.
(2)	Represents performance restricted stock units (PRSUs) and accrued dividend equivalents that have been earned based on satisfaction of the performance metric, which was returned on invested capital. The PRSUs are subject to additional time-vesting requirements.
(3)	Fifty percent became exercisable on 03/05/2015 and the remaining fifty percent became exercisable on 03/05/2016.
(4)	Fifty percent became exercisable on 03/04/2017 and the remaining fifty percent will become exercisable on 03/04/2018.
(5)	Fifty percent will become exercisable on 03/02/2018 and the remaining fifty percent will become exercisable on 03/02/2019.
(6)	Fifty percent will become exercisable 03/01/2019 and the remaining fifty percent will become exercisable 03/01/2020.

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