General Dynamics
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at General Dynamics
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What shareholders voted on
From General Dynamics’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Rudy F. deLeon | Company proposal | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Stratton | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine B. Reynolds | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark M. Malcolm | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert K. Steel | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Howard Nye | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Phebe N. Novakovic | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles W. Hooper | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard D. Clarke | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Wall | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura J. Schumacher | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Cecil D. Haney | Director | 91.7% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal regarding a Human Rights Impact Assessment | Shareholder proposal | 5.5% | Failed | |
| Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Rudy F. deLeon | Company proposal | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark M. Malcolm | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine B. Reynolds | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Phebe N. Novakovic | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert K. Steel | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Howard Nye | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles W. Hooper | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard D. Clarke | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of James N. Mattis | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Wall | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura J. Schumacher | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Stratton | Director | 91.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Cecil D. Haney | Director | 89.4% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal regarding a Vote on Excessive Golden Parachutes | Shareholder proposal | 3.6% | Failed | |
| Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Rudy F. deLeon | Company proposal | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark M. Malcolm | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles W. Hooper | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine B. Reynolds | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert K. Steel | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard D. Clarke | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Howard Nye | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of James N. Mattis | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Wall | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura J. Schumacher | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Phebe N. Novakovic | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Stratton | Director | 92% | Passed | |
| Election of Cecil D. Haney | Director | 89.4% | Passed |
2023
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal to Require an Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 39.8% | Failed |
| Shareholder Proposal to Request a Human Rights Report | Shareholder proposal | The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany | 25.2% | Failed |
| Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Rudy F. deLeon | Company proposal | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark M. Malcolm | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine B. Reynolds | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Howard Nye | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Wall | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of James N. Mattis | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Cecil D. Haney | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert K. Steel | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Phebe N. Novakovic | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Stratton | Director | 94.5% | Passed | |
| Election of James S. Crown | Director | 91.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura J. Schumacher | Director | 90% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal with regard to Special Shareholders Meetings | Shareholder proposal | 34.4% | Failed | |
| Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Rudy F. deLeon | Company proposal | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert K. Steel | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Stratton | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine B. Reynolds | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Wall | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of James N. Mattis | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Cecil D. Haney | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark M. Malcolm | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Howard Nye | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura J. Schumacher | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of James S. Crown | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Phebe N. Novakovic | Director | 95.6% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal with regard to Special Shareholders Meetings | Shareholder proposal | 40.2% | Failed | |
| Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 82% | Passed | |
| Rudy F. deLeon | Company proposal | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Stratton | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of James N. Mattis | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine B. Reynolds | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark M. Malcolm | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Cecil D. Haney | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Wall | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Howard Nye | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura J. Schumacher | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of James S. Crown | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Phebe N. Novakovic | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of William A. Osborn | Director | 96% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal Regarding an Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 23.4% | Failed |
| Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Rudy F. deLeon | Company proposal | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Approval of the General Dynamics United Kingdom Share Save Plan | Company proposal | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Cecil D. Haney | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine B. Reynolds | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark M. Malcolm | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Wall | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Howard Nye | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura J. Schumacher | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of William A. Osborn | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Phebe N. Novakovic | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Lester L. Lyles | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of James S. Crown | Director | 96.4% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal with regard to Special Shareholder Meetings | Shareholder proposal | 41% | Failed | |
| Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 68.4% | Passed | |
| Rudy F. deLeon | Company proposal | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Wall | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine B. Reynolds | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Mark M. Malcolm | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Lester L. Lyles | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Phebe N. Novakovic | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura J. Schumacher | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of William A. Osborn | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Howard Nye | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of James S. Crown | Director | 96.2% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from General Dynamics’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-11 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-27 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-09 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-03-28 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-03 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-03-22 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-05 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-24 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-06 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-24 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-07 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-03-25 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-11 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-03-26 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-02 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-03-21 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-08 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-03-22 |
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