UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2018
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-3671 | 13-1673581 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2941 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 100, Falls Church, Virginia |
22042-4513 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(703) 876-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 11, 2018, General Dynamics Corporation (the “Corporation”) completed the sale of an aggregate of $7.5 billion principal amount of notes as follows:
| • | $500 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due 2020, |
| • | $500 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due 2021, |
| • | $2 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.875% Fixed Rate Notes due 2020, |
| • | $2 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.000% Fixed Rate Notes due 2021, |
| • | $750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.375% Fixed Rate Notes due 2023, |
| • | $750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.500% Fixed Rate Notes due 2025, and |
| • | $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.750% Fixed Rate Notes due 2028. |
The notes were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated May 8, 2018, among the Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein.
The notes were issued pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 11, 2018, under the Indenture, dated as of March 22, 2018, among the Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee.
The offering of the notes was registered pursuant to the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-223853), which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2018.
Copies of the Underwriting Agreement and the First Supplemental Indenture are filed as exhibits hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION | ||||||
| by | /s/ William A. Moss | |||||
| William A. Moss | ||||||
| Vice President and Controller | ||||||
| Dated: May 11, 2018 | (Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer) | |||||