PR Newswire
FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 1, 2017
FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The board
of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 84 cents
per share on the company's common stock, payable May 5, 2017, to shareholders of record on
April 7. The dividend represents a 10.5 percent increase from the previous quarterly dividend of
76 cents per share, and it is the 20th consecutive annual dividend increase authorized by the
General Dynamics board.
The board also provided management with the authority to repurchase an additional 10 million shares of the company's issued
and outstanding common stock on the open market.
Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense
company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems and
munitions; C4ISR and IT solutions; and shipbuilding. The company's revenues in 2016 were $31.4
billion.
More information about the company is available at www.generaldynamics.com.
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