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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 29, 2002<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION<BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</B>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Delaware<br>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of<br>
Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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Issuer: 13-1673581<br>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">3190 Fairview Park Drive<BR>
Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4523<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">General Dynamics Corporation<BR>
Non-Employee Directors 1999 Stock Plan<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">David A. Savner, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
General Dynamics Corporation<BR>
3190 Fairview Park Drive<BR>
Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4523<BR>
(Name And Address Of Agent For Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Telephone: (703)&nbsp;876-3000<BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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        <TD><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per
share</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">40,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares of the
Registrant&#146;s common stock, $1 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) that may
be issued to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to such employee
benefit plan as a result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar
adjustment of the registrant&#146;s outstanding Common Stock.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), the proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the
registration fee are based on the average of the high and low prices per share
of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
April&nbsp;22, 2002.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement registers Common Stock of General Dynamics
Corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;) to be issued under the General Dynamics
Corporation Non-Employee Directors 1999 Stock Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing information specified in Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8 will
be sent or given to employees as specified by <br>Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act. Those documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 3. Incorporation Of Documents By Reference.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Corporation with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement:
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The Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for
the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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The description of the Common Stock of the
Corporation which is contained in the Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-4 (No.&nbsp;333-80213).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to the foregoing, all documents subsequently filed by (i)&nbsp;the
Corporation or (ii)&nbsp;the Plan, pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all securities registered hereunder have been issued or that
deregisters all securities offered then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement, including
financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 4. Description Of Securities.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 5. Interests Of Named Experts And Counsel.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 (&#147;Section&nbsp;145&#148;) of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, as may be amended from time to time (the &#147;General Corporation Law&#148;),
provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any of its directors or
officers who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any
third party proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or
officer of the corporation, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if
such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe that
such person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, (i.e., one by or in
the right of a corporation) the corporation is permitted to indemnify directors
and officers against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by them in connection with the defense or settlement of an
action or suit if they acted in good faith and in a manner that they reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been
adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the
court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
that the defendant directors or officers are fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, incurred by any such person in
defending any such action, suit or proceeding may be paid or reimbursed by the
corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt by it of an undertaking of such person to repay such
expenses if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled
to be indemnified by the corporation.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or
enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in
any such capacity, arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section&nbsp;145.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that it
will indemnify its current and former directors and officers from and against
all liabilities and reasonable expenses that they incur in connection with or
resulting from any claims, actions, suits or proceedings to the extent that
indemnification is not inconsistent with Delaware law. The Corporation also
provides directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance coverage for the acts and
omissions of its directors and officers. In order to be entitled to
indemnification under the provisions of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, a director or officer of the Corporation must be wholly
successful with respect to the claim, action, suit or proceeding or have acted
in good faith in what he or she reasonably believed to be the best interests of
the Corporation, or with respect to a criminal action or proceeding, must have
had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. Prior
to the final disposition of a claim, action, suit or proceeding, the
Corporation will advance expenses incurred by a current or former director or
officer if the director or officer provides the Corporation with an undertaking
to repay the amount advanced if he or she is not entitled to indemnification
after the final disposition.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the
Corporation&#146;s directors will not be personally liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary
duties as directors except (a)&nbsp;for any breach of the duty of loyalty to the
Corporation or its stockholders, (b)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c)&nbsp;under
Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which makes directors
liable for unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or
(d)&nbsp;for transactions from which Directors derive improper personal benefit.
While this provision provides directors with protection from awards for
monetary damages for breaches of their duty of care, it does not eliminate that
duty.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 8. Exhibits.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective July&nbsp;30, 1999.
(Incorporated by reference from the Corporation&#146;s current report on Form
8-K dated as of August&nbsp;11, 1999.)</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective March&nbsp;7, 2001. (Incorporated by
reference from the Corporation&#146;s annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2000.)</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Jenner &#038; Block, LLC as to legality of the shares being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Jenner &#038; Block, LLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5 hereto).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 9. Undertakings.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsequent Disclosure.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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To include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
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To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective Registration Statement; and</FONT></TD>
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To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration
Statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs
(i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant, pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>B. Incorporation By Reference.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof.</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>C. Commission Position On Indemnification.</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2"><I>The Registrant. </I>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Falls Church, State of
Virginia, on this 29th day of April, 2002.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
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<BR>
<BR>
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By:
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ DAVID A. SAVNER<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
David A. Savner<BR>
Senior Vice President and General Counsel</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on April&nbsp;29, 2002.
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        <TD ALIGN="CENTER" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ NICHOLAS D. CHABRAJA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE>
Nicholas D. Chabraja</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and Director<BR>
(principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD ALIGN="CENTER"  valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MICHAEL J. MANCUSO&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE>
Michael J. Mancuso</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer<BR>
(principal financial officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD ALIGN="CENTER" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JOHN W. SCHWARTZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE>
John W. Schwartz</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Vice President and Controller<BR>
(principal accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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Julius W. Becton, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD ALIGN="CENTER"  valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
James S. Crown</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Lester Crown</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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Charles H. Goodman</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD ALIGN="CENTER"  valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
George A. Joulwan</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD ALIGN="CENTER"  valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
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Paul G. Kaminski</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD ALIGN="CENTER"  valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
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James R. Mellor</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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Carl E. Mundy, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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Carlisle A. H. Trost</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By David A. Savner pursuant to a Power of Attorney executed by the directors
listed above, which Power of Attorney has been filed as an exhibit hereto and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
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s-8
AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 29, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
Issuer: 13-1673581
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3190 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4523
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
General Dynamics Corporation
Non-Employee Directors 1999 Stock Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
David A. Savner, Esq.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
General Dynamics Corporation
3190 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4523
(Name And Address Of Agent For Service)
Telephone: (703) 876-3000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Maximum
Amount of
Type Of Securities
Amount To Be
Offering
Proposed Maximum
Registration
to Be Registered
Registered (1)
Price Per Share (2)
Aggregate Offering Price
Fee
Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per
share
40,000 shares
$
93.335
$
3,733,400
$
343.47
(1)  Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares of the
Registrant's common stock, $1 par value per share (the "Common Stock") that may
be issued to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to such employee
benefit plan as a result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar
adjustment of the registrant's outstanding Common Stock.
(2)  Pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), the proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the
registration fee are based on the average of the high and low prices per share
of the Registrant's Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
April 22, 2002.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement registers Common Stock of General Dynamics
Corporation (the "Corporation") to be issued under the General Dynamics
Corporation Non-Employee Directors 1999 Stock Plan (the "Plan").
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will
be sent or given to employees as specified by
Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act. Those documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. Incorporation Of Documents By Reference.
The following documents filed by the Corporation with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)
The Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.
(b)
The description of the Common Stock of the
Corporation which is contained in the Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (No. 333-80213).
In addition to the foregoing, all documents subsequently filed by (i) the
Corporation or (ii) the Plan, pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all securities registered hereunder have been issued or that
deregisters all securities offered then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement, including
financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
ITEM 4. Description Of Securities.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. Interests Of Named Experts And Counsel.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.
Section 145 ("Section 145") of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, as may be amended from time to time (the "General Corporation Law"),
provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any of its directors or
officers who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any
third party proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or
officer of the corporation, against expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if
such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe that
such person's conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, (i.e., one by or in
the right of a corporation) the corporation is permitted to indemnify directors
and officers against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by them in connection with the defense or settlement of an
action or suit if they acted in good faith and in a manner that they reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been
adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the
court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
that the defendant directors or officers are fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability.
Expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by any such person in
defending any such action, suit or proceeding may be paid or reimbursed by the
corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt by it of an undertaking of such person to repay such
expenses if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled
to be indemnified by the corporation.
Section 145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or
enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in
any such capacity, arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145.
The Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that it
will indemnify its current and former directors and officers from and against
all liabilities and reasonable expenses that they incur in connection with or
resulting from any claims, actions, suits or proceedings to the extent that
indemnification is not inconsistent with Delaware law. The Corporation also
provides directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage for the acts and
omissions of its directors and officers. In order to be entitled to
indemnification under the provisions of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, a director or officer of the Corporation must be wholly
successful with respect to the claim, action, suit or proceeding or have acted
in good faith in what he or she reasonably believed to be the best interests of
the Corporation, or with respect to a criminal action or proceeding, must have
had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. Prior
to the final disposition of a claim, action, suit or proceeding, the
Corporation will advance expenses incurred by a current or former director or
officer if the director or officer provides the Corporation with an undertaking
to repay the amount advanced if he or she is not entitled to indemnification
after the final disposition.
The Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the
Corporation's directors will not be personally liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary
duties as directors except (a) for any breach of the duty of loyalty to the
Corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under
Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which makes directors
liable for unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or
(d) for transactions from which Directors derive improper personal benefit.
While this provision provides directors with protection from awards for
monetary damages for breaches of their duty of care, it does not eliminate that
duty.
ITEM 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective July 30, 1999.
(Incorporated by reference from the Corporation's current report on Form
8-K dated as of August 11, 1999.)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective March 7, 2001. (Incorporated by
reference from the Corporation's annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000.)
5
Opinion of Jenner & Block, LLC as to legality of the shares being registered.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.3
Consent of Jenner & Block, LLC (included in Exhibit 5 hereto).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
ITEM 9. Undertakings.
A.     Subsequent Disclosure.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement;
(i)
To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration
Statement;
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs
(i) and (ii) above do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant, pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
B. Incorporation By Reference.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
C. Commission Position On Indemnification.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Falls Church, State of
Virginia, on this 29th day of April, 2002.
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ DAVID A. SAVNER
David A. Savner
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on April 29, 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/ NICHOLAS D. CHABRAJA
Nicholas D. Chabraja
Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and Director
(principal executive officer)
/s/ MICHAEL J. MANCUSO
Michael J. Mancuso
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
/s/ JOHN W. SCHWARTZ
John W. Schwartz
Vice President and Controller
(principal accounting officer)
*
Julius W. Becton, Jr.
Director
*
James S. Crown
Director
*
Lester Crown
Director
*
Charles H. Goodman
Director
*
George A. Joulwan
Director
*
Paul G. Kaminski
Director
*
James R. Mellor
Director
*
Carl E. Mundy, Jr.
Director
*
Carlisle A. H. Trost
Director
*     By David A. Savner pursuant to a Power of Attorney executed by the directors
listed above, which Power of Attorney has been filed as an exhibit hereto and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
/s/ DAVID A.
SAVNER
David A. Savner,
Secretary