1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------- FORM 10-K/A AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION ON REPORT FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12, 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION LOGO] 3190 Fairview Park Drive Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4253 AMENDMENT NO. 1 The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following items, financial statements, exhibits or other portions of its 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K as set forth in the pages attached hereto: Index to Exhibits Exhibit 99D Annual Report on Form 11-K for the General Dynamics Corporation Savings and Stock Investment Plan Exhibit 99E Annual Report on Form 11-K for the General Dynamics Corporation Hourly Employees Savings and Stock Investment Plan Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned and thereunto duly authorized. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION (Registrant) By /s/ D. A. Savner --------------------------- D. A. Savner Secretary Date June 26, 1998 2 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Note Exhibit Number Number Description - ------ ------ ----------- (5) 3-1A --Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective May 21, 1991 3-2D --Bylaws as amended effective October 1, 1997 (11) 4 --Letter re agreement to furnish copy of indenture (1) 10-1A --Amendment of Mining Leases between American National Bank and Trust of Chicago, Trustee, and La Salle National Bank, Trustee, to Freeman Coal Mining Corporation, dated January 1, 1960 (1) 10-1B --Amendatory Agreement between Freeman United Coal Mining Company and American National Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, and La Salle National Bank, as Trustee, dated January 1, 1975 (3) 10-6A --General Dynamics Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan adopted February 3, 1988, approved by the shareholders on May 4, 1988 (4) 10-6B --General Dynamics Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended), approved by shareholders on May 1, 1991 (4) 10-7E --Facilities Contract DAAE07-90-E-A001 dated June 24, 1990, between General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. and the United States relating to government-owned facilities and equipment at the Lima Army Tank Plant, Lima, Ohio (7) 10-8B --General Dynamics Corporation Retirement Plan for Directors adopted March 6, 1986, as amended May 5, 1993 (11) 10-14A --Lease Agreement dated December 20, 1996, between Electric Boat Corporation and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (6) 10-18 --Employment Agreement between the company and James R. Mellor dated as of March 17, 1993 (9) 10-18A --Amendment to employment agreement between the company and James R. Mellor dated as of October 3, 1995 (11) 10-18B --Amendment to employment agreement between the company and James R. Mellor dated as of November 5, 1996 (6) 10-22 --Form of Agreement entered into in 1993 between the company and Corporate Officers who were being retained in employment with the company (8) 10-24 --Asset Purchase Agreement, dated August 17, 1995, between the company and Bath Iron Works Corporation (9) 10-25 --Lease Agreement dated January 14, 1982, between Bath Iron Works Corporation and the City of Portland, Maine, relating to pier facilities in the Portland, Maine harbor (9) 10-26 --Lease Agreement dated January 14, 1982, between Bath Iron Works Corporation and the State of Maine, relating to a dry dock facility in the Portland, Maine harbor (10) 10-28 --Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated November 6, 1996, as amended December 20, 1996, between the company and Lockheed Martin Corporation (11) 10-29 --Employment agreement between the company and Nicholas D. Chabraja dated November 12, 1996 (11) 10-30 --General Dynamics Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan adopted February 5, 1997, approved by shareholders on May 7, 1997 10-31 --Retirement Benefit Agreement between the company and Gordon R. England dated February 14, 1997 10-32 --Credit Enhancement Agreement between Bath Iron Works Corporation and the City of Bath, Maine dated September 19, 1997, relating to the development program of facilities in Bath, Maine 10-33 --Retirement Benefit Agreement between the company and Michael J. Mancuso dated March 6, 1998 10-34 --Consulting agreement between the company and Paul G. Kaminski dated August 18, 1997 10-35 --Salary and benefit continuation agreement between the company and Michael W. Wynne dated February 7, 1997 3 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Note Exhibit Number Number Description - ------ ------ ----------- 13 --1997 Shareholder Report (pages 18 through 40) 21 --Subsidiaries 23 --Consent of Independent Public Accountants 24 --Power of Attorney of the Board of Directors 27 --Financial Data Schedule 27A --Restated Financial Data Schedule for the nine months ended September 28, 1997 27B --Restated Financial Data Schedule for the six months ended June 29, 1997 27C --Restated Financial Data Schedule for the three months ended March 30, 1997 27D --Restated Financial Data Schedule for the year ended December 31, 1996 27E --Amended and Restated Financial Data Schedule for the nine months ended September 29, 1996 27F --Restated Financial Data Schedule for the six months ended June 30, 1996 27G --Restated Financial Data Schedule for the three months ended March 31, 1996 27H --Restated Financial Data Schedule for the year ended December 31, 1995 99D --1997 Annual Report on Form 11-K for the General Dynamics Corporation Savings and Stock Investment Plan 99E --1997 Annual Report on Form 11-K for the General Dynamics Corporation Hourly Employees Savings and Stock Investment Plan NOTES (1) Filed as an exhibit to the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1980, and filed with the Commission March 31, 1981, and incorporated herein by reference. (2) Not used. (3) Filed as an exhibit to the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1987, and filed with the Commission March 17, 1988, and incorporated herein by reference. (4) Filed as an exhibit to the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1990, and filed with the Commission March 29, 1991, and incorporated herein by reference. (5) Filed as an exhibit to the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1991, and filed with the Commission March 26, 1992, and incorporated herein by reference. (6) Filed as an exhibit to the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1992, and filed with the Commission March 30, 1993, and incorporated herein by reference. (7) Filed as an exhibit to the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1994, and filed with the Commission March 9, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference. (8) Filed as an exhibit to the company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission September 28, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference. (9) Filed as an exhibit to the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1995, and filed with the Commission March 21, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference. (10) Filed as an exhibit to the company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission January 15, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference. (11) Filed as an exhibit to the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1996, and filed with the Commission March 21, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.