EXHIBIT 99.1
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NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:
Press
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Mark Meudt
(703) 246-0525
mmeudt@anteon.com
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Investors
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Paul Cooksey
(703) 246-0521
pcooksey@anteon.com
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ANTEON SETS RECORD DATE FOR SPECIAL
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING
FAIRFAX, VA, JANUARY 20, 2006 - Anteon International Corporation (NYSE: ANT),
announced today that it has scheduled a special meeting of stockholders for
Friday, March 3, 2006, at 10:30 A.M., local time, to consider and vote upon the
previously announced merger with General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD). The
meeting will be held at Anteon's corporate headquarters, at 3211 Jermantown
Road, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. Stockholders of record at the close of business
on January 30, 2006 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the special
meeting of stockholders.
ABOUT ANTEON
Anteon, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leading information technology
company serving the U.S. Federal government and international customers. Anteon
designs, integrates, maintains, and upgrades state-of-the-art systems for
national defense, intelligence, homeland security, and other high priority
government missions. Anteon provides numerous government clients with the
systems integration, strategy and program management, systems engineering,
operations services, and simulation and training skills necessary to manage the
development and operations of their mission critical systems. The Company was
founded in 1976 and currently employs over 9,500 employees in more than 100
offices worldwide. Anteon consistently ranks among the top information
technology integrators based on independent surveys, and has been named to the
FORBES LIST OF THE 400 BEST BIG COMPANIES IN 2005, earning distinction on the
Forbes Platinum List. Anteon is listed on the STANDARDS & POOR'S MIDCAP 400
INDEX. For more information, visit www.anteon.com.
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PARTICIPANTS IN SOLICITATION
Anteon International Corporation and its respective directors and executive
officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from Anteon International
Corporation's stockholders in respect of the proposed transaction. Information
regarding Anteon International Corporation's participants is available in Anteon
International Corporation's proxy statement, dated April 22, 2005, for its 2005
annual meeting of stockholders and has been included in the preliminary Proxy
Statement with respect to the special meeting. The information will also be
updated by a final Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC.
CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements herein regarding the proposed transaction between Anteon
International Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation, the expected
timetable for completing the transaction, future financial and operating
results, benefits and synergies of the transaction, future opportunities for the
combined company and any other statements about Anteon International Corporation
management's future expectations constitute forward looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Anteon
International Corporation's management and are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual
results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward
looking statements, including: the ability to obtain governmental approvals of
the transaction on the proposed terms and schedule and the failure of Anteon
International Corporation stockholders to approve the transaction. Additional
factors that may affect future results are contained in Anteon International
Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"),
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004,
which are available at the SEC's Web site (http://www.sec.gov). The information
set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and Anteon International
Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward looking
statements as a result of developments occurring after the date hereof.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC
In connection with the proposed transaction, Anteon International Corporation
has filed a preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC and plans to file a final
Proxy Statement with the SEC and mail such final Proxy Statement to its
stockholders. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF ANTEON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED
WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT ANTEON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND
RELATED MATTERS. The final Proxy Statement will be mailed to stockholders of
Anteon International Corporation. Investors and security holders of Anteon
International Corporation will be able to obtain copies of the Proxy Statement,
when they become available, as well as other filings with the SEC that will be
incorporated by reference into such documents, containing information about
Anteon International Corporation, without charge, at the SEC's Internet site
(http://www.sec.gov). These documents may also be obtained for free from Anteon
International Corporation by directing a request to Anteon International
Corporation, Investor Relations, 3211 Jermantown Road, Fairfax, Virginia
22030-2801 or at Anteon International Corporation's Investor Relations page on
its corporate website at www.anteon.com.
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