Newport Trust Company, LLC filed an amended beneficial ownership statement with the SEC on November 12, 2026, disclosing a 4.88% stake in General Dynamics Corp (NYSE:GD) as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Newport Trust Company, LLC, organized in New Hampshire and headquartered in Washington, DC
  • Shares beneficially owned: 13,206,657 shares of Class A Common Stock
  • Percent of class: 4.88% of General Dynamics Corp Class A Common Stock
  • Voting power: Sole voting power of 0 shares; shared voting power over all 13,206,657 shares
  • Dispositive power: Sole dispositive power of 0 shares; shared dispositive power over all 13,206,657 shares
  • Triggering event date: September 30, 2026
  • Amendment number: This filing is Amendment No. 7 to a prior statement

Newport Trust's Amended Position in General Dynamics as of September 2026

According to the filing, Newport Trust Company, LLC submitted Amendment No. 7 to its Schedule 13G disclosing beneficial ownership of 13,206,657 shares of General Dynamics Corp Class A Common Stock (CUSIP 369550108), representing 4.88% of the class. The event triggering the amendment occurred on September 30, 2026, and the statement was signed by William E. Ryan III, identified in the filing as CEO, President and Chief Fiduciary Officer of Newport Trust Company, LLC.

The filing reports that Newport Trust holds no sole voting power and no sole dispositive power over any of the shares. All 13,206,657 shares are held with shared voting power and shared dispositive power. Newport Trust is classified in the filing as a bank ("BK") type of reporting person. The filing notes under Item 5 that the holding represents ownership of 5 percent or less of the class. General Dynamics Corp, the issuer, is listed in the filing with its principal executive offices at 11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, Virginia, 20190, and is a defense and aerospace company whose shares trade on the NYSE.

The certification included in the filing states, in the words of the filer, that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer." Items 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the filing are each marked "Not Applicable," indicating no group membership, no subsidiary involvement, and no dissolution of a group to report.

What Was Disclosed

Newport Trust Company, LLC disclosed beneficial ownership of 13,206,657 shares of General Dynamics Corp Class A Common Stock, equal to 4.88% of the class, with all shares held under shared voting and dispositive power as of September 30, 2026.