GDGeneral Dynamics

Please expand your discussion of the reasons you believe that your leadership structure is appropriate to also address how the experience of your Lead Director is brought to bear in connection with your board’s role in risk oversight.

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Please expand upon the role that your Lead Director plays in the leadership of the board. For example, please enhance your disclosure to address whether or not your Lead Director may: • represent the board in communications with stakeholders other than "significant shareholders," as well as any threshold to qualify as significant; • require board consideration of, and/or override your CEO on, any risk matters; or •

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provide input on design of the board itself.

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Please expand upon how your board administers its risk oversight function. For example, please disclose: • why your board elected to retain direct oversight responsibility for cybersecurity rather than assign oversight to a board committee; • the timeframe over which you evaluate risks (e.g., short-term, intermediate-term, or long-term) and how you apply different oversight standards based upon the immediacy of the

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risk assessed; • whether you consult with outside advisors and experts to anticipate future threats and trends, and how often you re-assess your risk environment; • how the board interacts with management to address existing risks and identify significant emerging risks; • whether you have a Chief Compliance Officer and to whom this position reports; and • how your risk oversight process aligns with your disclosure controls and procedures.

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