GENERAL DYNAMICS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ADVANCED TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC. FOR $250 MILLION.

General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) of Falls Church, Virginia completed its acquisition of Advanced Technical Products, Inc. (ATP) of Roswell, Georgia on June 14. Under the agreement, announced on May 2, 2002, and approved by ATP shareholders on June 12, 2002, General Dynamics acquired all 5.89 million outstanding shares of Advanced Technical Products (ATP) for a cash purchase price of $33.50 per share. In addition, General Dynamics assumed ATP's net debt and retired ATP stock options, bringing the transaction's value to approximately $250 million. The acquisition is immediately accretiv