UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. )
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Preliminary Proxy Statement |
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Definitive Proxy Statement |
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Definitive Additional Materials |
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Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 |
General Mills, Inc.
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| 2024 Annual Meeting | ||||
| Vote by September 23, 2024 11:59 PM EDT. For shares held | ||||
| in a Plan, vote by Midnight EDT on September 19, 2024. | ||||
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| ATTN: INVESTOR RELATIONS 1 GENERAL MILLS BOULEVARD MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55426 |
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You invested in GENERAL MILLS, INC. and it’s time to vote!
You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the shareholder meeting to be held on September 24, 2024.
Get informed before you vote
View the Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting them prior to September 10, 2024. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to [email protected]. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.
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September 24, 2024
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THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT
This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote on these important matters. |
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| Voting Items | Board Recommends | |||||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | |||||||
| Nominees: | ||||||||
| 1a. | Benno O. Dorer |  For | ||||||
| 1b. | C. Kim Goodwin | For | ||||||
| 1c. | Jeffrey L. Harmening | For | ||||||
| 1d. | Maria G. Henry | For | ||||||
| 1e. | Jo Ann Jenkins | For | ||||||
| 1f. | Elizabeth C. Lempres | For | ||||||
| 1g. | John G. Morikis | For | ||||||
| 1h. | Diane L. Neal | For | ||||||
| 1i. | Steve Odland | For | ||||||
| 1j. | Maria A. Sastre | For | ||||||
| 1k. | Eric D. Sprunk | For | ||||||
| 1l. | Jorge A. Uribe | For | ||||||
| 2. | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. | For | ||||||
| 3. | Ratify Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | For | ||||||
| 4. | Shareholder Proposal - Disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Practices Within Supply Chain. |  Against | ||||||
| 5. | Shareholder Proposal - Plastic Packaging. | Against | ||||||
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