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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 5, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of General Mills, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Dana M. McNabb Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective June 1, 2026. The Board also elected Ms. McNabb to the Company’s Board effective June 1, 2026. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is furnished with this report as Exhibit…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 4, 2026, after more than twenty years of service, Steve Odland informed the Company that he has decided not to stand for reelection to the Board of Directors at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in September. Mr. Odland will continue to serve as a director though the remainder of his current term. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the re…

of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On January 26, 2026, Joan L. Bottarini was appointed to the Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. (the “Company”). The Board has determined that Ms. Bottarini qualifies as an independent director in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards. Ms. Bottarini was appointed to the Audit and Compensation and Talent Committees of t…

of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. On September 25, 2025, General Mills, Inc. approved a multi-year organizational initiative to increase the competitiveness of our supply chain. To consolidate capacity, improve our cost structure, and support this initiative, we approved (i) the closure of our North America Foodservice pizza crust manufacturing facility in St. Charles, Missouri, (ii) the closure of two of our North America Pet manufacturing facilities in Joplin, Missouri that…

Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. On May 20, 2025, General Mills, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a multi-year global transformation initiative intended to drive increased productivity by enhancing end-to-end business processes, enabled by targeted organizational actions. The Company anticipates that the series of actions related to the transformation initiative will be substantially completed by the end of fiscal 2028 and will result in total charges of approximately $130 mill…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On January 30, 2025, C. Kim Goodwin informed the Company that she has decided not to stand for reelection to the Board of Directors at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in September. Ms. Goodwin will continue to serve through the remainder of her current term.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 8, 2024, R. Kerry Clark informed the Company that he has decided not to stand for reelection to the Board of Directors at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in September. Mr. Clark will continue to serve through the remainder of his current term.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 1, 2023, David M. Cordani informed the Company that he has decided not to stand for reelection to the Board of Directors at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in September. Mr. Cordani will continue to serve through the remainder of his current term.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On December 7, 2021, General Mills, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that John R. Church, Chief Transformation & Enterprise Services Officer, will retire from the Company effective January 31, 2022. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by t…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 16, 2021, Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. informed the Company that he has decided not to stand for reelection to the Board of Directors at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Ferguson will continue to serve through the remainder of his current term.

Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. On May 6, 2021, General Mills, Inc. filed a Form 8-K to announce restructuring actions designed to better align its organizational structure and resources with its strategic initiatives. We are filing this amended report on Form 8-K/A to update our disclosure concerning costs associated with those restructuring actions. We now expect to incur charges of approximately $160 million in fiscal 2021, primarily reflecting severance expenses. We exp…