DEFA14A 1 lgis2024_defa14a.htm GENERAL MILLS INC - DEFA14A GENERAL MILLS, INC. - DEFA 14A

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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      Your Vote Counts!  
      GENERAL MILLS, INC.  
      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.  
         
  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 sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. 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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Vote Virtually at the Meeting*

 

September 24, 2024
8:30 AM CDT


 

 

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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.

   

 

 

                 
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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