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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-255620"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GIS"
cik: "0000040704"
company_name: "GENERAL MILLS INC"
filed_at: "2022-09-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T06:31:47.210285+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# General Mills shareholders approve 2022 Stock Compensation Plan authorizing 35M shares

## Summary
- 2022 Stock Plan approved with 410.1M for, 17.8M against, 2.3M abstain.
- Plan authorizes up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock for equity awards.
- All 12 director nominees elected; CEO Harmening received 392.7M for, 35.2M against.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed: 403.3M for, 23.9M against, 2.9M abstain.
- Shareholder proposal for independent board chairman defeated 178.5M for, 249.0M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-255620
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GIS
- cik: 0000040704
- company_name: GENERAL MILLS INC
- filed_at: 2022-09-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000119312522255620/0001193125-22-255620-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000119312522255620/d514129d8k.htm

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