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Issuer:     GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK:        0000040704
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-018891
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

General Mills appoints two new board members, issues $500M 4.700% notes, declares quarterly dividend
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- Benno O. Dorer and John G. Morikis elected to board; board size now 13 directors.
- Quarterly dividend declared at $0.59/share, payable May 1, 2024 to holders of record April 10, 2024; 125th consecutive year.
- Issued $500M of 4.700% Notes due 2027; closed Jan 30; underwriters BofA, Goldman, JPM, Morgan Stanley.
- By-laws amended to grant shareholders right to call special meeting.
- Dorer (former Clorox CEO) and Morikis (Sherwin-Williams Executive Chairman) bring consumer and industrial experience.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000119312524018891/0001193125-24-018891-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000119312524018891/d745524d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-018891

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