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Issuer:     GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK:        0000040704
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-003542
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

General Mills appoints Joan Bottarini to board of directors; declares $0.61 quarterly dividend
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- Joan Bottarini, EVP and CFO of Hyatt Hotels, appointed to General Mills board effective Jan 26, 2026.
- Bottarini will serve on Audit and Compensation Committees; board size increases to 12 directors.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.61 per share declared, payable May 1, 2026 to holders of record Apr 10, 2026.
- General Mills has paid uninterrupted dividends for 127 consecutive years.
- Bylaws amended to revise director nomination procedures and majority voting provisions (administrative).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000162828026003542/0001628280-26-003542-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000162828026003542/gis-20260126.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-003542

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