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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-064413"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GIS"
cik: "0000040704"
company_name: "GENERAL MILLS INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-02T15:25:17+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:33:43.235270+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# General Mills holders back officer exculpation, federal forum charter changes at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- Charter amendments approved: officer exculpation 306.0M for vs 40.8M against; federal forum provision 293.5M for vs 53.2M against; effective October 1, 2026.
- All 12 director nominees elected; Jeffrey L. Harmening drew the lowest support at 325.7M for vs 20.7M against, with 95.4M broker non-votes.
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed 324.3M for vs 22.2M against; independent auditor ratification passed 414.7M for vs 28.4M against.
- Shareholder proposals all failed: blank-check preferred (219.8M for/125.8M against), human rights report (44.9M/299.4M), pesticide reduction (55.9M/288.5M).
- 444,390,002 common shares were represented in person or by proxy at the September 29, 2026 meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-064413
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GIS
- cik: 0000040704
- company_name: GENERAL MILLS INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-02T15:25:17+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000162828026064413/0001628280-26-064413-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000162828026064413/gis-20260929.htm

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