UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 24, 2012

 

GENERAL MILLS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (763) 764-7600

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 5.07                                           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On September 24, 2012, General Mills, Inc. held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. There were 553,275,592 shares of common stock represented either in person or by proxy at this meeting.  We have disclosed the final results for each matter voted upon, including the number of votes cast for or against, the number of abstentions, and as applicable, the number of broker non-votes.

 

1.              Election of Directors. Stockholders elected the following individuals as directors, each to serve a one-year term expiring at the company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, by the following votes:

 

Director Nominee		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Votes
Bradbury H. Anderson		423,888,762		11,191,151		937,966		117,257,714
R. Kerry Clark		422,973,978		12,078,644		965,257		117,257,714
Paul Danos		423,447,705		11,454,448		1,115,726		117,257,714
William T. Esrey		420,501,397		14,528,103		988,379		117,257,714
Raymond V. Gilmartin		420,418,902		14,635,421		963,556		117,257,714
Judith Richards Hope		419,429,534		15,688,672		899,673		117,257,714
Heidi G. Miller		422,528,076		12,571,233		918,570		117,257,714
Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg		422,132,438		12,956,154		929,287		117,257,714
Steve Odland		422,745,803		12,268,242		1,003,834		117,257,714
Kendall J. Powell		415,032,448		19,928,043		1,057,388		117,257,714
Michael D. Rose		422,922,268		12,095,159		1,000,452		117,257,714
Robert L. Ryan		423,886,652		11,189,077		942,150		117,257,714
Dorothy A. Terrell		421,578,000		13,530,102		909,777		117,257,714

 

2.              Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.  Stockholders approved the company’s compensation for its named executive officers on an advisory basis, by the following vote:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
407,307,771		21,980,206		6,729,902		117,257,714

 

3.              Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 29, 2013, by the following vote:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
547,410,462		4,717,656		1,147,475		0

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: September 26, 2012
	GENERAL MILLS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Roderick A. Palmore
		Name:	Roderick A. Palmore
		Title:	Executive Vice President,
			General Counsel and Secretary

 

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