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Company Holds 81^st Annual Shareholders Meeting

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 21, 2009-- The General Mills Board of Directors today declared a quarterly dividend at the prevailing rate of $.47 per share, payable Nov. 2, 2009, to shareholders of record Oct. 12, 2009. General Mills (NYSE: GIS) and its predecessor firm have now paid dividends without reduction or interruption for 111 years.

In actions at General Mills’ 81^st annual meeting held today in Minneapolis, shareholders elected the 14 directors nominated, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent auditor, approved a stockholder proposal on an advisory vote on executive compensation, and approved the 2009 Stock Compensation Plan.

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