Form 8-K · Current report
General Mills 8-K, filed Oct 2, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000040704
- Accession no.
- 0001628280-26-064413
Summary
At its 2026 Annual Meeting on September 29, 2026, General Mills shareholders elected all twelve director nominees and approved amendments to the company's certificate of incorporation providing for exculpation of certain officers and requiring Securities Act of 1933 claims to be brought only in U.S. federal district courts, effective October 1, 2026. Shareholders also passed the advisory vote on executive compensation and ratified the independent auditor, while rejecting shareholder proposals on blank-check preferred stock, a human rights report, and pesticide reduction reporting.
Key points
- Shareholders approved an amendment to General Mills' certificate of incorporation providing for exculpation of certain officers, with 305,951,313 votes for and 40,791,774 against.
- Shareholders approved a federal forum provision requiring Securities Act of 1933 claims to be brought only in U.S. federal district courts, with 293,518,820 votes for and 53,155,316 against.
- All twelve director nominees were elected, and the advisory vote on executive compensation and ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm passed.
- Three shareholder proposals — restricting blank-check preferred stock, a human rights report, and pesticide reduction reporting — failed.
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Items reported
- 5.03Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
- 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 5.03 Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. On September 29, 2026, the shareholders of General Mills, Inc. (the “Company”) voted at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to approve amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Amended Certificate”), effective October 1, 2026, to provide for the exculpation of certain officers and to require that claims under the Securities Act of 1933 be brought only in the federal district courts of the United States. …
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