UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~March 2618, 2026

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General Mills, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Delaware	001-01185	41-0274440
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


Number One General Mills Boulevard
Minneapolis, Minnesota			55426
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (763) 764-7600

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, $.10 par value

GIS

New York Stock Exchange

1.500% Notes due 2027

GIS 27

New York Stock Exchange

3.907% Notes due 2029

GIS 29

New York Stock Exchange

3.650% Notes due 2030

GIS 30A

New York Stock Exchange

3.600% Notes due 2032

GIS 32

New York Stock Exchange

3.850% Notes due 2034

GIS 34

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 52.02 ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition.

On ~~January~~March 2618, 2026, ~~Joan L. Bottarini was appointed to the Board of Directors of~~ General Mills, Inc. ~~(the~~issued ~~“Company”).~~a ~~The~~press ~~Board~~release ~~has~~reporting ~~determined~~financial ~~that~~results ~~Ms.~~for ~~Bottarini~~its ~~qualifies~~fiscal asquarter anended ~~independent~~February ~~director~~22, ~~in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards~~2026. ~~Ms.~~A ~~Bottarini~~copy ~~was~~of ~~appointed to~~ the ~~Audit~~press ~~and~~release ~~Compensation~~is ~~and~~attached ~~Talent~~hereto ~~Committees~~as ofExhibit ~~the~~99 ~~Board.~~and ~~The~~incorporated ~~size~~herein ofby ~~the Company’s Board is now twelve directors~~reference.

~~Ms.~~The ~~Bottarini~~information ~~will~~furnished bein ~~compensated~~Item in2.02 ~~accordance~~of ~~with~~this ~~the~~Current ~~Company’s~~Report ~~standard~~on ~~compensation~~Form ~~policies~~8-K and ~~practices~~Exhibit of99 ~~the~~attached ~~Board~~hereto asshall ~~described~~not ~~under~~be deemed to be filed for the ~~“Director~~purposes ~~Compensation”~~of ~~section~~Section 18 of the ~~Company’s~~Securities ~~proxy~~Exchange ~~statement~~Act ~~filed~~of on1934, ~~August~~as 11amended, ~~2025,~~or ~~which~~otherwise ~~includes~~subject ato ~~grant~~liabilities of ~~restricted~~that ~~stock~~Section ~~units~~or ~~with~~Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) ~~grant~~of ~~date~~the ~~fair~~Securities ~~value~~Act of ~~approximately~~1933, ~~$180~~as amended,~~000~~ atand ~~her~~shall ~~first~~not ~~Board~~be ~~meeting~~deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Ms. Bottarini’s biographical information is furnished in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On January 26, 2026, the Board of Directors amended and restated the Company’s By-Laws to, among other things:

i.revise procedures and disclosure requirements for the nomination of directors and the submission of proposals for consideration at annual meetings of the stockholders of the Company;

ii.revise the majority voting provision to clarify when an election will be deemed contested; and

iii.make certain administrative, modernizing, clarifying and conforming changes.

The foregoing summary of the amended and restated By-Laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended and restated By-Laws, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

3.1			By-Laws of the Company.
99			Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated March 18, 2026.
99			Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated January 27, 2026.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: ~~January~~March 2718, 2026

GENERAL MILLS, INC. By: /s/ ~~Karen~~Kofi ~~Wilson~~A. ~~Thissen~~Bruce Name: ~~Karen~~Kofi ~~Wilson~~A. ~~Thissen~~Bruce Title: ~~General~~Chief ~~Counsel~~Financial ~~and Secretary~~Officer

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