General Mills (GIS) Director Benno O. Dorer Receives Award

What Happened Benno O. Dorer, a director of General Mills, was granted 5,323 restricted stock units (RSUs) on September 29, 2026. The award is listed at $0.00 per unit (no cash paid); the filing records the grant as an automatic award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-29; filing date (Form 4): 2026-10-01.
• Grant: 5,323 restricted stock units (price recorded $0.00; total cash value at grant: $0).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: The RSUs are automatic grants under the General Mills, Inc. 2022 Stock Compensation Plan. Each RSU vests on the date of the next annual meeting and represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
• Timeliness: Filed two business days after the transaction date, consistent with the standard Form 4 reporting window.

Context This transaction is an equity compensation award, not a market purchase or sale. RSUs are contingent until they vest; they convert to actual shares only on the vesting date noted in the footnote. Such director RSU grants are common as part of routine compensation and do not, by themselves, signal a buy or sell decision by the insider.