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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 23, 2020

General Mills, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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)

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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☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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
1.000% Notes due 2023 | GIS23A | New York Stock Exchange
0.450% Notes due 2026 | GIS26 | New York Stock Exchange
1.500% Notes due 2027 | GIS27 | 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 23, 2020, General Mills, Inc. issued a press release reporting financial results for its first quarter ended August 30, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) | Exhibits. |
| 99 | Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated September 23, 2020.
| 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: September 23, 2020

GENERAL MILLS, INC.
By: /s/ Kofi A. Bruce
Name: Kofi A. Bruce
Title: Chief Financial Officer