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GENERAL MILLS INC (NYSE: GIS)
No.1 General Mills Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55426
www.generalmills.com

Jun 29, 2009 – General Mills (NYSE: GIS) Declares 9 Percent Dividend Increase Ex-Dividend Date July 8, 2009

For Immediate Release

Boston, MA., Jun 29, 2009 – The General Mills (NYSE: GIS) Board of Directors today declared a 4-cent increase in the quarterly dividend rate to $0.47 per share, payable Aug. 3, 2009, to shareholders of record July 10, 2009. The new annualized dividend rate of $1.88 per share represents a 9 percent increase over dividends of $1.72 per share paid in fiscal 2009.

GENERAL MILLS INC (NYSE: GIS) has paid dividends since 1898 and has a current dividend yield of 2.7%.

GENERAL MILLS INC’s current dividend information as per the date of this press release is:
Dividend Declaration Date: Mar-15-2010
Dividend Ex Date: Apr-08-2010
Dividend Record Date: Apr-12-2010
Dividend Payment Date: May-03-2010
Dividend Amount: 0.49  

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