NOTE 12. EARNINGS PER SHARE The total grant-date fair value of restricted stock unit awards that vested during fiscal 2010 was $26.1 million, and restricted stock unit awards with a grant-date fair value of $79.9 million vested during fiscal 2009. As of May 30, 2010, unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options and restricted stock units was $187.2 mil- lion. This expense will be recognized over 21 months, on average. Stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units and cash-settled share-based payment awards was $131.0 million for fiscal 2010, $101.4 million for fiscal 2009, and $80.4 million for fiscal 2008. All shares and per share amounts have been adjusted for the two-for-one stock split on May 28, 2010. Basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) were calculated using the following: In Millions, Except per Share Data 2010 2009 2008 Fiscal Year ............................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Net earnings attributable to General Mills $1,530.5 $1,304.4 $1,294.7 Capital appreciation paid on Series B-1 Interests in GMC (a) — — (8.0) ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Net earnings for basic and diluted EPS calculations $1,530.5 $1,304.4 $1,286.7 ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Average number of common shares – basic EPS 659.6 663.7 665.9 Incremental share effect from: Stock options (b) 17.7 17.9 21.3 Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other (b) 6.0 5.5 5.6 Forward purchase contract (c) — — 1.0 ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Average number of common shares – diluted EPS 683.3 687.1 693.8 ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Earnings per share – basic $ 2.32 $ 1.96 $ 1.93 Earnings per share – diluted $ 2.24 $ 1.90 $ 1.85 (a) On August 7, 2007, we repurchased all of the Series B-1 limited membership interests in GMC for $843 million, of which $8 million related to capital appreciation paid to the third-party holders of the interests and reduced net earnings available to common stockholders in our basic and diluted EPS calculations. (b)Incremental shares from stock options and restricted stock units are computed by the treasury stock method. Stock options and restricted stock units excluded from our computation of diluted EPS because they were not dilutive were as follows: In Millions 2010 2009 2008 Fiscal Year ............................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted stock units 6.3 14.2 9.4 (c) On October 15, 2007, we settled a forward purchase contract with Lehman Brothers by issuing 28.6 million shares of common stock. General Mills 70