Shareholder Information World Headquarters Website Markets Independent Auditor Investor Inquiries Transfer Agent and Registrar Notice of Annual Meeting Electronic Access to Proxy Statement, General Mills Direct Stock Purchase Plan This Report is Printed on Recycled Paper Holiday Gift Boxes Visit us on the Web U.S. Sites International Sites Number One General Mills Boulevard Minneapolis, MN 55426-1347 Phone: (763) 764-7600 GeneralMills.com New York Stock Exchange Trading Symbol: GIS KPMG LLP 4200 Wells Fargo Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-3900 Phone: (612) 305-5000 General Shareholder Information: Investor Relations Department (800) 245-5703 or (763) 764-3202 Analysts/Investors: Kristen S. Wenker Vice President, Investor Relations (763) 764-2607 Our transfer agent can assist you with a variety  of services, including change of address or  questions about dividend checks. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 161 North Concord Exchange P.O. Box 64854 St. Paul, MN 55164-0854 Phone: (800) 670-4763 or (651) 450-4084 WellsFargo.com/shareownerservices The annual meeting of shareholders will be  held at 11 a.m., Central Daylight Time, Sept. 27,  2010, at the Children’s Theatre Company,  2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis,  MN 55404-3597. Shareholders who have access to the Internet  are encouraged to enroll in the electronic deliv- ery program. Please see the Investors section  of our website, GeneralMills.com, or go directly  to the website, ICSDelivery.com/GIS and follow  the instructions to enroll. If your General Mills  shares are not registered in your name, contact  your bank or broker to enroll in this program. Annual Report and Form 10-K This plan provides a convenient and economi- cal way to invest in General Mills stock. You  can increase your ownership over time through  purchases of common stock and reinvestment  of cash dividends, without paying brokerage  commissions and other fees on your purchases  and reinvestments. For more information and  a copy of a plan prospectus, go to the Investors  section of our website at GeneralMills.com.  We have a variety of websites that appeal to consumers around the world. Below is a selection of  our most popular sites. For a more complete list, see the “Our websites” page on GeneralMills.com. Cheerios.com Pillsbury.com Yoplait.com BettyCrocker.com Get recipes, cooking tips and view  instruction videos  BoxTops4Education.com Sign up to support your school EatBetterAmerica.com Simple ways to eat healthy, including  healthier versions of your favorite recipes QueRicaVida.com Recipes and nutritional information for  Hispanic consumers Tablespoon.com Download coupons, recipes and more for  a variety of our brands General Mills Gift Boxes are a part of many  shareholders’ December holiday traditions.  To request an order form, call us toll free at  (877) 826-9985 or write, including your name,  street address, city, state, zip code and phone  number (including area code) to: 2010 General Mills Holiday Gift Box Department 7286 P.O. Box 5010 Stacy, MN 55078-5010 Or you can place an order online at: GMIHolidayGiftBox.com Please contact us after Oct. 1, 2010. HaagenDazs.com.cn  (China) Haagen-Dazs.fr  (France) NatureValley.co.uk  (United Kingdom) OldElPaso.com.au  (Australia) LifeMadeDelicious.ca  (Canada) Get recipes, promotions and entertaining  ideas for many of our brands BV COC 940655 Design by Addison  Printing by GLS Companies  Join My Village Photo © Z. Alsop/CARE