Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 2, 2021, General Mills, Inc. (the "Company") agreed to sell
€500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.125% Notes due 2025 (the
"Notes") pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated November 2, 2021 (the
"Underwriting Agreement"), among the Company and Barclays Bank PLC, Goldman
Sachs & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch International, Credit Suisse International, MUFG
Securities EMEA plc, The Toronto-Dominion Bank and Siebert Williams Shank & Co.,
LLC. The Notes will be issued pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of
February 1, 1996 (as amended, the "Indenture"), between the Company and U.S.
Bank National Association, as Trustee, and the Officers' Certificate and
Authentication Order, dated November 16, 2021 (the "Officers' Certificate"),
pursuant to Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the Indenture. The offer and sale of
the Notes has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-259827). The sale of the Notes is
expected to close on November 16, 2021.
The purpose of this Current Report is to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission the Underwriting Agreement, the Officers' Certificate and the opinion
of Dorsey & Whitney LLP with respect to the validity of the Notes.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
1 Underwriting Agreement, dated November 2, 2021, among the Company and
Barclays Bank PLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch International,
Credit Suisse International, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, The
Toronto-Dominion Bank and Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC.
4 Officers' Certificate and Authentication Order, dated November 16, 2021,
for the 0.125% Notes due 2025 (which includes the form of Note) issued
pursuant to the Indenture.
5 Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document).
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