On August 8, 2022, General Mills, Inc. filed a definitive proxy statement soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders to vote against a shareholder proposal, requesting that the Board of Directors adopt an enduring policy and amend the governing documents as necessary in order that 2 separate people hold the office of the Chairman and the office of the CEO, submitted by John Chevedden at the Company's annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on September 27, 2022.