General Mills holds annual shareholder meeting
GIS•General Mills held its annual shareholder meeting on Sept. 29, 2026. Shareholders approved two certificate amendments and a proposal restricting blank-check preferred stock, while human-rights and pesticide-reduction reporting proposals failed.
1. Meeting results
Shareholders approved amendments to the certificate of incorporation adding officer exculpation and adopting a federal forum provision for Securities Act claims, both effective Oct. 1, 2026. Investors ratified the independent registered public accounting firm’s appointment. A proposal to restrict blank-check preferred stock passed, while proposals seeking human-rights and pesticide-reduction reporting failed.
