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R £ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED May 30 , 2021 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ .10 par 1.000 % Notes due 2023 0.450 % Notes due 2026 1.500 % Notes due 2027 Number One General Mills Boulevard Minneapolis , Minnesota ( Address of principal executive offices ) value FORM 10 - K Commission file number : 001-01185 GENERAL MILLS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Emerging growth company £ (763)764-7600 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) GIS GIS23A GIS26 GIS27 41-0274440 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Accelerated filer £ 55426 ( Zip Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes RNo £ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes £ No R Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes RNO £ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes RNo £ Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer R Non - accelerated filer £ Smaller reporting company £