General Mills (GIS)

 

Election of Directors

 

On December 10, 2007, the Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. elected Lois E. Quam and Bradford H. Anderson to the Company’s Board of Directors. At the first board meeting that they attend, new non-employee directors each receive 1,000 restricted stock units and options to purchase 10,000 shares of General Mills common stock as part of their annual compensation. Ms. Quam’s and Mr. Anderson’s awards will vest on the date of the 2008 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting. A copy of the press release announcing their election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Appointment of Principal Accounting Officer

 

On December 10, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Richard O. Lund to succeed Kenneth L. Thome as principal accounting officer. Mr. Thome will continue to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

 

Mr. Lund, age 57, is Vice President, Controller, of General Mills. He joined the Company in 1981. He was named Vice President, Financial Operations of the Gold Medal Division in 1994; Vice President, Financial Operations of the Betty Crocker Division in 1998; and Vice President, Corporate Financial Operations, in 2000. He was elected to his present position in April 2007.

 

Adoption of Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement

 

On December 12, 2007, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Mills, Inc. entered into an Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement with Kendall J. Powell, our Chief Executive Officer, that will enable Mr. Powell to reimburse us for his personal use of corporate aircraft. Mr. Powell will lease the corporate aircraft and pay an amount equal to the aggregate actual expenses of each specific flight, up to the maximum established under the Federal Aviation Administration rules. These expenses may include items such as fuel and oil; travel expenses of the crew; hangar and tie down costs away from the aircrafts’ base of operation; insurance obtained for the specific flight; landing fees and customs; in-flight food and beverages; passenger ground transportation; and flight planning services. In the future, Mr. Powell will reimburse us under the terms of the Time Sharing Agreement to the extent that the aggregate incremental cost of his personal use of corporate aircraft exceeds $50,000 in any fiscal year. He will not be required to reimburse us for the first $50,000 of incremental cost during any fiscal year and such amount will continue to be recorded and disclosed as compensation in our SEC filings.

 

This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement, which is filed with this Current Report as Exhibit 10.1.

 

 

On December 21, 2006, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Mills, Inc. entered into an Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement with Stephen W. Sanger, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, that will enable Mr. Sanger to reimburse us for his personal use of corporate aircraft. Mr. Sanger will lease corporate aircraft and pay an amount equal to the aggregate actual expenses of each specific flight, up to the maximum established under the Federal Aviation Administration rules. These expenses may include items such as fuel and oil; travel expenses of the crew; hangar and tie down costs away from the aircrafts’ base of operation; insurance obtained for the specific flight; landing fees, customs; in-flight food and beverages; passenger ground transportation; and flight planning services. Prior to the adoption of this Agreement, the aggregate incremental cost of Mr. Sanger’s personal use of corporate aircraft was recorded and disclosed as compensation to him in our SEC filings. In the future, Mr. Sanger will reimburse us under the terms of the Time Sharing Agreement to the extent that the aggregate incremental cost of his personal use of corporate aircraft exceeds $50,000 in any fiscal year. He will not be required to reimburse us for the first $50,000 of incremental cost during any fiscal year and such amount will continue to be recorded and disclosed as compensation in our SEC filings.

 

This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement, which is filed with this Current Report as Exhibit 10.1.

 

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