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This excerpt taken from the GIS DEF 14A filed Aug 10, 2009.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FEES
 
The following table shows aggregate fees billed to us for fiscal years ended May 31, 2009 and May 25, 2008 by KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm.
 
                 
    Fiscal Year
    (In thousands)
    2009   2008
     
 
Audit Fees
  $ 5,219     $ 4,967  
Audit-Related Fees (1)
    1,216       674  
Tax Fees (2)
    100       188  
All Other Fees
    —       —  
     
     
Total Fees
  $ 6,535     $ 5,829  
     
     
(1) Includes audit services for benefit plans and the General Mills Foundation, audit services related to certain divestitures and due diligence services.
 
(2) Includes expatriate tax services, tax return preparation, planning and compliance filings.
 
The audit committee has determined that performance of services other than audit services is compatible with maintaining the independence of KPMG LLP.
 
Auditor Services Pre-approval Policy.  The audit committee has a formal policy concerning approval of all services to be provided by KPMG LLP, including audit, audit-related, tax and other services. The policy requires that all services KPMG LLP may provide to us be pre-approved by the audit committee. The chair of the audit committee has the authority to pre-approve permitted services that require action between regular audit committee meetings, provided the chair reports to the full audit committee at the next regular meeting. Certain permitted non-audit services, excluding certain designated audit-related and tax services, are limited to $1,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year. The audit committee approved all services provided by KPMG LLP during fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
 
This excerpt taken from the GIS DEF 14A filed Aug 12, 2008.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FEES
 
The following table shows aggregate fees billed to us for fiscal years ended May 25, 2008 and May 27, 2007 by KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm.
 
                 
    Fiscal Year
 		 
    (In thousands)  
    2008     2007  
 
Audit Fees
  $ 4,967     $ 5,128  
Audit-Related Fees (1)
    674       498  
Tax Fees (2)
    188       520  
All Other Fees
    —       —  
     
     
Total Fees
  $ 5,829     $ 6,146  
     
     
 
(1)  Includes audit services for benefit plans and the General Mills Foundation and due diligence.
 
(2)  Includes expatriate tax services, tax return preparation, planning and compliance filings.
 
The audit committee has determined that performance of services other than audit services is compatible with maintaining the independence of KPMG LLP.
 
Auditor Services Pre-approval Policy.  The audit committee has a formal policy concerning approval of all services to be provided by KPMG LLP, including audit, audit-related, tax and other services. The policy requires that all services KPMG LLP may provide to us be pre-approved by the audit committee. The chair of the audit committee has the authority to pre-approve permitted services that require action between regular audit committee meetings, provided the chair reports to the full audit committee at the next regular meeting. Certain permitted non-audit services, excluding certain designated audit-related and tax services, are limited to $1,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year. The audit committee approved all services provided by KPMG LLP during fiscal years 2007 and 2008.
 

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DEF 14A
Aug 10, 2009
DEF 14A
Aug 12, 2008

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