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Exhibit 10.1
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD
 
AGREEMENT
GRANT DATE:
PARTICIPANT:
[Officer]
PERNR:
TARGET NUMBER OF
 
UNITS SUBJECT TO
AWARD:
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
EXPIRATION DATE
 
OF RESTRICTED
PERIOD:
This Award
 
is made
 
under the
 
General Mills,
 
Inc. 2022
 
Stock Compensation
 
Plan (the
 
"Plan"), and
 
is subject
 
to the
terms
 
and
 
conditions
 
contained
 
in
 
the
 
Plan
 
document
 
and
 
this
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Unit
 
Award
 
Agreement
(“Agreement”).
 
The Participant: (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy
 
of the Plan and Plan
 
prospectus, (ii) represents that
the Participant
 
has carefully
 
read and
 
is familiar
 
with the provisions
 
of this
 
Agreement and
 
the Plan, and
 
(iii) hereby
accepts the Performance
 
Stock Units subject to
 
all of the terms
 
and conditions set forth
 
herein, and in
 
the Plan.
 
If the
Participant does
 
not wish to
 
receive the
 
Performance Stock
 
Units and/or
 
does not
 
consent and
 
agree to
 
the terms and
conditions
 
on
 
which the
 
Performance
 
Stock Units
 
are
 
offered,
 
as
 
set
 
forth
 
in this
 
Agreement
 
and
 
the
 
Plan, then
 
the
Participant must reject this Award via the website of the Company’s designated broker,
 
no later than 60 days following
the
 
Grant
 
Date.
 
If the
 
Participant rejects
 
this Award,
 
this Award
 
will immediately
 
be forfeited
 
and
 
cancelled.
 
The
Participant’s
 
failure to
 
reject this
 
Award
 
within this
 
60 day
 
period will
 
constitute the
 
Participant’s
 
acceptance of
 
this
Award and all terms
 
and conditions of this Award,
 
as set forth in this Agreement and the Plan.
THIS
 
AWARD,
 
dated
 
on
 
the
 
above
 
Grant
 
Date,
 
is made
 
by
 
General
 
Mills,
 
Inc.,
 
(the
 
"Company"),
 
and
 
made
 
to
 
the
 
person
named above (the "Participant" or referred
 
to as “I”, “you”, or “my”) (“Award”).
1.
Award
 
of Units.
 
Each unit awarded
 
represents the right
 
to receive one
 
share of the
 
Company common stock,
 
par value USD
0.10 per share
 
(“Stock”). The units
 
granted pursuant to
 
this Agreement are referred
 
to as the “Performance
 
Stock Units”. The
number of Performance Stock Units
 
earned by the Participant
 
for the Performance Period will
 
be determined at the
 
end of the
Performance Period
 
based on
 
the level
 
of achievement
 
against the
 
Performance Measures
 
and conditions
 
in accordance
 
with
Attachment A. The
 
number of shares of
 
Stock the Participant is
 
paid is dependent
 
on the number of
 
Performance Stock Units
earned and satisfactory completion of the
 
service requirements described herein. Whether, and the
 
extent to which Performance
Measures have been satisfied at the end of the Performance Period shall be certified by the Compensation & Talent Committee
before any payment
 
is made, and
 
all such determinations
 
shall be made
 
by the Compensation
 
& Talent
 
Committee in its
 
sole
discretion. For
 
each Performance
 
Stock Unit
 
earned and
 
vested, if
 
any,
 
at the
 
Expiration Date
 
of the
 
Restricted Period,
 
one
share of the Company’s
 
Stock shall be issued to the Participant
 
on the Expiration Date of the Restricted
 
Period, subject to any
additional restrictions
 
or holding
 
requirements in
 
Attachment A.
 
Except as
 
otherwise defined
 
herein, capitalized
 
terms shall
have the same meanings ascribed to them under the Plan.
2.
Vesting of
 
Performance Stock Units; Forfeiture of Performance
 
Stock Units.
(a)
Vesting
 
Schedule
. The Performance
 
Stock Units shall
 
vest on the
 
Expiration Date of
 
the Restricted Period
 
set forth
above (“Vesting
 
Date”) subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.
(b)
Forfeiture
 
of Performance
 
Stock Units
. The
 
Participant acknowledges
 
that the
 
Performance Stock
 
Units awarded
hereunder are
 
subject to forfeiture
 
if the Participant’s
 
employment with
 
the Company
 
or any subsidiary
 
or affiliated
companies terminates under certain circumstances before the Vesting
 
Date, as herein provided.
(i)
Resignation or Termination
 
for Cause.
 
If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any subsidiary
or affiliated
 
companies is terminated
 
by either (i)
 
resignation, or (ii)
 
a discharge
 
due to Participant’s
 
illegal
activities, poor
 
work performance,
 
misconduct or
 
violation of the
 
Company’s
 
Code of Conduct,
 
policies or
 
 
2
practices, then
 
these Performance
 
Stock Units, to
 
the extent
 
they are not
 
fully vested
 
as of the
 
Termination
Date,
 
shall
 
for
 
no
 
consideration
 
be
 
cancelled
 
and
 
forfeited
 
in
 
their
 
entirety.
 
For
 
the
 
avoidance
 
of
 
doubt,
“Termination Date” for purposes of this Award will be deemed to occur as
 
of the date Participant
 
is no longer
actively
 
providing
 
services
 
as
 
an
 
employee,
 
unless
 
otherwise
 
determined
 
by
 
the
 
Company
 
in
 
its
 
sole
discretion,
 
and no
 
vesting shall
 
continue
 
during any
 
notice period
 
that may
 
be specified
 
under contract
 
or
applicable law
 
with respect
 
to such
 
termination,
 
including any
 
“garden leave”
 
or similar
 
period,
 
except as
may otherwise be permitted in the Company’s
 
sole discretion.
(ii)
Involuntary Termination.
 
If the Participant’s
 
employment with the Company
 
or any subsidiary or
 
affiliated
companies terminates
 
involuntarily at
 
the initiation
 
of the
 
Company for
 
any reason
 
other than
 
specified in
Plan
 
Section
 
11
 
(Change
 
in Control),
 
or (i),
 
(iv)
 
or (v)
 
in this
 
section
 
2, and
 
upon the
 
execution
 
(without
revoking) of an effective general legal release and such other documents
 
as are satisfactory to the Company,
the unvested Restricted Stock Units
 
that are in the tranche
 
with a Scheduled Vesting
 
Date within 12 months
of
 
the
 
Termination
 
Date
 
shall
 
vest,
 
in
 
an
 
amount
 
equal
 
to
 
the
 
pro-rata
 
amount
 
based
 
on
 
employment
completed during
 
the relevant
 
12 month
 
tranche vesting
 
period. All
 
other unvested
 
Restricted Stock
 
Units
shall be forfeited as of
 
the Termination
 
Date. All Restricted Stock
 
Units that vest under
 
this paragraph shall
be paid on the respective Scheduled Vesting
 
Date otherwise applicable to such tranche.
(iii)
Death.
 
If a Participant
 
dies while employed by
 
the Company or any
 
subsidiary or affiliated companies during
the Performance Period, this Award
 
shall fully vest and shall be considered to be earned in full “at target” as
if the applicable Performance
 
Measures established in Attachment A
 
have been achieved at
 
target, and settled
and paid on the first day of the month following death to the designated beneficiary
 
or beneficiaries.
(iv)
Retirement
.
 
If the
 
termination of
 
employment is
 
due to
 
the Participant’s
 
retirement on
 
or after
 
age 55
 
and
completion of at
 
least five (5) years
 
of service with
 
the Company or any
 
subsidiary or affiliated
 
companies,
then
 
if
 
such
 
retirement
 
occurs
 
before
 
the end
 
of
 
the
 
Company’s
 
fiscal
 
year
 
within
 
which
 
this Award
 
was
granted, it shall vest in
 
a pro-rata amount based on actual
 
employment completed during said fiscal year.
 
But
if such
 
retirement occurs
 
after the
 
end of
 
the fiscal
 
year in
 
which it
 
is awarded,
 
then it
 
shall vest
 
fully.
 
In
either case, vested Performance Stock Units shall be settled
 
and paid on the Expiration Date of the Restricted
Period (subject to any additional restrictions or holding requirements
 
in Attachment A), with a value, if any,
that
 
otherwise
 
would
 
be
 
earned
 
under
 
the
 
applicable
 
Performance
 
Measures
 
established
 
in
 
Attachment
 
A
based on actual performance.
 
Notwithstanding the above, the
 
terms of this paragraph (iv) shall
 
not apply to
a Participant who, prior to a Change
 
of Control, is terminated for cause as
 
described in (b)(i); said Participant
shall be treated as provided in paragraph (b)(i).
(v)
Spin-offs
 
and
 
Other
 
Divestitures.
 
If
 
the
 
termination
 
of
 
employment
 
is
 
due
 
to
 
the
 
divestiture,
 
cessation,
transfer,
 
or
 
spin-off
 
of
 
a
 
line
 
of
 
business
 
or
 
other
 
activity
 
of
 
the
 
Company,
 
the
 
Committee,
 
in
 
its
 
sole
discretion, shall determine the conversion,
 
vesting, or other treatment of these
 
Awards.
 
Such treatment shall
be consistent
 
with Code
 
Section 409A,
 
and in
 
particular will
 
take into
 
account whether
 
a separation
 
from
service has occurred within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
3.
Dividend Equivalents.
 
Subject to
 
any applicable
 
provisions in
 
Attachment A,
 
any dividends
 
or other
 
distributions declared
payable on
 
the Company’s
 
Stock on or
 
after the Grant
 
Date of this
 
Award
 
until the Award
 
is settled and/or
 
forfeited shall be
credited
 
notionally
 
to the
 
Participant in
 
an amount
 
equal
 
to such
 
declared
 
dividends
 
or other
 
distributions
 
on an
 
equivalent
number of shares of Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”).
 
Dividend Equivalents so credited shall be paid if, and only to the extent,
the underlying Performance Stock
 
Units to which they relate become
 
unrestricted and vest, as provided under
 
the terms of the
Plan and
 
this Agreement.
 
Dividend
 
Equivalents credited
 
in respect
 
to Performance
 
Stock Units
 
that are
 
forfeited
 
under the
terms of the Plan and this document, are correspondingly forfeited.
 
No interest or other earnings shall be credited on Dividend
Equivalents.
 
Vested
 
Dividend Equivalents shall be paid in cash at the same time as the
 
underlying Performance Stock Units to
which they relate are settled.
4.
Settlement of Performance Stock Units.
 
Upon vesting of the Performance Stock Units, settlement
 
shall be completed as soon
as administratively practicable but in no event later than 30 days after the vesting date, except where such settlement following
a Section 409A
 
Separation from Service
 
requires a six-month
 
delay.
 
The Company will
 
provide for settlement
 
in the form
 
of
shares of Stock. At the Company’s discretion, additional
 
restrictions or holding requirements may be imposed on settled Units
and dividend equivalents, if any.
 
 
 
 
3
5.
Non-Transferability
.
 
The
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units
 
may
 
not
 
be
 
sold,
 
assigned,
 
pledged,
 
exchanged,
 
hypothecated,
encumbered, disposed of, or otherwise transferred, unless otherwise provided in the Plan
 
or this Agreement.
 
Upon any attempt
to transfer,
 
assign, pledge, hypothecate
 
or otherwise dispose
 
of the Performance
 
Stock Units or
 
of such rights
 
contrary to the
provisions hereof or in the Plan, the Performance Stock Units and such rights shall immediately
 
become null and void.
6.
Withholding of
 
Tax.
 
The Participant
 
acknowledges that,
 
regardless of
 
any action
 
taken by
 
the Company
 
or, if
 
different, the
subsidiary or affiliated company that employs
 
the Participant (the “Employer”), the ultimate liability for all income
 
tax, social
contributions,
 
payroll tax,
 
fringe benefits
 
tax, payment
 
on account,
 
hypothetical
 
tax or
 
other tax-related
 
items related
 
to the
Participant’s participation
 
in the Plan and
 
legally applicable to the
 
Participant or deemed by
 
the Company or the
 
Employer in
their discretion to be an appropriate charge to the Participant even if
 
legally applicable to the Company or the Employer (“Tax-
Related Items”), is and remains the Participant’s
 
responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company
or
 
the
 
Employer,
 
if
 
any.
 
The
 
Participant
 
further
 
acknowledges
 
that
 
the
 
Company
 
and/or
 
the
 
Employer
 
(a)
 
make
 
no
representations
 
or
 
undertakings
 
regarding
 
the
 
treatment
 
of
 
any
 
Tax-Related
 
Items
 
in
 
connection
 
with
 
any
 
aspect
 
of
 
the
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units,
 
including,
 
but
 
not
 
limited
 
to,
 
the
 
grant,
 
vesting,
 
the
 
subsequent
 
sale
 
of
 
shares
 
of
 
Stock
 
acquired
pursuant to such vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the
terms of the grant
 
or any aspect of
 
the Performance Stock Units
 
to reduce or eliminate the
 
Participant’s liability for Tax-Related
Items or achieve any
 
particular tax result.
 
Further, if the Participant
 
is subject to
 
Tax-Related Items in more than
 
one jurisdiction
between
 
the
 
Grant
 
Date
 
and
 
the
 
date
 
of
 
any
 
relevant
 
taxable
 
or
 
tax
 
withholding
 
event,
 
as
 
applicable,
 
the
 
Participant
acknowledges
 
that
 
the
 
Company
 
and/or
 
the
 
Employer
 
(or
 
former
 
employer,
 
as
 
applicable)
 
may
 
be
 
required
 
to
 
withhold
 
or
account for Tax
 
-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
Prior
 
to
 
the
 
relevant
 
taxable or
 
tax
 
withholding
 
event,
 
as applicable,
 
the
 
Participant
 
agrees to
 
make
 
adequate
 
arrangements
satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, unless otherwise approved by
the Committee, the Company shall
 
satisfy the obligations with
 
regard to all Tax
 
-Related Items by one or
 
a combination of the
following:
 
(i) withholding
 
from the
 
Participant’s
 
wages or
 
other cash
 
compensation paid
 
to the
 
Participant by
 
the Company
and/or the Employer; (ii) withholding from the shares of Stock to be delivered upon settlement of the Performance Stock Units
or other awards granted to the Participant or (iii) permitting the Participant to tender to the Company cash or,
 
if allowed by the
Committee, shares of Stock.
Depending on the withholding
 
method, the Company may
 
withhold or account
 
for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable
statutory
 
withholding
 
rates
 
(as
 
determined
 
by
 
the
 
Company
 
in
 
good
 
faith
 
and
 
in
 
its
 
sole
 
discretion)
 
or
 
other
 
applicable
withholding rates, including maximum applicable
 
rates, in which case
 
the Participant will receive
 
a refund of
 
any over-withheld
amount and will have no entitlement to the share equivalent. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding
from
 
the
 
shares
 
of
 
Stock
 
to
 
be
 
delivered
 
upon
 
vesting
 
of
 
the
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units,
 
for
 
tax
 
purposes,
 
the
 
Participant
 
is
deemed to have been issued
 
the full number of shares of
 
Stock subject to the Performance Stock
 
Units, notwithstanding that a
number of shares
 
of Stock are held
 
back solely for the
 
purpose of paying the
 
Tax-Related
 
Items. The Participant
 
will have no
further rights with respect to any shares of Stock that are retained by the Company
 
pursuant to this provision.
The
 
Participant
 
agrees
 
to pay
 
to
 
the Company
 
or the
 
Employer
 
any
 
amount of
 
Tax-Related
 
Items
 
that the
 
Company
 
or the
Employer may
 
be required
 
to withhold
 
or account
 
for as
 
a result
 
of the
 
Participant’s
 
participation in
 
the Plan
 
that cannot
 
be
satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver shares of Stock or proceeds from the
sale of
 
shares of
 
Stock until
 
arrangements satisfactory
 
to the
 
Company have
 
been made
 
in connection
 
with the
 
Tax-Related
Items.
7.
Restrictive Covenants; Confidential Information; Work Product.
 
The Participant agrees to cooperate with the Company in
any way needed in order to comply with, or fulfill the terms of the Plan and this Award
 
document.
 
As a term and condition of
this Award,
 
Participant agrees to the following terms:
 
a.
I agree
 
to use
 
General Mills
 
Confidential Information
 
only as
 
needed in
 
the performance
 
of my
 
duties, to
 
hold and
protect such information
 
as confidential to the
 
Company,
 
and not to engage
 
in any unauthorized use
 
or disclosure of
such
 
information
 
for
 
so
 
long
 
as
 
such
 
information
 
qualifies
 
as
 
Confidential
 
Information.
 
I
 
agree
 
that
 
after
 
my
employment with
 
the Company
 
terminates for
 
any reason,
 
including “retirement”
 
as that
 
term is
 
used in
 
the Plan,
 
I
will not
 
use or
 
disclose, directly
 
or indirectly,
 
Company Confidential
 
Information or
 
trade secrets
 
for any
 
purpose,
unless I get the prior written consent of my manager to do so.
This document does
 
not prevent me from
 
filing a complaint with
 
a government agency
 
(including the Securities
 
and
Exchange
 
Commission,
 
Department
 
of
 
Justice,
 
Equal
 
Employment
 
Opportunity
 
Commission
 
and
 
others)
 
or
 
from
 
4
participating
 
in
 
an
 
agency
 
proceeding.
 
This
 
document
 
also
 
does
 
not
 
prevent
 
me
 
from
 
providing
 
an
 
agency
 
with
information, including this document,
 
unless such information is legally
 
protected from disclosure to
 
third parties.
 
I
do not need prior company authorization to take these actions, nor must
 
I notify the company I have done so.
Also, as
 
provided in
 
18 U.S.C.
 
1833(b), I cannot
 
be held
 
criminally or civilly
 
liable under any
 
federal or state
 
trade
secret law for
 
making a trade secret
 
disclosure: (A) in
 
confidence to a
 
federal, state, or
 
local government official, either
directly or
 
indirectly,
 
or to
 
an attorney,
 
solely for
 
the purpose
 
of reporting
 
or investigating
 
a suspected
 
violation of
law; or (B) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing
 
is made under seal.
General
 
Mills
 
Confidential
 
Information
 
means
 
any
 
non-public
 
information
 
I
 
create,
 
receive,
 
use
 
or
 
observe
 
in
 
the
performance
 
of
 
my
 
job
 
at
 
General
 
Mills,
 
including
 
trade
 
secrets.
 
Examples
 
of
 
Confidential
 
Information
 
include
marketing,
 
merchandising,
 
business
 
plans,
 
business
 
methods,
 
pricing,
 
purchasing,
 
licensing,
 
contracts,
 
employee,
supplier
 
or
 
customer
 
information,
 
customer,
 
vendor
 
or
 
partner
 
client
 
or
 
contact
 
lists,
 
financial
 
data,
 
technological
developments, manufacturing processes
 
and specifications, product
 
formulas, ingredient specifications,
 
software code,
and all other proprietary information which is not publicly available to others.
Prior to leaving the Company, I agree to return all materials in my possession containing Confidential Information, as
well
 
as
 
all
 
other
 
documents
 
and
 
other
 
tangible
 
items
 
provided
 
to
 
me
 
by
 
General
 
Mills,
 
or
 
developed
 
by
 
me
 
in
connection with my employment with the Company.
b.
I agree to promptly tell General Mills about any ideas, concepts, improvements,
 
designs, inventions, discoveries, and
creative works (collectively,
 
“Work Product”)
 
which I conceive or create during my
 
employment with General Mills
which relate to General Mills’ businesses.
I further agree to immediately,
 
automatically and irrevocably assign,
 
and hereby do assign, to
 
General Mills any and
all intellectual property rights in and
 
to such Work Product, and all such intellectual
 
property rights shall be solely
 
and
exclusively owned by General
 
Mills.
 
“Intellectual property rights” means patent
 
rights, copyrights, trade secret
 
rights,
trade dress rights, trademark rights and all comparable rights throughout
 
the world.
During my employment
 
with General Mills
 
and anytime
 
thereafter, I
 
will take all
 
necessary steps, at
 
General Mills’
request and expense, but without further compensation to me, to execute any instruments necessary to enable General
Mills or General Mills’ nominee to register intellectual property rights throughout
 
the world.
After I leave
 
General Mills, I
 
agree to help
 
General Mills
 
in every way
 
possible in any
 
government or legal
 
proceedings
pertaining to any General Mills intellectual property rights.
c.
[
This Section 7.c. does not apply to
 
California, Colorado, Minnesota, and Washington -based employees.
] I agree that
for one year
 
after I leave
 
the Company,
 
including retiring from
 
the Company,
 
I will not work
 
on any product,
 
brand
category, process,
 
or service: (A) on which I worked, or
 
about which I had access to Confidential
 
Information, in the
year immediately preceding my termination (including retirement) from General Mills, and (B) which competes
 
with
General Mills products, brand categories, processes, or related services.
 
d.
I agree that for one year after I leave General Mills, including
 
retiring from the Company,
 
I will refrain from directly
or indirectly soliciting
 
Company employees for
 
the purpose of
 
hiring them or
 
inducing them to
 
leave their employment
with the Company.
e.
I agree
 
that after
 
I leave
 
General Mills,
 
including retiring
 
from the
 
Company,
 
I will
 
indefinitely refrain
 
from using
Company client or contact lists, and for two years I will refrain from soliciting the Company’s
 
customers.
A breach of the
 
obligations set forth in
 
this paragraph may result
 
in the rescission of
 
the Award,
 
termination and forfeiture
 
of
any
 
unvested
 
Units,
 
and/or
 
required
 
payment
 
to
 
the
 
Company
 
of
 
all
 
or
 
a
 
portion
 
of
 
any
 
monetary
 
gains
 
acquired
 
by
 
the
Participant as a result of the Award, unless the Award
 
vested and was settled more than four (4) years prior to the breach.
 
The
foregoing remedies are in addition to, and not in lieu of injunctive relief and/or any other legal or equitable remedies available
under applicable law.
8.
Nature of Grant.
 
In accepting the Performance Stock Units, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that:
 
5
(a)
the Plan
 
is established
 
voluntarily by
 
the Company,
 
it is
 
discretionary
 
in nature
 
and it
 
may be
 
modified, amended,
suspended or terminated by the Company,
 
in its sole discretion, at any time (subject to any limitations set forth in the
Plan);
(b)
the grant of the Performance Stock Units
 
is voluntary and occasional and does
 
not create any contractual or other
 
right
to
 
receive
 
future
 
grants
 
of
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units,
 
or
 
benefits
 
in
 
lieu
 
of
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units,
 
even
 
if
Performance Stock Units s or other awards have been granted in the past;
(c)
all decisions with respect to future awards, if any,
 
will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d)
the Participant’s participation
 
in the Plan is voluntary;
(e)
the Performance Stock
 
Units and the
 
Participant’s participation
 
in the Plan
 
shall not create
 
a right to
 
employment or
be interpreted as forming an employment contract with the
 
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
 
affiliated companies
and shall not
 
interfere with the
 
ability of the
 
Company or the
 
Employer,
 
as applicable, to
 
terminate the
 
Participant’s
employment relationship (as otherwise may be permitted under local law);
(f)
unless
 
otherwise
 
agreed
 
with
 
the
 
Company,
 
the
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units
 
and
 
any
 
shares
 
of
 
Stock
 
acquired
 
upon
vesting of the Performance Stock Units, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for,
or
 
in
 
connection
 
with,
 
any
 
service
 
the
 
Participant
 
may
 
provide
 
as
 
a
 
director
 
of
 
any
 
subsidiary
 
or
 
affiliate
 
of
 
the
Company;
(g)
the Performance Stock Units
 
and any shares of Stock
 
acquired under the Plan and
 
the income and value
 
of same, are
not
 
part
 
of
 
normal
 
or
 
expected
 
compensation
 
for
 
purposes
 
of
 
calculating
 
any
 
severance,
 
resignation,
 
termination,
redundancy,
 
dismissal,
 
end-of-service
 
payments,
 
bonuses,
 
long-service
 
awards,
 
pension
 
or
 
retirement
 
or
 
welfare
benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past
services for the Company,
 
the Employer or any subsidiary
 
or affiliate of the Company;
(h)
the future value
 
of the shares
 
of Stock
 
underlying the Performance
 
Stock Units is
 
unknown, indeterminable, and cannot
be predicted with certainty;
 
(i)
upon vesting of the Performance Stock Units, the value of such shares of
 
Stock may increase or decrease in value;
 
(j)
no
 
claim
 
or
 
entitlement
 
to
 
compensation
 
or
 
damages
 
shall
 
arise
 
from
 
forfeiture
 
of
 
the
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units
resulting from termination
 
of the Participant’s
 
employment (for any
 
reason whatsoever and
 
whether or not in
 
breach
of local labor laws or later found invalid) and, in consideration of the Performance Stock Units, the Participant agrees
not to institute any claim against the Company or the Employer;
(k)
the Performance Stock Units and
 
the benefits evidenced by
 
this Agreement do not
 
create any entitlement not
 
otherwise
specifically
 
provided
 
for
 
in the
 
Plan or
 
provided
 
by the
 
Company
 
in its
 
discretion,
 
to have
 
the Performance
 
Stock
Units
 
or
 
any
 
such
 
benefits
 
transferred
 
to,
 
or
 
assumed
 
by,
 
another
 
company,
 
nor
 
to
 
be
 
exchanged,
 
cashed
 
out
 
or
substituted for, in connection with any corporate
 
transaction affecting the shares of Stock; and
(l)
neither the Company
 
nor any of its
 
Subsidiaries or affiliated
 
companies shall be
 
liable for any
 
foreign exchange rate
fluctuation between the
 
Participant’s local
 
currency and the U.S.
 
dollar that may
 
affect the value
 
of the Performance
Stock
 
Units
 
or
 
any
 
amounts
 
due
 
to
 
the
 
Participant
 
pursuant
 
to
 
the
 
vesting
 
of
 
the
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units
 
or
 
the
subsequent sale of any shares of Stock acquired upon vesting of the Performance
 
Stock Units.
9.
Data
 
Privacy.
If
 
the
 
Participant
 
would
 
like
 
to
 
participate
 
in
 
the
 
Plan,
 
the
 
Participant
 
will
 
need
 
to
 
review
 
the
 
information
provided in
 
this Section
 
9 and,
 
where applicable,
 
declare the
 
Participant’s
 
consent to
 
the processing
 
of personal
 
data by
 
the
Company and the third parties stated below.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
If the Participant is based
 
in the European Union (“EU”),
 
European Economic Area (“EEA”) or
 
United Kingdom, please note
that General Mills,
 
Inc. with registered
 
address at One
 
General Mills Boulevard,
 
Minneapolis, MN 55426-1347,
 
is the controller
responsible for the processing of the Participant’s
 
personal data in connection with the Agreement and the Plan.
 
(a)
Data
 
Collection
 
and
 
Usage.
 
The
 
Company
 
collects,
 
processes,
 
uses
 
and
 
transfers
 
certain
 
personally-identifiable
information about
 
the Participant,
 
specifically,
 
the Participant’s
 
name, home
 
address and
 
telephone number,
 
email
address, date of birth, social insurance, passport number or other
 
identification number,
 
salary, nationality,
 
job title,
any shares of Stock or directorships
 
held in the Company or any affiliated company,
 
details of all Performance Stock
Units or any
 
other entitlement to
 
shares of Stock awarded, canceled,
 
exercised, settled, vested, unvested
 
or outstanding
in
 
the
 
Participant’s
 
favor,
 
which
 
the
 
Company
 
receives
 
from
 
the
 
Participant
 
or
 
the
 
Employer
 
(the
 
“Data”).
 
The
Company collects, processes
 
and uses the Data
 
for the purposes of performing
 
its contractual obligations
 
under this
Agreement,
 
implementing,
 
administering and
 
managing
 
the Participant’s
 
participation
 
in the
 
Plan
 
and facilitating
compliance with applicable tax and securities law.
If the Participant
 
is based in
 
the EU, EEA
 
or United Kingdom,
 
the legal basis
 
for the processing
 
of the Data
 
by the
Company
 
is
 
the
 
necessity
 
of
 
the
 
processing
 
for
 
the
 
Company
 
to
 
perform
 
its
 
contractual
 
obligations
 
under
 
this
Agreement
 
and
 
the
 
Plan
 
and
 
the
 
Company’s
 
legitimate
 
business
 
interests
 
of
 
managing
 
the
 
Plan,
 
administering
employee equity awards and complying with its contractual
 
and statutory obligations.
If the Participant is
 
based in any other
 
jurisdiction, the legal basis
 
for the processing
 
of the Data by the
 
Company is
the Participant’s
 
consent as further described below.
(b)
Stock
 
Plan
 
Administration
 
Service
 
Providers.
 
The
 
Company
 
transfers
 
Data
 
to
 
E*TRADE
 
Financial
 
Corporate
Services, Inc.
 
(including its
 
affiliated companies),
 
an independent
 
service provider
 
which assists
 
the Company
 
with
the implementation,
 
administration and
 
management of
 
the Plan.
 
In the future,
 
the Company
 
may select a
 
different
service
 
provider,
 
which
 
will
 
in
 
a
 
similar
 
manner,
 
share
 
Data
 
with
 
such
 
service
 
provider.
 
The
 
Company’s
 
service
provider will
 
maintain an
 
account for the
 
Participant to administer
 
the Performance
 
Stock Units. The
 
processing
 
of
Data
 
will
 
take
 
place
 
through
 
both
 
electronic
 
and
 
non-electronic
 
means.
 
Data
 
will
 
only
 
be
 
accessible
 
by
 
those
individuals requiring access to it for purposes of implementing,
 
administering and operating the Plan.
(c)
International Data
 
Transfers. The
 
Company and
 
its service providers
 
are based
 
in the United
 
States and
 
India. The
Participant’s
 
country or jurisdiction may have different data privacy laws and protections
 
than the United States and
India.
 
An
 
appropriate
 
level
 
of
 
protection
 
can
 
be
 
achieved
 
by
 
implementing
 
safeguards
 
such
 
as
 
the
 
Standard
Contractual Clauses adopted by the EU Commission.
If the Participant is based in any other jurisdiction, the Data will be transferred from the Participant’s
 
jurisdiction to
the Company
 
and onward
 
from
 
the Company
 
to any
 
of its
 
service providers
 
based on
 
the Participant’s
 
consent, as
further described below.
(d)
Data Retention. The
 
Company will use the Data
 
only as long as necessary
 
to implement, administer and
 
manage the
Participant’s
 
participation in
 
the Plan,
 
or as
 
required
 
to comply
 
with legal
 
or regulatory
 
obligations, including
 
tax
and securities laws.
 
When the Company
 
no longer needs
 
the Data,
 
the Company will
 
remove it
 
from its
 
systems.
 
If
the Company keeps data
 
longer,
 
it would be to satisfy legal
 
or regulatory obligations
 
and the Company’s
 
legal basis
would be relevant
 
laws or regulations
 
(if the Participant
 
is in the EU,
 
EEA or United Kingdom)
 
or the Participant’s
consent (if the Participant is outside the EU, EEA or United Kingdom).
(e)
Data
 
Subject
 
Rights.
 
The
 
Participant
 
may
 
have
 
a
 
number
 
of
 
rights
 
under
 
data
 
privacy
 
laws
 
in
 
the
 
Participant’s
jurisdiction. Subject to the conditions
 
set out in the applicable law
 
and depending on where
 
the Participant is based,
such
 
rights
 
may
 
include
 
the
 
right
 
to
 
(i)
 
request
 
access
 
to,
 
or
 
copies
 
of,
 
the
 
Data
 
processed
 
by
 
the
 
Company,
 
(ii)
rectification
 
of
 
incorrect
 
Data,
 
(iii)
 
deletion
 
of
 
Data,
 
(iv)
 
restrictions
 
on
 
the
 
processing
 
of
 
Data,
 
(v)
 
object
 
to
 
the
processing of Data
 
for legitimate interests, (vi)
 
portability of Data, (vii) lodge complaints
 
with competent authorities
in the Participant’s
 
jurisdiction, and/or to (viii) receive a list with the names
 
and addresses of any potential recipients
of Data.
 
To
 
receive
 
clarification regarding
 
these rights
 
or to
 
exercise
 
these rights,
 
the Participant
 
can contact
 
HR
Direct.
(f)
Necessary
 
Disclosure
 
of
 
Personal
 
Data.
 
The
 
Participant
 
understands
 
that
 
providing
 
the
 
Company
 
with
 
Data
 
is
necessary for the performance of the Agreement
 
and that the Participant’s
 
refusal to provide
 
the Data would make it
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
impossible
 
for
 
the
 
Company
 
to
 
perform
 
its
 
contractual
 
obligations
 
and
 
may
 
affect
 
the
 
Participant’s
 
ability
 
to
participate in the Plan.
(g)
Declaration
 
of
 
Consent
 
(if
 
the
 
Participant
 
is
 
outside
 
the
 
EU,
 
EEA
 
and
 
United
 
Kingdom).
 
The
 
Participant
 
hereby
unambiguously
 
consents
 
to
 
the collection,
 
use
 
and
 
transfer,
 
in
 
electronic
 
or
 
other
 
form,
 
of
 
the
 
Data,
 
as
 
described
above and in any other
 
grant materials, by and among,
 
as applicable, the Employer,
 
the Company and any affiliated
company for
 
the exclusive
 
purpose of
 
implementing, administering
 
and managing
 
the Participant’s
 
participation in
the Plan. The Participant
 
understands that the Participant
 
may, at
 
any time, refuse
 
or withdraw the consents
 
herein,
in any
 
case without
 
cost, by
 
contacting HR
 
Direct.
 
If the
 
Participant does
 
not consent
 
or later
 
seeks to
 
revoke
 
the
Participant’s
 
consent,
 
the
 
Participant’s
 
employment
 
status
 
or
 
service
 
with
 
the
 
Employer
 
will
 
not
 
be
 
affected;
 
the
Participant’s
 
consequence of
 
refusing
 
or withdrawing
 
consent is
 
that the
 
Company would
 
not be
 
able to
 
award the
Participant
 
Performance
 
Stock Units
 
or any
 
other equity
 
award
 
to the
 
Participant or
 
administer or
 
maintain
 
such
awards.
 
Therefore,
 
the Participant
 
understands
 
that refusing
 
or withdrawing
 
consent may
 
affect the
 
Participant’s
ability to
 
participate in
 
the Plan.
 
For more
 
information on
 
the consequences
 
of refusal
 
to consent
 
or withdrawal
 
of
consent, the Participant should contact HR Direct.
10.
Clawback
. This Award
 
is specifically made subject to the Company’s Executive
 
Compensation Clawback Policies.
11.
Insider Trading;
 
Market Abuse
 
Laws.
 
By participating
 
in the
 
Plan, the
 
Participant agrees
 
to comply
 
with the
 
Company’s
policy
 
on
 
insider
 
trading
 
(to
 
the
 
extent
 
that
 
it
 
is
 
applicable
 
to
 
the
 
Participant),
 
the
 
Participant
 
further
 
acknowledges
 
that,
depending on the Participant’s or his or her broker’s country
 
of residence or where the shares
 
of Stock are listed, the Participant
may be subject
 
to insider trading
 
restrictions and/or market
 
abuse laws
 
that may affect
 
the Participant’s ability to
 
accept, acquire,
sell or
 
otherwise dispose
 
of shares
 
of Stock,
 
rights to
 
shares of
 
Stock (e.g.,
 
Performance Stock
 
Units) or
 
rights linked
 
to the
value of shares of
 
Stock, during such times
 
the Participant is considered
 
to have “inside information”
 
regarding the Company
as defined by
 
the laws or regulations
 
in the Participant’s
 
country.
 
Local insider trading
 
laws and regulations
 
may prohibit the
cancellation
 
or amendment
 
of orders
 
the Participant
 
places before
 
he or
 
she possessed
 
inside information.
 
Furthermore,
 
the
Participant could
 
be prohibited
 
from (i)
 
disclosing the
 
inside information
 
to any
 
third party
 
(other than
 
on a
 
“need to
 
know”
basis) and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them
 
otherwise to buy or sell securities. The Participant
 
understands that third
parties
 
include
 
fellow
 
employees.
 
Any
 
restriction
 
under
 
these
 
laws
 
or
 
regulations
 
are
 
separate
 
from
 
and
 
in
 
addition
 
to
 
any
restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy.
 
The Participant acknowledges that it is
the Participant’s responsibility
 
to comply with any applicable restrictions, and that
 
the Participant should therefore consult the
Participant’s personal advisor on
 
this matter.
12.
Electronic
 
Delivery.
The Participant
 
agrees, to
 
the fullest
 
extent
 
permitted by
 
law,
 
in lieu
 
of receiving
 
documents
 
in paper
format,
 
to
 
accept
 
electronic
 
delivery
 
of
 
any
 
documents
 
that
 
the
 
Company
 
and
 
its
 
Subsidiaries
 
or
 
affiliated
 
companies
 
may
deliver in connection with this grant and any other grants offered by the Company,
 
including prospectuses, grant notifications,
account statements, annual or quarterly reports, and
 
other communications. Electronic delivery of a
 
document may be made via
the Company’s email system or by reference to a location on the Company’s intranet or website or a website of the Company’s
agent administering
 
the Plan. By
 
accepting this
 
grant, whether
 
electronically or
 
otherwise, the
 
Participant hereby
 
consents to
participate in the Plan through such system, intranet, or website, including but not limited to the use of electronic signatures or
click-through electronic acceptance of terms and conditions.
13.
English Language.
The Participant acknowledges and agrees that it is the Participant’s express intent that this Agreement and
the Plan
 
and all other
 
documents, notices
 
and legal
 
proceedings entered
 
into, given or
 
instituted pursuant
 
to the Performance
Stock Units be
 
drawn up in English.
 
To
 
the extent the Participant
 
has been provided
 
with a copy of
 
this Agreement, the Plan,
or any other
 
documents relating
 
to this Award
 
in a language
 
other than English,
 
the English language
 
documents will prevail
in case of any ambiguities or divergences as a result of translation.
14.
Addendum.
Notwithstanding any
 
provisions in
 
this Agreement,
 
the Performance
 
Stock Units
 
shall be
 
subject to
 
any special
terms
 
and
 
conditions
 
set
 
forth
 
in
 
the
 
Country-Specific
 
Addendum
 
to
 
this
 
Agreement
 
(the
 
“Addendum”).
 
Moreover,
 
if
 
the
Participant transfers to one of the countries included in such Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will
apply to the Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and
 
conditions is necessary or
advisable to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan (or the Company may establish alternative terms
and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Participant’s transfer). The Addendum constitutes part of
this Agreement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
15.
Not a Public
 
Offering
. The award
 
of the Performance
 
Stock Units is
 
not intended
 
to be a
 
public offering
 
of securities in
 
the
Participant’s
 
country of
 
employment (or
 
country of
 
residence, if
 
different). The
 
Company has
 
not submitted
 
any registration
statement, prospectus
 
or other filings
 
with the local
 
securities authorities (unless
 
otherwise required under
 
local law), and
 
the
award of
 
the Performance
 
Stock Units
 
is not subject
 
to the supervision
 
of the
 
local securities authorities.
No employee of
 
the
Company or
 
any of
 
its Subsidiaries
 
or affiliated
 
companies is
 
permitted to
 
advise the
 
Participant on
 
whether he/she
 
should
participate
 
in the
 
Plan.
 
Acquiring shares
 
of Stock
 
involves a
 
degree
 
of risk.
 
Before
 
deciding
 
to participate
 
in the
 
Plan, the
Participant should carefully consider all risk factors relevant to the acquisition of shares of Stock under the Plan and carefully
review all
 
of the
 
materials related
 
to the
 
Performance Stock
 
Units and
 
the Plan.
 
In addition,
 
the Participant
 
should consult
with his/her personal advisor for professional investment
 
advice.
16.
Repatriation;
 
Compliance
 
with
 
Law
.
 
The
 
Participant
 
agrees
 
to
 
repatriate
 
all payments
 
attributable
 
to
 
the
 
shares
 
of Stock
and/or cash acquired
 
under the Plan in
 
accordance with applicable
 
foreign exchange
 
rules and regulations
 
in the Participant’s
country of employment
 
(and country of
 
residence, if different).
 
In addition, the
 
Participant agrees to
 
take any and
 
all actions,
and
 
consent
 
to
 
any
 
and
 
all
 
actions
 
taken
 
by
 
the
 
Company
 
and
 
any
 
of
 
its
 
Subsidiaries
 
and
 
affiliated
 
companies,
 
as
 
may
 
be
required to
 
allow the
 
Company and
 
any of
 
its Subsidiaries
 
and affiliated
 
companies to
 
comply with
 
local laws,
 
rules and/or
regulations in
 
the Participant’s
 
country of
 
employment (and country
 
of residence, if
 
different). Finally,
 
the Participant
 
agrees
to take
 
any and
 
all actions
 
as may
 
be required
 
to comply
 
with the
 
Participant’s
 
personal obligations
 
under local
 
laws, rules
and/or regulations in the Participant’s
 
country of employment and country of residence, if different).
17.
Imposition
 
of
 
Other
 
Requirements
.
 
The
 
Company
 
reserves
 
the
 
right
 
to
 
impose
 
other
 
requirements
 
on
 
the
 
Participant’s
participation in the Plan, on the Performance
 
Stock Unit, and on any shares of Stock acquired under
 
the Plan, to the extent the
Company determines it is
 
necessary or advisable for
 
legal or administrative reasons,
 
and to require the
 
Participant to sign any
additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish
 
the foregoing.
18.
Committee’s Powers
. No provision contained
 
in this Agreement shall
 
in any way terminate,
 
modify or alter,
 
or be construed
or interpreted
 
as terminating,
 
modifying or
 
altering any
 
of the
 
powers, rights
 
or authority
 
vested in
 
the Committee
 
or,
 
to the
extent delegated, in its
 
delegate, pursuant to the
 
terms of the Plan or
 
resolutions adopted in furtherance
 
of the Plan, including,
without
 
limitation,
 
the right
 
to make
 
certain
 
determinations
 
and
 
elections
 
with respect
 
to the
 
Performance
 
Stock Unit.
 
Any
dispute
 
regarding
 
the
 
interpretation
 
of
 
this
 
Agreement
 
or
 
the
 
terms
 
of
 
the
 
Plan
 
shall
 
be
 
submitted
 
to
 
the
 
Committee
 
or
 
its
delegate
 
who
 
shall
 
have
 
the
 
discretionary
 
authority
 
to
 
construe
 
the
 
terms
 
of
 
this
 
Agreement,
 
the
 
Plan,
 
and
 
all
 
documents
ancillary to this
 
Award.
 
The decisions of the
 
Committee or its delegate
 
shall be final and
 
binding and any
 
reviewing court of
law or
 
other party
 
shall defer to
 
its decision,
 
overruling if,
 
and only
 
if, it is
 
arbitrary and
 
capricious. In
 
no way
 
is it intended
that this review standard subject the Plan or Award
 
to the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
19.
Binding
 
Effect
.
 
This
 
Agreement
 
shall
 
be
 
binding
 
upon
 
and
 
inure
 
to
 
the
 
benefit
 
of
 
any
 
successors
 
to
 
the
 
Company
 
and
 
all
persons lawfully claiming under the Participant.
20.
Governing Law and Forum
. Without limiting the effect of section 16, this Agreement shall be governed by,
 
and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles
 
of conflict of laws.
21.
Severability
. The
 
provisions of
 
this Agreement
 
are severable
 
and if
 
any one
 
or more
 
of the
 
provisions are
 
determined to
 
be
illegal
 
or otherwise
 
unenforceable,
 
in whole
 
or in
 
part,
 
the Agreement
 
shall be
 
reformed
 
and
 
construed
 
so that
 
it would
 
be
enforceable to
 
the maximum
 
extent legally
 
possible, and
 
if it
 
cannot be
 
so reformed
 
and construed,
 
as if
 
such unenforceable
provision, or part thereof, had never been contained herein.
22.
Waiver
. The waiver by
 
the Company with respect
 
to Participant’s
 
(or any other participant’s)
 
compliance with any
 
provision
of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent
breach by such party of a provision of this Agreement.
A copy of the Plan and the Prospectus to the General Mills, Inc. 2022 Stock Compensation
 
Plan is available on G&Me by searching
“2022 Stock Compensation Plan”.
 
A copy of the Company’s latest Annual Report
 
on Form 10-K is also available on the Company’s
website at www.generalmills.com
 
under Investor Information/Annual Reports.
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
 
 
9
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD
 
AGREEMENT
GRANT DATE:
PARTICIPANT:
[CEO]
PERNR:
TARGET NUMBER OF
 
UNITS SUBJECT TO
AWARD:
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
EXPIRATION DATE
 
OF RESTRICTED
PERIOD:
This Award
 
is made
 
under the
 
General Mills,
 
Inc. 2022
 
Stock Compensation
 
Plan (the
 
"Plan"), and
 
is subject
 
to the
terms
 
and
 
conditions
 
contained
 
in
 
the
 
Plan
 
document
 
and
 
this
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Unit
 
Award
 
Agreement
(“Agreement”).
 
The Participant: (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy
 
of the Plan and Plan
 
prospectus, (ii) represents that
the Participant
 
has carefully
 
read and
 
is familiar
 
with the provisions
 
of this Agreement
 
and the Plan,
 
and (iii) hereby
accepts the Performance
 
Stock Units subject to
 
all of the terms
 
and conditions set forth
 
herein, and in
 
the Plan.
 
If the
Participant does
 
not wish to
 
receive the
 
Performance Stock
 
Units and/or
 
does not
 
consent and agree
 
to the terms
 
and
conditions
 
on
 
which the
 
Performance
 
Stock Units
 
are
 
offered,
 
as
 
set
 
forth
 
in this
 
Agreement
 
and
 
the
 
Plan, then
 
the
Participant must reject this Award via the website of the Company’s designated broker,
 
no later than 60 days following
the
 
Grant
 
Date.
 
If the
 
Participant rejects
 
this Award,
 
this Award
 
will immediately
 
be forfeited
 
and
 
cancelled.
 
The
Participant’s
 
failure to
 
reject this
 
Award
 
within this
 
60 day
 
period will
 
constitute the
 
Participant’s
 
acceptance of
 
this
Award and all terms
 
and conditions of this Award,
 
as set forth in this Agreement and the Plan.
THIS
 
AWARD,
 
dated
 
on
 
the
 
above
 
Grant
 
Date,
 
is made
 
by
 
General
 
Mills,
 
Inc.,
 
(the
 
"Company"),
 
and
 
made
 
to
 
the
 
person
named above (the "Participant" or referred
 
to as “I”, “you”, or “my”) (“Award”).
1.
Award
 
of Units.
 
Each unit awarded
 
represents the right
 
to receive one
 
share of the
 
Company common stock,
 
par value USD
0.10 per share
 
(“Stock”). The units
 
granted pursuant to
 
this Agreement are referred
 
to as the “Performance
 
Stock Units”. The
number of Performance Stock Units
 
earned by the Participant
 
for the Performance Period will
 
be determined at the
 
end of the
Performance Period
 
based on
 
the level
 
of achievement
 
against the
 
Performance Measures
 
and conditions
 
in accordance
 
with
Attachment A. The
 
number of shares of
 
Stock the Participant is
 
paid is dependent
 
on the number of
 
Performance Stock Units
earned and satisfactory completion of the
 
service requirements described herein. Whether, and the
 
extent to which Performance
Measures have been satisfied at the end of the Performance Period shall be certified by the Compensation & Talent Committee
before any payment
 
is made, and
 
all such determinations
 
shall be made
 
by the Compensation
 
& Talent
 
Committee in its
 
sole
discretion. For
 
each Performance
 
Stock Unit
 
earned and
 
vested, if
 
any,
 
at the
 
Expiration Date
 
of the
 
Restricted Period,
 
one
share of the Company’s
 
Stock shall be issued to the Participant
 
on the Expiration Date of the Restricted
 
Period, subject to any
additional restrictions
 
or holding
 
requirements in
 
Attachment A.
 
Except as
 
otherwise defined
 
herein, capitalized
 
terms shall
have the same meanings ascribed to them under the Plan.
2.
Vesting of
 
Performance Stock Units; Forfeiture of Performance
 
Stock Units.
(a)
Vesting
 
Schedule
. The Performance
 
Stock Units shall
 
vest on the
 
Expiration Date of
 
the Restricted Period
 
set forth
above (“Vesting
 
Date”) subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.
(b)
Forfeiture
 
of Performance
 
Stock Units
. The
 
Participant acknowledges
 
that the
 
Performance Stock
 
Units awarded
hereunder are
 
subject to forfeiture
 
if the Participant’s
 
employment with
 
the Company
 
or any subsidiary
 
or affiliated
companies terminates under certain circumstances before the Vesting
 
Date, as herein provided.
(i)
Resignation or Termination
 
for Cause.
 
If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any subsidiary
or affiliated
 
companies is terminated
 
by either (i)
 
resignation, or (ii)
 
a discharge
 
due to Participant’s
 
illegal
activities, poor
 
work performance,
 
misconduct or
 
violation of the
 
Company’s
 
Code of Conduct,
 
policies or
practices, then
 
these Performance
 
Stock Units, to
 
the extent
 
they are not
 
fully vested
 
as of the
 
Termination
Date,
 
shall
 
for
 
no
 
consideration
 
be
 
cancelled
 
and
 
forfeited
 
in
 
their
 
entirety.
 
For
 
the
 
avoidance
 
of
 
doubt,
“Termination Date” for purposes of this Award will be deemed to occur
 
as of the date
 
Participant is no longer
 
 
 
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actively
 
providing
 
services
 
as
 
an
 
employee,
 
unless
 
otherwise
 
determined
 
by
 
the
 
Company
 
in
 
its
 
sole
discretion,
 
and no
 
vesting shall
 
continue
 
during any
 
notice period
 
that may
 
be specified
 
under contract
 
or
applicable law
 
with respect
 
to such
 
termination,
 
including any
 
“garden leave”
 
or similar
 
period,
 
except as
may otherwise be permitted in the Company’s
 
sole discretion.
(ii)
Involuntary
 
Termination/
 
Early
 
Retirement.
 
If
 
the
 
Participant’s
 
employment
 
by
 
the
 
Company
 
terminates
involuntarily at the initiation of the Company for any reason other than specified in Plan Section 11 (Change
in
 
Control),
 
or (i),
 
(iv)
 
or (v)
 
in
 
this section
 
2, and
 
upon the
 
execution
 
(without revoking)
 
of an
 
effective
general legal release and such
 
other documents as are satisfactory
 
to the Company, or if the
 
Participant retires
on or
 
after age
 
55 but
 
before age
 
62, this
 
Award
 
shall be
 
payable on
 
the Expiration
 
Date of
 
the Restricted
Period with a
 
value, if
 
any, that otherwise would
 
be earned
 
under the applicable
 
performance goals established
under
 
Attachment
 
A based
 
on actual
 
performance;
 
and
 
shall vest
 
at
 
the
 
Expiration
 
Date of
 
the Restricted
Period in a pro-rata
 
amount based on
 
actual employment completed
 
during the Performance Period
 
through
the date of termination. All other Performance Share Units shall be forfeited
 
as of the date of termination.
 
(iii)
Death.
 
If a Participant
 
dies while employed by
 
the Company or any
 
subsidiary or affiliated companies during
the Performance Period, this Award
 
shall fully vest and shall be considered to be earned in full “at target” as
if the applicable Performance
 
Measures established in Attachment A
 
have been achieved at
 
target, and settled
and paid on the first day of the month following death to the designated beneficiary
 
or beneficiaries.
(iv)
Normal Retirement
.
 
If the termination of employment is due to a Participant’s retirement
 
on or after age 62,
then
 
if
 
such
 
retirement
 
occurs
 
before
 
the end
 
of
 
the
 
Company’s
 
fiscal
 
year
 
within
 
which
 
this Award
 
was
granted, it shall vest in
 
a pro-rata amount based on actual
 
employment completed during said fiscal year.
 
But
if such
 
retirement occurs
 
after the
 
end of
 
the fiscal
 
year in
 
which it
 
is awarded,
 
then it
 
shall vest
 
fully.
 
In
either case, vested
 
Units shall
 
be paid on
 
the Expiration
 
Date of the
 
Restricted Period,
 
with a value,
 
if any,
that otherwise would be earned
 
under the applicable performance goals
 
established in the Attachment based
on actual performance.
(v)
Spin-offs
 
and
 
Other
 
Divestitures.
 
If
 
the
 
termination
 
of
 
employment
 
is
 
due
 
to
 
the
 
divestiture,
 
cessation,
transfer,
 
or
 
spin-off
 
of
 
a
 
line
 
of
 
business
 
or
 
other
 
activity
 
of
 
the
 
Company,
 
the
 
Committee,
 
in
 
its
 
sole
discretion, shall determine the conversion,
 
vesting, or other treatment of these
 
Awards.
 
Such treatment shall
be consistent
 
with Code
 
Section 409A,
 
and in
 
particular will
 
take into
 
account whether
 
a separation
 
from
service has occurred within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
3.
Dividend Equivalents.
 
Subject to
 
any applicable
 
provisions in
 
Attachment A,
 
any dividends
 
or other
 
distributions declared
payable on
 
the Company’s
 
Stock on or
 
after the Grant
 
Date of this
 
Award
 
until the Award
 
is settled and/or
 
forfeited shall be
credited
 
notionally
 
to the
 
Participant in
 
an amount
 
equal
 
to such
 
declared
 
dividends
 
or other
 
distributions
 
on an
 
equivalent
number of shares of Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”).
 
Dividend Equivalents so credited shall be paid if, and only to the extent,
the underlying Performance Stock
 
Units to which they relate become
 
unrestricted and vest, as provided under
 
the terms of the
Plan and
 
this Agreement.
 
Dividend
 
Equivalents credited
 
in respect
 
to Performance
 
Stock Units
 
that are
 
forfeited
 
under the
terms of the Plan and this document, are correspondingly forfeited.
 
No interest or other earnings shall be credited on Dividend
Equivalents.
 
Vested
 
Dividend Equivalents shall be paid in cash at the same time as the
 
underlying Performance Stock Units to
which they relate are settled.
4.
Settlement of Performance Stock Units.
 
Upon vesting of the Performance Stock Units, settlement
 
shall be completed as soon
as administratively practicable but in no event later than 30 days after the vesting date, except where such settlement following
a Section 409A
 
Separation from Service
 
requires a six-month
 
delay.
 
The Company will
 
provide for settlement
 
in the form
 
of
shares of Stock. At the Company’s discretion, additional
 
restrictions or holding requirements may be imposed on settled Units
and dividend equivalents, if any.
 
5.
Non-Transferability
.
 
The
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units
 
may
 
not
 
be
 
sold,
 
assigned,
 
pledged,
 
exchanged,
 
hypothecated,
encumbered, disposed of, or otherwise transferred, unless otherwise provided in the Plan
 
or this Agreement.
 
Upon any attempt
to transfer,
 
assign, pledge, hypothecate
 
or otherwise dispose
 
of the Performance
 
Stock Units or
 
of such rights
 
contrary to the
provisions hereof or in the Plan, the Performance Stock Units and such rights shall immediately
 
become null and void.
 
 
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6.
Withholding of
 
Tax.
 
The Participant
 
acknowledges that,
 
regardless of
 
any action
 
taken by
 
the Company
 
or, if
 
different, the
subsidiary or affiliated company that employs
 
the Participant (the “Employer”), the ultimate liability for all income
 
tax, social
contributions,
 
payroll tax,
 
fringe benefits
 
tax, payment
 
on account,
 
hypothetical
 
tax or
 
other tax-related
 
items related
 
to the
Participant’s participation
 
in the Plan and
 
legally applicable to the
 
Participant or deemed by
 
the Company or the
 
Employer in
their discretion to be an appropriate charge to the Participant even if
 
legally applicable to the Company or the Employer (“Tax-
Related Items”), is and remains the Participant’s
 
responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company
or
 
the
 
Employer,
 
if
 
any.
 
The
 
Participant
 
further
 
acknowledges
 
that
 
the
 
Company
 
and/or
 
the
 
Employer
 
(a)
 
make
 
no
representations
 
or
 
undertakings
 
regarding
 
the
 
treatment
 
of
 
any
 
Tax-Related
 
Items
 
in
 
connection
 
with
 
any
 
aspect
 
of
 
the
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units,
 
including,
 
but
 
not
 
limited
 
to,
 
the
 
grant,
 
vesting,
 
the
 
subsequent
 
sale
 
of
 
shares
 
of
 
Stock
 
acquired
pursuant to such vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the
terms of the grant
 
or any aspect of
 
the Performance Stock Units
 
to reduce or eliminate the
 
Participant’s liability for Tax-Related
Items or achieve any
 
particular tax result.
 
Further, if the Participant
 
is subject to
 
Tax-Related Items in more than
 
one jurisdiction
between
 
the
 
Grant
 
Date
 
and
 
the
 
date
 
of
 
any
 
relevant
 
taxable
 
or
 
tax
 
withholding
 
event,
 
as
 
applicable,
 
the
 
Participant
acknowledges
 
that
 
the
 
Company
 
and/or
 
the
 
Employer
 
(or
 
former
 
employer,
 
as
 
applicable)
 
may
 
be
 
required
 
to
 
withhold
 
or
account for Tax
 
-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
Prior
 
to
 
the
 
relevant
 
taxable or
 
tax
 
withholding
 
event,
 
as applicable,
 
the
 
Participant
 
agrees to
 
make
 
adequate
 
arrangements
satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, unless otherwise approved by
the Committee, the Company shall
 
satisfy the obligations with
 
regard to all Tax
 
-Related Items by one or
 
a combination of the
following:
 
(i) withholding
 
from the
 
Participant’s
 
wages or
 
other cash
 
compensation paid
 
to the
 
Participant by
 
the Company
and/or the Employer; (ii) withholding from the shares of Stock to be delivered upon settlement of the Performance Stock Units
or other awards granted to the Participant or (iii) permitting the Participant to tender to the Company cash or,
 
if allowed by the
Committee, shares of Stock.
Depending on the withholding
 
method, the Company may
 
withhold or account
 
for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable
statutory
 
withholding
 
rates
 
(as
 
determined
 
by
 
the
 
Company
 
in
 
good
 
faith
 
and
 
in
 
its
 
sole
 
discretion)
 
or
 
other
 
applicable
withholding rates, including maximum applicable
 
rates, in which case
 
the Participant will receive
 
a refund of
 
any over-withheld
amount and will have no entitlement to the share equivalent. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding
from
 
the
 
shares
 
of
 
Stock
 
to
 
be
 
delivered
 
upon
 
vesting
 
of
 
the
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units,
 
for
 
tax
 
purposes,
 
the
 
Participant
 
is
deemed to have been issued
 
the full number of shares of
 
Stock subject to the Performance Stock
 
Units, notwithstanding that a
number of shares
 
of Stock are held
 
back solely for the
 
purpose of paying the
 
Tax-Related
 
Items. The Participant
 
will have no
further rights with respect to any shares of Stock that are retained by the Company
 
pursuant to this provision.
The
 
Participant
 
agrees
 
to pay
 
to
 
the Company
 
or the
 
Employer
 
any
 
amount of
 
Tax-Related
 
Items
 
that the
 
Company
 
or the
Employer may
 
be required
 
to withhold
 
or account
 
for as
 
a result
 
of the
 
Participant’s
 
participation in
 
the Plan
 
that cannot
 
be
satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver shares of Stock or proceeds from the
sale of
 
shares of
 
Stock until
 
arrangements satisfactory
 
to the
 
Company have
 
been made
 
in connection
 
with the
 
Tax-Related
Items.
7.
Restrictive Covenants; Confidential Information; Work Product.
 
The Participant agrees to cooperate with the Company in
any way needed in order to comply with, or fulfill the terms of the Plan and this Award
 
document.
 
As a term and condition of
this Award,
 
Participant agrees to the following terms:
 
a.
I agree
 
to use
 
General Mills
 
Confidential Information
 
only as
 
needed in
 
the performance
 
of my
 
duties, to
 
hold and
protect such information
 
as confidential to the
 
Company,
 
and not to engage
 
in any unauthorized use
 
or disclosure of
such
 
information
 
for
 
so
 
long
 
as
 
such
 
information
 
qualifies
 
as
 
Confidential
 
Information.
 
I
 
agree
 
that
 
after
 
my
employment with
 
the Company
 
terminates for
 
any reason,
 
including “retirement”
 
as that
 
term is
 
used in
 
the Plan,
 
I
will not
 
use or
 
disclose, directly
 
or indirectly,
 
Company Confidential
 
Information or
 
trade secrets
 
for any
 
purpose,
unless I get the prior written consent of my manager to do so.
This document does
 
not prevent me from
 
filing a complaint with
 
a government agency
 
(including the Securities
 
and
Exchange
 
Commission,
 
Department
 
of
 
Justice,
 
Equal
 
Employment
 
Opportunity
 
Commission
 
and
 
others)
 
or
 
from
participating
 
in
 
an
 
agency
 
proceeding.
 
This
 
document
 
also
 
does
 
not
 
prevent
 
me
 
from
 
providing
 
an
 
agency
 
with
information, including this document,
 
unless such information is legally
 
protected from disclosure to
 
third parties.
 
I
do not need prior company authorization to take these actions, nor
 
must I notify the company I have done so.
Also, as
 
provided in
 
18 U.S.C.
 
1833(b), I cannot
 
be held
 
criminally or civilly
 
liable under any
 
federal or state
 
trade
secret law for
 
making a trade secret
 
disclosure: (A) in
 
confidence to a
 
federal, state, or
 
local government official, either
 
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directly or
 
indirectly,
 
or to
 
an attorney,
 
solely for
 
the purpose
 
of reporting
 
or investigating
 
a suspected
 
violation of
law; or (B) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing
 
is made under seal.
General
 
Mills
 
Confidential
 
Information
 
means
 
any
 
non-public
 
information
 
I
 
create,
 
receive,
 
use
 
or
 
observe
 
in
 
the
performance
 
of
 
my
 
job
 
at
 
General
 
Mills,
 
including
 
trade
 
secrets.
 
Examples
 
of
 
Confidential
 
Information
 
include
marketing,
 
merchandising,
 
business
 
plans,
 
business
 
methods,
 
pricing,
 
purchasing,
 
licensing,
 
contracts,
 
employee,
supplier
 
or
 
customer
 
information,
 
customer,
 
vendor
 
or
 
partner
 
client
 
or
 
contact
 
lists,
 
financial
 
data,
 
technological
developments, manufacturing processes
 
and specifications, product
 
formulas, ingredient specifications,
 
software code,
and all other proprietary information which is not publicly available to others.
Prior to leaving the Company, I agree to return all materials in my possession containing Confidential Information, as
well
 
as
 
all
 
other
 
documents
 
and
 
other
 
tangible
 
items
 
provided
 
to
 
me
 
by
 
General
 
Mills,
 
or
 
developed
 
by
 
me
 
in
connection with my employment with the Company.
b.
I agree to promptly tell General Mills about any ideas, concepts, improvements,
 
designs, inventions, discoveries, and
creative works (collectively,
 
“Work Product”)
 
which I conceive or create during my
 
employment with General Mills
which relate to General Mills’ businesses.
I further agree to immediately,
 
automatically and irrevocably assign,
 
and hereby do assign, to
 
General Mills any and
all intellectual property rights in and
 
to such Work Product, and all such intellectual
 
property rights shall be solely
 
and
exclusively owned by General
 
Mills.
 
“Intellectual property rights” means patent
 
rights, copyrights, trade secret
 
rights,
trade dress rights, trademark rights and all comparable rights throughout
 
the world.
During my employment
 
with General Mills
 
and anytime
 
thereafter, I
 
will take all
 
necessary steps, at
 
General Mills’
request and expense, but without further compensation to me, to execute any instruments necessary to enable General
Mills or General Mills’ nominee to register intellectual property rights throughout
 
the world.
After I leave
 
General Mills, I
 
agree to help
 
General Mills
 
in every way
 
possible in any
 
government or legal
 
proceedings
pertaining to any General Mills intellectual property rights.
c.
[
This Section 7.c. does not apply to
 
California, Colorado, Minnesota, and Washington -based employees.
] I agree that
for one year
 
after I leave
 
the Company,
 
including retiring from
 
the Company,
 
I will not work
 
on any product,
 
brand
category, process,
 
or service: (A) on which I worked, or
 
about which I had access to Confidential
 
Information, in the
year immediately preceding my termination (including retirement) from General Mills, and (B) which competes
 
with
General Mills products, brand categories, processes, or related services.
 
d.
I agree that for one year after I leave General Mills, including
 
retiring from the Company,
 
I will refrain from directly
or indirectly soliciting
 
Company employees for
 
the purpose of
 
hiring them or
 
inducing them to
 
leave their employment
with the Company.
e.
I agree
 
that after
 
I leave
 
General Mills,
 
including retiring
 
from the
 
Company,
 
I will
 
indefinitely refrain
 
from using
Company client or contact lists, and for two years I will refrain from soliciting the Company’s
 
customers.
A breach of the
 
obligations set forth in
 
this paragraph may result
 
in the rescission of
 
the Award,
 
termination and forfeiture
 
of
any
 
unvested
 
Units,
 
and/or
 
required
 
payment
 
to
 
the
 
Company
 
of
 
all
 
or
 
a
 
portion
 
of
 
any
 
monetary
 
gains
 
acquired
 
by
 
the
Participant as a result of the Award, unless the Award
 
vested and was settled more than four (4) years prior to the breach.
 
The
foregoing remedies are in addition to, and not in lieu of injunctive relief and/or any other legal or equitable remedies available
under applicable law.
8.
Nature of Grant.
 
In accepting the Performance Stock Units, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that:
(a)
the Plan
 
is established
 
voluntarily by
 
the Company,
 
it is
 
discretionary
 
in nature
 
and it
 
may be
 
modified, amended,
suspended or terminated by the Company,
 
in its sole discretion, at any time (subject to any limitations set forth in the
Plan);
 
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(b)
the grant of the Performance Stock Units
 
is voluntary and occasional and does
 
not create any contractual or other
 
right
to
 
receive
 
future
 
grants
 
of
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units,
 
or
 
benefits
 
in
 
lieu
 
of
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units,
 
even
 
if
Performance Stock Units s or other awards have been granted in the past;
(c)
all decisions with respect to future awards, if any,
 
will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d)
the Participant’s participation
 
in the Plan is voluntary;
(e)
the Performance Stock
 
Units and the
 
Participant’s participation
 
in the Plan
 
shall not create
 
a right to
 
employment or
be interpreted as forming an employment contract with the
 
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
 
affiliated companies
and shall not
 
interfere with the
 
ability of the
 
Company or the
 
Employer,
 
as applicable, to
 
terminate the
 
Participant’s
employment relationship (as otherwise may be permitted under local law);
(f)
unless
 
otherwise
 
agreed
 
with
 
the
 
Company,
 
the
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units
 
and
 
any
 
shares
 
of
 
Stock
 
acquired
 
upon
vesting of the Performance Stock Units, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for,
or
 
in
 
connection
 
with,
 
any
 
service
 
the
 
Participant
 
may
 
provide
 
as
 
a
 
director
 
of
 
any
 
subsidiary
 
or
 
affiliate
 
of
 
the
Company;
(g)
the Performance Stock Units
 
and any shares of Stock
 
acquired under the Plan and
 
the income and value
 
of same, are
not
 
part
 
of
 
normal
 
or
 
expected
 
compensation
 
for
 
purposes
 
of
 
calculating
 
any
 
severance,
 
resignation,
 
termination,
redundancy,
 
dismissal,
 
end-of-service
 
payments,
 
bonuses,
 
long-service
 
awards,
 
pension
 
or
 
retirement
 
or
 
welfare
benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past
services for the Company,
 
the Employer or any subsidiary
 
or affiliate of the Company;
(h)
the future value
 
of the shares
 
of Stock
 
underlying the Performance
 
Stock Units is
 
unknown, indeterminable, and cannot
be predicted with certainty;
 
(i)
upon vesting of the Performance Stock Units, the value of such shares of
 
Stock may increase or decrease in value;
 
(j)
no
 
claim
 
or
 
entitlement
 
to
 
compensation
 
or
 
damages
 
shall
 
arise
 
from
 
forfeiture
 
of
 
the
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units
resulting from termination
 
of the Participant’s
 
employment (for any
 
reason whatsoever and
 
whether or not in
 
breach
of local labor laws or later found invalid) and, in consideration of the Performance Stock Units, the Participant agrees
not to institute any claim against the Company or the Employer;
(k)
the Performance Stock Units and
 
the benefits evidenced by
 
this Agreement do not
 
create any entitlement not
 
otherwise
specifically
 
provided
 
for
 
in the
 
Plan or
 
provided
 
by the
 
Company
 
in its
 
discretion,
 
to have
 
the Performance
 
Stock
Units
 
or
 
any
 
such
 
benefits
 
transferred
 
to,
 
or
 
assumed
 
by,
 
another
 
company,
 
nor
 
to
 
be
 
exchanged,
 
cashed
 
out
 
or
substituted for, in connection with any corporate
 
transaction affecting the shares of Stock; and
(l)
neither the Company
 
nor any of its
 
Subsidiaries or affiliated
 
companies shall be
 
liable for any
 
foreign exchange rate
fluctuation between the
 
Participant’s local
 
currency and the U.S.
 
dollar that may
 
affect the value
 
of the Performance
Stock
 
Units
 
or
 
any
 
amounts
 
due
 
to
 
the
 
Participant
 
pursuant
 
to
 
the
 
vesting
 
of
 
the
 
Performance
 
Stock
 
Units
 
or
 
the
subsequent sale of any shares of Stock acquired upon vesting of the Performance
 
Stock Units.
9.
Data
 
Privacy.
If
 
the
 
Participant
 
would
 
like
 
to
 
participate
 
in
 
the
 
Plan,
 
the
 
Participant
 
will
 
need
 
to
 
review
 
the
 
information
provided in
 
this Section
 
9 and,
 
where applicable,
 
declare the
 
Participant’s
 
consent to
 
the processing
 
of personal
 
data by
 
the
Company and the third parties stated below.
 
If the Participant is based
 
in the European Union (“EU”),
 
European Economic Area (“EEA”) or
 
United Kingdom, please note
that General Mills,
 
Inc. with registered
 
address at One
 
General Mills Boulevard,
 
Minneapolis, MN 55426-1347,
 
is the controller
responsible for the processing of the Participant’s
 
personal data in connection with the Agreement and the Plan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
(a)
Data
 
Collection
 
and
 
Usage.
 
The
 
Company
 
collects,
 
processes,
 
uses
 
and
 
transfers
 
certain
 
personally-identifiable
information about
 
the Participant,
 
specifically,
 
the Participant’s
 
name, home
 
address and
 
telephone number,
 
email
address, date of birth, social insurance, passport number or other
 
identification number,
 
salary, nationality,
 
job title,
any shares of Stock or directorships
 
held in the Company or any affiliated company,
 
details of all Performance Stock
Units or any
 
other entitlement to
 
shares of Stock awarded, canceled,
 
exercised, settled, vested, unvested
 
or outstanding
in
 
the
 
Participant’s
 
favor,
 
which
 
the
 
Company
 
receives
 
from
 
the
 
Participant
 
or
 
the
 
Employer
 
(the
 
“Data”).
 
The
Company collects, processes
 
and uses the Data
 
for the purposes of performing
 
its contractual obligations
 
under this
Agreement,
 
implementing,
 
administering and
 
managing
 
the Participant’s
 
participation
 
in the
 
Plan
 
and facilitating
compliance with applicable tax and securities law.
If the Participant
 
is based in
 
the EU, EEA
 
or United Kingdom,
 
the legal basis
 
for the processing
 
of the Data
 
by the
Company
 
is
 
the
 
necessity
 
of
 
the
 
processing
 
for
 
the
 
Company
 
to
 
perform
 
its
 
contractual
 
obligations
 
under
 
this
Agreement
 
and
 
the
 
Plan
 
and
 
the
 
Company’s
 
legitimate
 
business
 
interests
 
of
 
managing
 
the
 
Plan,
 
administering
employee equity awards and complying with its contractual
 
and statutory obligations.
If the Participant is
 
based in any other
 
jurisdiction, the legal basis
 
for the processing
 
of the Data by the
 
Company is
the Participant’s
 
consent as further described below.
(b)
Stock
 
Plan
 
Administration
 
Service
 
Providers.
 
The
 
Company
 
transfers
 
Data
 
to
 
E*TRADE
 
Financial
 
Corporate
Services, Inc.
 
(including its
 
affiliated companies),
 
an independent
 
service provider
 
which assists
 
the Company
 
with
the implementation,
 
administration and
 
management of
 
the Plan.
 
In the future,
 
the Company
 
may select a
 
different
service
 
provider,
 
which
 
will
 
in
 
a
 
similar
 
manner,
 
share
 
Data
 
with
 
such
 
service
 
provider.
 
The
 
Company’s
 
service
provider will
 
maintain an
 
account for the
 
Participant to administer
 
the Performance
 
Stock Units. The
 
processing
 
of
Data
 
will
 
take
 
place
 
through
 
both
 
electronic
 
and
 
non-electronic
 
means.
 
Data
 
will
 
only
 
be
 
accessible
 
by
 
those
individuals requiring access to it for purposes of implementing,
 
administering and operating the Plan.
(c)
International Data
 
Transfers. The
 
Company and
 
its service providers
 
are based
 
in the United
 
States and
 
India. The
Participant’s
 
country or jurisdiction may have different data privacy laws and protections
 
than the United States and
India.
 
An
 
appropriate
 
level
 
of
 
protection
 
can
 
be
 
achieved
 
by
 
implementing
 
safeguards
 
such
 
as
 
the
 
Standard
Contractual Clauses adopted by the EU Commission.
If the Participant is based in any other jurisdiction, the Data will be transferred from the Participant’s
 
jurisdiction to
the Company
 
and onward
 
from
 
the Company
 
to any
 
of its
 
service providers
 
based on
 
the Participant’s
 
consent, as
further described below.
(d)
Data Retention. The
 
Company will use the Data
 
only as long as necessary
 
to implement, administer and
 
manage the
Participant’s
 
participation in
 
the Plan,
 
or as
 
required
 
to comply
 
with legal
 
or regulatory
 
obligations, including
 
tax
and securities laws.
 
When the Company
 
no longer needs
 
the Data,
 
the Company will
 
remove it
 
from its
 
systems.
 
If
the Company keeps data
 
longer,
 
it would be to satisfy legal
 
or regulatory obligations
 
and the Company’s
 
legal basis
would be relevant
 
laws or regulations
 
(if the Participant
 
is in the EU,
 
EEA or United Kingdom)
 
or the Participant’s
consent (if the Participant is outside the EU, EEA or United Kingdom).
(e)
Data
 
Subject
 
Rights.
 
The
 
Participant
 
may
 
have
 
a
 
number
 
of
 
rights
 
under
 
data
 
privacy
 
laws
 
in
 
the
 
Participant’s
jurisdiction. Subject to the conditions
 
set out in the applicable law
 
and depending on where
 
the Participant is based,
such
 
rights
 
may
 
include
 
the
 
right
 
to
 
(i)
 
request
 
access
 
to,
 
or
 
copies
 
of,
 
the
 
Data
 
processed
 
by
 
the
 
Company,
 
(ii)
rectification
 
of
 
incorrect
 
Data,
 
(iii)
 
deletion
 
of
 
Data,
 
(iv)
 
restrictions
 
on
 
the
 
processing
 
of
 
Data,
 
(v)
 
object
 
to
 
the
processing of Data
 
for legitimate interests, (vi)
 
portability of Data, (vii) lodge complaints
 
with competent authorities
in the Participant’s
 
jurisdiction, and/or to (viii) receive a list with the names
 
and addresses of any potential recipients
of Data.
 
To
 
receive
 
clarification regarding
 
these rights
 
or to
 
exercise
 
these rights,
 
the Participant
 
can contact
 
HR
Direct.
(f)
Necessary
 
Disclosure
 
of
 
Personal
 
Data.
 
The
 
Participant
 
understands
 
that
 
providing
 
the
 
Company
 
with
 
Data
 
is
necessary for the performance of the Agreement
 
and that the Participant’s
 
refusal to provide
 
the Data would make it
impossible
 
for
 
the
 
Company
 
to
 
perform
 
its
 
contractual
 
obligations
 
and
 
may
 
affect
 
the
 
Participant’s
 
ability
 
to
participate in the Plan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
(g)
Declaration
 
of
 
Consent
 
(if
 
the
 
Participant
 
is
 
outside
 
the
 
EU,
 
EEA
 
and
 
United
 
Kingdom).
 
The
 
Participant
 
hereby
unambiguously
 
consents
 
to
 
the collection,
 
use
 
and
 
transfer,
 
in
 
electronic
 
or
 
other
 
form,
 
of
 
the
 
Data,
 
as
 
described
above and in any other
 
grant materials, by and among,
 
as applicable, the Employer,
 
the Company and any affiliated
company for
 
the exclusive
 
purpose of
 
implementing, administering
 
and managing
 
the Participant’s
 
participation in
the Plan. The Participant
 
understands that the Participant
 
may, at
 
any time, refuse
 
or withdraw the consents
 
herein,
in any
 
case without
 
cost, by
 
contacting HR
 
Direct.
 
If the
 
Participant does
 
not consent
 
or later
 
seeks to
 
revoke
 
the
Participant’s
 
consent,
 
the
 
Participant’s
 
employment
 
status
 
or
 
service
 
with
 
the
 
Employer
 
will
 
not
 
be
 
affected;
 
the
Participant’s
 
consequence of
 
refusing
 
or withdrawing
 
consent is
 
that the
 
Company would
 
not be
 
able to
 
award the
Participant
 
Performance
 
Stock Units
 
or any
 
other equity
 
award
 
to the
 
Participant or
 
administer or
 
maintain
 
such
awards.
 
Therefore,
 
the Participant
 
understands
 
that refusing
 
or withdrawing
 
consent may
 
affect the
 
Participant’s
ability to
 
participate in
 
the Plan.
 
For more
 
information on
 
the consequences
 
of refusal
 
to consent
 
or withdrawal
 
of
consent, the Participant should contact HR Direct.
10.
Clawback
. This Award
 
is specifically made subject to the Company’s Executive
 
Compensation Clawback Policies.
11.
Insider Trading;
 
Market Abuse
 
Laws.
 
By participating
 
in the
 
Plan, the
 
Participant agrees
 
to comply
 
with the
 
Company’s
policy
 
on
 
insider
 
trading
 
(to
 
the
 
extent
 
that
 
it
 
is
 
applicable
 
to
 
the
 
Participant),
 
the
 
Participant
 
further
 
acknowledges
 
that,
depending on the Participant’s or his or her broker’s country
 
of residence or where the shares
 
of Stock are listed, the Participant
may be subject
 
to insider trading
 
restrictions and/or market
 
abuse laws
 
that may affect
 
the Participant’s ability to
 
accept, acquire,
sell or
 
otherwise dispose
 
of shares
 
of Stock,
 
rights to
 
shares of
 
Stock (e.g.,
 
Performance Stock
 
Units) or
 
rights linked
 
to the
value of shares of
 
Stock, during such times
 
the Participant is considered
 
to have “inside information”
 
regarding the Company
as defined by
 
the laws or regulations
 
in the Participant’s
 
country.
 
Local insider trading
 
laws and regulations
 
may prohibit the
cancellation
 
or amendment
 
of orders
 
the Participant
 
places before
 
he or
 
she possessed
 
inside information.
 
Furthermore,
 
the
Participant could
 
be prohibited
 
from (i)
 
disclosing the
 
inside information
 
to any
 
third party
 
(other than
 
on a
 
“need to
 
know”
basis) and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them
 
otherwise to buy or sell securities. The Participant
 
understands that third
parties
 
include
 
fellow
 
employees.
 
Any
 
restriction
 
under
 
these
 
laws
 
or
 
regulations
 
are
 
separate
 
from
 
and
 
in
 
addition
 
to
 
any
restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy.
 
The Participant acknowledges that it is
the Participant’s responsibility
 
to comply with any applicable restrictions, and that the
 
Participant should therefore consult the
Participant’s personal advisor on
 
this matter.
12.
Electronic
 
Delivery.
The Participant
 
agrees, to
 
the fullest
 
extent
 
permitted by
 
law,
 
in lieu
 
of receiving
 
documents
 
in paper
format,
 
to
 
accept
 
electronic
 
delivery
 
of
 
any
 
documents
 
that
 
the
 
Company
 
and
 
its
 
Subsidiaries
 
or
 
affiliated
 
companies
 
may
deliver in connection with this grant and any other grants offered by the Company,
 
including prospectuses, grant notifications,
account statements, annual or quarterly reports, and
 
other communications. Electronic delivery of a
 
document may be made via
the Company’s email system or by reference to a location on the Company’s intranet or website or a website of the Company’s
agent administering
 
the Plan. By
 
accepting this
 
grant, whether
 
electronically or
 
otherwise, the
 
Participant hereby
 
consents to
participate in the Plan through such system, intranet, or website, including but not limited to the use of electronic signatures or
click-through electronic acceptance of terms and conditions.
13.
English Language.
The Participant acknowledges and agrees that it is the Participant’s express intent that this Agreement and
the Plan
 
and all other
 
documents, notices
 
and legal
 
proceedings entered
 
into, given or
 
instituted pursuant
 
to the Performance
Stock Units be
 
drawn up in English.
 
To
 
the extent the Participant
 
has been provided
 
with a copy of
 
this Agreement, the Plan,
or any other
 
documents relating
 
to this Award
 
in a language
 
other than English,
 
the English language
 
documents will prevail
in case of any ambiguities or divergences as a result of translation.
14.
Addendum.
Notwithstanding any
 
provisions in
 
this Agreement,
 
the Performance
 
Stock Units
 
shall be
 
subject to
 
any special
terms
 
and
 
conditions
 
set
 
forth
 
in
 
the
 
Country-Specific
 
Addendum
 
to
 
this
 
Agreement
 
(the
 
“Addendum”).
 
Moreover,
 
if
 
the
Participant transfers to one of the countries included in such Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will
apply to the Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and
 
conditions is necessary or
advisable to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan (or the Company may establish alternative terms
and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Participant’s transfer). The Addendum constitutes part of
this Agreement.
15.
Not a Public
 
Offering
. The award
 
of the Performance
 
Stock Units is
 
not intended
 
to be a
 
public offering
 
of securities in
 
the
Participant’s
 
country of
 
employment (or
 
country of
 
residence, if
 
different). The
 
Company has
 
not submitted
 
any registration
statement, prospectus
 
or other filings
 
with the local
 
securities authorities (unless
 
otherwise required under
 
local law), and
 
the
award of
 
the Performance
 
Stock Units
 
is not subject
 
to the supervision
 
of the
 
local securities authorities.
No employee of
 
the
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
Company or
 
any of
 
its Subsidiaries
 
or affiliated
 
companies is
 
permitted to
 
advise the
 
Participant on
 
whether he/she
 
should
participate
 
in the
 
Plan.
 
Acquiring shares
 
of Stock
 
involves a
 
degree
 
of risk.
 
Before
 
deciding
 
to participate
 
in the
 
Plan, the
Participant should carefully consider all risk factors relevant to the acquisition of shares of Stock under the Plan and carefully
review all
 
of the
 
materials related
 
to the
 
Performance Stock
 
Units and
 
the Plan.
 
In addition,
 
the Participant
 
should consult
with his/her personal advisor for professional investment
 
advice.
16.
Repatriation;
 
Compliance
 
with
 
Law
.
 
The
 
Participant
 
agrees
 
to
 
repatriate
 
all payments
 
attributable
 
to
 
the
 
shares
 
of Stock
and/or cash acquired
 
under the Plan in
 
accordance with applicable
 
foreign exchange
 
rules and regulations
 
in the Participant’s
country of employment
 
(and country of
 
residence, if different).
 
In addition, the
 
Participant agrees to
 
take any and
 
all actions,
and
 
consent
 
to
 
any
 
and
 
all
 
actions
 
taken
 
by
 
the
 
Company
 
and
 
any
 
of
 
its
 
Subsidiaries
 
and
 
affiliated
 
companies,
 
as
 
may
 
be
required to
 
allow the
 
Company and
 
any of
 
its Subsidiaries
 
and affiliated
 
companies to
 
comply with
 
local laws,
 
rules and/or
regulations in
 
the Participant’s
 
country of
 
employment (and country
 
of residence, if
 
different). Finally,
 
the Participant
 
agrees
to take
 
any and
 
all actions
 
as may
 
be required
 
to comply
 
with the
 
Participant’s
 
personal obligations
 
under local
 
laws, rules
and/or regulations in the Participant’s
 
country of employment and country of residence, if different).
17.
Imposition
 
of
 
Other
 
Requirements
.
 
The
 
Company
 
reserves
 
the
 
right
 
to
 
impose
 
other
 
requirements
 
on
 
the
 
Participant’s
participation in the Plan, on the Performance
 
Stock Unit, and on any shares of Stock acquired under
 
the Plan, to the extent the
Company determines it is
 
necessary or advisable for
 
legal or administrative reasons,
 
and to require the
 
Participant to sign any
additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish
 
the foregoing.
18.
Committee’s Powers
. No provision contained
 
in this Agreement shall
 
in any way terminate,
 
modify or alter,
 
or be construed
or interpreted
 
as terminating,
 
modifying or
 
altering any
 
of the
 
powers, rights
 
or authority
 
vested in
 
the Committee
 
or,
 
to the
extent delegated, in its
 
delegate, pursuant to the
 
terms of the Plan or
 
resolutions adopted in furtherance
 
of the Plan, including,
without
 
limitation,
 
the right
 
to make
 
certain
 
determinations
 
and
 
elections
 
with respect
 
to the
 
Performance
 
Stock Unit.
 
Any
dispute
 
regarding
 
the
 
interpretation
 
of
 
this
 
Agreement
 
or
 
the
 
terms
 
of
 
the
 
Plan
 
shall
 
be
 
submitted
 
to
 
the
 
Committee
 
or
 
its
delegate
 
who
 
shall
 
have
 
the
 
discretionary
 
authority
 
to
 
construe
 
the
 
terms
 
of
 
this
 
Agreement,
 
the
 
Plan,
 
and
 
all
 
documents
ancillary to this
 
Award.
 
The decisions of the
 
Committee or its delegate
 
shall be final and
 
binding and any
 
reviewing court of
law or
 
other party
 
shall defer to
 
its decision,
 
overruling if,
 
and only
 
if, it is
 
arbitrary and
 
capricious. In
 
no way
 
is it intended
that this review standard subject the Plan or Award
 
to the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
19.
Binding
 
Effect
.
 
This
 
Agreement
 
shall
 
be
 
binding
 
upon
 
and
 
inure
 
to
 
the
 
benefit
 
of
 
any
 
successors
 
to
 
the
 
Company
 
and
 
all
persons lawfully claiming under the Participant.
20.
Governing Law and Forum
. Without limiting the effect of section 16, this Agreement shall be governed by,
 
and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles
 
of conflict of laws.
21.
Severability
. The
 
provisions of
 
this Agreement
 
are severable
 
and if
 
any one
 
or more
 
of the
 
provisions are
 
determined to
 
be
illegal
 
or otherwise
 
unenforceable,
 
in whole
 
or in
 
part,
 
the Agreement
 
shall be
 
reformed
 
and
 
construed
 
so that
 
it would
 
be
enforceable to
 
the maximum
 
extent legally
 
possible, and
 
if it
 
cannot be
 
so reformed
 
and construed,
 
as if
 
such unenforceable
provision, or part thereof, had never been contained herein.
22.
Waiver
. The waiver by
 
the Company with respect
 
to Participant’s
 
(or any other participant’s)
 
compliance with any
 
provision
of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent
breach by such party of a provision of this Agreement.
A
copy of the Plan and the Prospectus to the General Mills, Inc. 2022 Stock Compensation
 
Plan is available on G&Me by searching
“2022 Stock Compensation Plan”.
 
A copy of the Company’s latest Annual Report
 
on Form 10-K is also available on the Company’s
website at www.generalmills.com
 
under Investor Information/Annual Reports.
GENERAL MILLS, INC.