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On November 3, 2000, General Mills, Inc. issued the following press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2000
Contacts:
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(Analysts) Kris Wenker (763) 764-2607
(Media) Tom Forsythe (763) 764-6364
DATE SET FOR GENERAL MILLS SPECIAL
SHAREHOLDERS MEETING ON PILLSBURY ACQUISITION
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.---General Mills said today that the Securities and Exchange
Commission has completed its review of the shareholder proxy statement
concerning General Mills' proposed acquisition of The Pillsbury Company from
Diageo. Proxy statements will be mailed on or about November 8, 2000, to General
Mills shareholders of record as of October 16, 2000. The special meeting of
General Mills shareholders to vote on this issue has been scheduled for Friday,
December 8, 2000, at the Grand Hotel in Minneapolis, beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Central Standard Time. This meeting will be webcast live and can be accessed
through the company's web site at www.generalmills.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on management's
current expectations and assumptions. Such statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ. In
particular, our expectations on the date of the special meeting could be
affected by unforeseen events. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly
revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
General Mills filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 3, 2000, in
connection with two proposals relating to General Mills' proposed acquisition of
Pillsbury, to be submitted to General Mills stockholders for approval.
STOCKHOLDERS OF GENERAL MILLS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and stockholders may
obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement and other documents filed
by General Mills in connection with the merger at the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov. Stockholders of General Mills also may obtain a free copy of the
proxy statement and other documents filed by General Mills with the SEC by
contacting the Investor Relations Department at 763-764-2011. General Mills and
its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies to approve the proposals relating to the proposed
transaction. The proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC contains
information on General Mills directors' and executive officers' ownership of
General Mills common stock.
