Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
We,
under the
supervision and
with the
participation of
our management,
including our
Chief Executive
Officer and
Chief Financial
Officer,
have
evaluated
the
effectiveness
of
the design
and
operation
of
our
disclosure
controls
and
procedures
(as
defined
in
Rule
13a-15(e) under the 1934 Act). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded
that,
as of May 29,
2022, our disclosure
controls and procedures
were effective
to ensure that information
required to be disclosed
by us in
reports
that
we
file
or
submit
under
the
1934
Act
is
(1)
recorded,
processed,
summarized,
and
reported
within
the
time
periods
specified
in applicable
rules and
forms, and
(2)
accumulated and
communicated
to our
management,
including our
Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
in a manner that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There were
no changes
in our
internal control
over financial
reporting (as
defined in
Rule 13a-15(f)
under the
1934 Act)
during our
fiscal quarter ended May
29, 2022, that have materially
affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect,
our internal control
over
financial reporting.
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL
OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The
management
of
General
Mills,
Inc.
is
responsible
for
establishing
and
maintaining
adequate
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
as
such
term
is
defined
in
Rule
13a-15(f)
under
the
1934
Act.
The
Company’s
internal
control
system
was
designed
to
provide
reasonable
assurance
to
our
management
and
the
Board
of
Directors
regarding
the
preparation
and
fair
presentation
of
published
financial
statements.
Under
the
supervision
and
with
the
participation
of
management,
including
our
Chief
Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
we conducted an assessment of the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting
as
of May 29, 2022. In
making this assessment, management
used the criteria set forth
by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of
the Treadway Commission (COSO) in
Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013)
.
Based
on
our
assessment
using
the
criteria
set
forth
by
COSO
in
Internal
Control
–
Integrated
Framework
(2013)
,
management
concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective
as of May 29, 2022.
KPMG
LLP,
our
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm,
has
issued
a
report
on the
effectiveness
of
the Company’s
internal
control over financial reporting.
/s/ J. L. Harmening
/s/ K. A. Bruce
J. L. Harmening
K. A. Bruce
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
June 29, 2022
Our independent registered public accounting firm’s
attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting is included
in the
“Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in Item
8 of this report.
ITEM 9B - Other Information
None.
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