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## Our Long-term Goal: Superior Returns to Shareholders 

Our key financial objective is to deliver superior returns to shareholders over the long term, and General Mills has a solid track record in this regard. In May 2010, we announced a two-for-one split of General Mills stock. This is our eighth split as a publicly traded 

company—a testimony to our consistent, long-term business growth and stock performance. Since the previous split in November 1999, General Mills’ total return to shareholders was 126 percent, well outpacing our peer group and the broader market. 

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## Our Recent Performance 

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1 See page 87 for discussion of non-GAAP measures. 

2 Results exclude certain items affecting comparability. See page 87. 

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