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Exhibit 10.1

GENERAL MILLS, INC.

2009 STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

	1.	 	PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
	 
	 	 	The purpose of the General Mills, Inc. 2009 Stock Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to attract
and retain able individuals by rewarding employees of General Mills, Inc., its subsidiaries and
affiliates (defined as entities in which General Mills, Inc. has a significant equity or other
interest) (collectively, the “Company”) and to align the interests of employees with those of
the stockholders of the Company. The Company shall include any successors to General Mills,
Inc. or any future parent corporations or similar entities.
	 
	2.	 	EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF PLAN
	 
	 	 	This Plan shall become effective as of September 21, 2009, subject to the approval of the
stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting on September 21, 2009. Awards may be made
under the Plan until December 31, 2012.
	 
	3.	 	ELIGIBLE PERSONS
	 
	 	 	Only persons who are employees of the Company shall be eligible to receive grants of Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and/or
Performance Awards (each defined below) and become “Participants” under the Plan. The
Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) shall exercise the
discretionary authority to determine from time to time the employees of the Company who are
eligible to participate in this Plan.
	 
	4.	 	AWARD TYPES

	 	(a)	 	Stock Option Awards. The Committee may award Participants options (“Stock Options”)
to purchase a fixed number of shares of common stock ($.10 par value) of the Company
(“Common Stock”). The grant of a Stock Option entitles the Participant to purchase shares
of Common Stock at an “Exercise Price” established by the Committee which shall not be
less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant, and may
exceed the Fair Market Value on the grant date, at the Committee’s discretion. “Fair
Market Value” shall equal the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange of the
Company’s Common Stock on the applicable date.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee may also award Participants Stock
Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right is a right to receive, upon exercise of
that right, an amount, which may be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination
thereof in the complete discretion of the Committee, equal to the difference between the
Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock as of the date of exercise and the Fair
Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Restricted Stock Awards. The Committee may grant Participants, subject to certain
restrictions, shares of Common Stock (“Restricted Stock”) or the right to receive shares
of Common Stock or cash (“Restricted Stock Units”).
	 
	 	(d)	 	Performance Awards. Performance Awards may be made by the Committee granting a right
to either the value of a number of shares of Common Stock (“Performance Share Units”) or a
monetary amount, which could be settled in such shares or in cash or a combination thereof
(“Performance Units”), determined based on the extent to which applicable performance
goals are achieved.

	 	 	Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and
Performance Awards are sometimes referred to as “Awards”. To the extent any Award is subject to
section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”), the terms and
administration of such Award shall comply therewith and IRS guidance thereunder. If any
provision of the Plan would otherwise conflict with or frustrate this intent, that provision
will be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid the conflict. Further, for purposes of
the limitations on nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A, each payment of
compensation under this Plan shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation for
purposes of applying the Section 409A deferral election rules and the exclusion from Section
409A for certain short-term deferral amounts.

	5.	 	COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

	 	(a)	 	Maximum Shares Available for Delivery. Subject to Section 5(c), the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock available for Awards to Participants under the Plan shall be
20,000,000. Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights awarded shall reduce the number of
shares available for Awards by one share for every one share granted; provided that Stock
Appreciation Rights that may be settled only in cash shall not reduce the number of shares
available for Awards.

 

 

	 	 	 	Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards settled in
shares of Common Stock shall reduce the number of shares available for Awards by one share
for every one share awarded, up to 30 percent of the total number of shares available;
beyond that, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards settled in
shares of Common Stock shall reduce the number of shares available for Awards by five
shares for every one share awarded. Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards that may
be settled only in cash shall not reduce the number of shares available for Awards.
	 
	 	 	 	The Company will repurchase a number of shares of Common Stock in the public market at
least equal to the number of shares of Common Stock issued under this Plan.
	 
	 	 	 	In addition, any Common Stock covered by a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right
granted under the Plan which is forfeited prior to the end of the vesting period shall be
deemed not to be granted for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock available for Awards under the Plan. In the event a Stock Appreciation Right
is settled for cash, the number of shares deducted against the maximum number of shares
provided in Section 5(a) shall be restored and again be available for Awards. However, if
(i) any Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is exercised through the delivery of
Common Stock in satisfaction of the Exercise Price, and (ii) withholding tax requirements
arising upon exercise of any Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right are satisfied
through the withholding of Common Stock otherwise deliverable in connection with such
exercise, the full number of shares of Common Stock underlying any such Stock Option or
Stock Appreciation Right, or portion thereof being so issued shall count against the
maximum number of shares available for grants under the Plan.
	 
	 	 	 	Upon forfeiture or termination of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Performance
Awards prior to vesting, the shares of Common Stock subject thereto shall again be
available for Awards under the Plan.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Individual Limits. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to Stock Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights or shares of Common Stock available for Restricted Stock,
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards granted under the Plan to any single
Participant shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 1,000,000 shares and/or units per fiscal
year. The maximum dollar value of Performance Awards payable to any single Participant
shall be $20,000,000 per fiscal year. These per-Participant limits shall be construed and
applied consistently with Code section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Adjustments for Corporate Transactions. If a corporate transaction has occurred
affecting the Common Stock such that an adjustment to outstanding Awards is required to
preserve (or prevent enlargement of) the benefits or potential benefits intended at the
time of grant, then in such manner as the Committee deems equitable, an appropriate
adjustment shall be made to (i) the number and kind of shares which may be awarded under
the Plan; (ii) the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards; (iii) the
number of shares credited to an account; (iv) the individual limits imposed under the
Plan; and if applicable; (v) the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and Stock
Appreciation Rights provided that the number of shares of Common Stock subject to any
Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right denominated in Common Stock shall always be a
whole number. For this purpose a corporate transaction includes, but is not limited to,
any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, securities
of a subsidiary of the Company, other securities or other property), recapitalization,
stock split, reverse stock split, combination of shares, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Common Stock or
other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Common
Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction.
Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph to the contrary, an adjustment to a Stock
Option or Stock Appreciation Right under this paragraph shall be made in a manner that
will not result in the grant of a new Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right under
Section 409A.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Limits on Distribution. Distribution of shares of Common Stock or other amounts under
the Plan shall be subject to the following:

	 	(i)	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no
liability to deliver any shares of Common Stock under the Plan or make any other
distribution of benefits under the Plan unless such delivery or distribution would
comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933), and the applicable requirements of any securities
exchange or similar entity.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	To the extent that the Plan provides for issuance of stock certificates to
reflect the issuance of shares of Common Stock or Restricted Stock, the issuance may
be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable
law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.

	 	(e)	 	Stock Deposit Requirements and other Restrictions. The Committee, in its discretion,
may require as a condition to the grant of Awards, the deposit of Common Stock owned by
the Participant receiving such grant, and the forfeiture of such grant, if such deposit is
not made or maintained during the required holding period. Such shares of deposited Common
Stock may not be otherwise sold or disposed of during the applicable holding period or
restricted period. The Committee

 

 

	 	 	 	may also determine whether any shares issued upon exercise of a Stock Option or Stock
Appreciation Right, or attainment of any performance goal, shall be restricted in any
manner.

	6.	 	STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS TERMS AND TYPE

	 	(a)	 	General. Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be Non-Qualified Stock Options
governed by Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The
term of any Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be
determined by the Committee, provided that said term shall not exceed 10 years and one
month.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No Reload Rights. Neither Stock Options nor Stock Appreciation Rights granted under
this Plan shall contain any provision entitling the optionee or right-holder to the
automatic grant of additional options or rights in connection with any exercise of the
original option or right.
	 
	 	(c)	 	No Repricing. Subject to Section 5(c), outstanding Stock Options and Stock
Appreciation Rights granted under this Plan shall under no circumstances be repriced.

	7.	 	GRANT, EXERCISE AND VESTING OF STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

	 	(a)	 	Grant. Subject to the limits otherwise imposed by the terms of this Plan, the
Committee has discretionary authority to determine the size of a Stock Option or Stock
Appreciation Right Award, which may be tied to meeting performance-based requirements.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Exercise. Except as provided in Sections 11 and 12 (Change of Control and Termination
of Employment), each Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised only in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Stock Option grant or Stock Appreciation
Right and during the periods as may be established by the Committee. A Participant
exercising a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall give notice to the Company of
such exercise and of the number of shares elected to be purchased prior to 4:30 P.M.
CST/CDT on the day of exercise, which must be a business day at the executive offices of
the Company.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Vesting. Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be exercisable unless
vested. Subject to Sections 11 and 12 Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be
fully vested only after four years of the Participant’s continued employment with the
Company following the date of the grant.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Payment of Exercise Price. The Exercise Price for Stock Options shall be paid to the
Company at the time of such exercise, subject to any applicable rule or regulation adopted
by the Committee:

	 	(i)	 	in cash (including check, draft, money order or wire transfer made payable
to the order of the Company);
	 
	 	(ii)	 	through the tender of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant (by
either actual delivery or attestation);
	 
	 	(iii)	 	by a combination of (i) and (ii) above; or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	by authorizing a third party broker to sell a sufficient number of shares
of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the Stock Option and remit to the Company
such sales proceeds to pay the entire Exercise Price and any tax withholding
resulting from the exercise.
	 
	 	For determining the amount of the payment, Common Stock delivered pursuant to (ii) or
(iii) shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of
exercise.

	8.	 	RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
	 
	 	 	Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be awarded on either a discretionary or
performance-based method.

	 	(a)	 	Discretionary. With respect to discretionary Awards of Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units, the Committee shall:

	 	(i)	 	Select Participants to whom Awards will be made;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Subject to the otherwise applicable Plan limits, determine the number of
shares of Restricted Stock or the number of Restricted Stock Units to be awarded to a
Participant;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Determine the length of the restricted period, which shall be no less than
four years;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Determine the purchase price, if any, to be paid by the Participant for
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units;
	 
	 	(v)	 	Determine whether Restricted Stock Unit Awards will be settled in shares of
Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof; and
	 
	 	(vi)	 	Determine any restrictions other than those set forth in this Section.

 

 

	 	(b)	 	Performance-Based. With respect to Awards of performance-based Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units, the intent is to grant such Awards so as to satisfy the
requirements for “qualified performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m).
Performance-based Awards are subject to the following:

	 	(i)	 	The Committee has exclusive authority to determine which Participants may
be awarded performance-based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units and whether
any Restricted Stock Unit Awards will be settled in shares of Common Stock, cash, or
a combination thereof.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	In order for any Participant to be awarded Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Units for a Performance Period (defined below), the net earnings from
continuing operations excluding items identified and disclosed by the Company as
non-recurring or special costs and after taxes (“Net Earnings”) of the Company for
such Performance Period must be greater than zero.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	At the end of the Performance Period, if the Committee determines that the
requirement of Section 8(b)(ii) has been met, each Participant eligible for a
performance-based Award shall be deemed to have earned an Award equal in value to the
Maximum Amount, or such lesser amount as the Committee shall determine in its
discretion to be appropriate. The Committee may base this determination on
performance-based criteria and in no case shall this have the effect of increasing an
Award payable to any other Participant. For purposes of computing the value of
Awards, each Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit shall be deemed to have a
value equivalent to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date
the Award is granted.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	In addition to the limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock
available for Awards under section 5(b) hereof, in no event shall the total value of
the performance-based Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award granted to any
Participant for any one Performance Period exceed 0.5 percent of the Company’s Net
Earnings for that Performance Period (such amount is the “Maximum Amount”).
	 
	 	(v)	 	The Committee shall determine the length of the restricted period which,
subject to Sections 11 and 12, shall be no less than four years.
	 
	 	(vi)	 	“Performance Period” means a fiscal year of the Company, or such other
period as the Committee may from time to time establish.

	 	 	Subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, each Participant who receives Restricted
Stock shall have certain rights as a stockholder with respect to such shares, as set forth in
the applicable Award Agreement.
	 
	 	 	Each Participant who is awarded Restricted Stock Units that are settled in shares of Common
Stock shall be eligible to receive, at the expiration of the applicable restricted period (or
such later time as provided herein), one share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit
awarded, and the Company shall issue to each such Participant that number of shares of Common
Stock. Each Participant who is awarded Restricted Stock Units that are settled in cash shall
receive an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the
applicable restricted period ends, multiplied by the number of Units awarded. Participants who
receive Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights as stockholders with respect to such
Restricted Stock Units until such time as share certificates for Common Stock are issued to the
Participants (if applicable); provided, however, that as of the first day of each quarter,
during the applicable restricted period for all Restricted Stock Units awarded hereunder, the
Company may credit to each such Participant an amount equal to the sum of all dividends and
other distributions paid by the Company during the prior quarter on that equivalent number of
shares of Common Stock.
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any provisions of this Section or the Plan to the contrary, any dividends or
other distributions paid on Restricted Stock, or any dividend equivalents or other
distributions credited in respect to Restricted Stock Units, shall be distributed (in either
cash or shares of Common Stock, with or without interest or other earnings, as provided in the
Award agreement at the discretion of the Committee) to the Participant only if, when, and to
the extent the restrictions imposed on the attendant Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units
lapse, and in an amount equal to the sum of all quarterly dividends and other distributions
paid by the Company during the applicable restricted period on the equivalent number of shares
of Common Stock which become unrestricted. Such dividends, dividend equivalents, or other
distributions shall be payable at the same time as the attendant Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Units to which they relate, as provided under the applicable terms of the Plan and
relevant Award Agreements. Dividends, dividend equivalents, and other distributions that are
not so vested shall be forfeited.
	 
	 	 	The Committee may in its discretion permit a Participant to defer receipt of any Common Stock
or cash issuable upon the lapse of any restriction of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Units, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish. In particular, the Committee
shall establish rules relating to such deferrals intended to comply with the requirements of
Code section 409A, including without limitation, the time when a deferral election can be made,
the period of the deferral, and the events that would result in payment of the deferred amount.

 

 

	9.	 	PERFORMANCE AWARDS

	 	(a)	 	Grant. The Committee may grant Performance Awards which may be denominated in
shares of Common Stock (“Performance Share Units”) or notionally represented by a
monetary value, and which may be settled in shares of Common Stock, paid in cash, or a
combination thereof (“Performance Units”).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Performance Goal. In order for any Participant to be granted a Performance Award
for a Performance Period (defined below), the net earnings from continuing operations
excluding items identified and disclosed by the Company as non-recurring or special costs
and after taxes (“Net Earnings”) of the Company for such Performance Period must be
greater than zero.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Grant Size. At the end of the Performance Period, if the Committee determines that
the requirement of Section 9(b) has been met, each Participant eligible for a Performance
Award shall be deemed to be granted an Award equal in value to the Maximum Amount, or
such lesser amount as the Committee determines in its discretion to be appropriate. The
Committee may base this determination on additional performance-based criteria and in no
case shall this have the effect of increasing an Award payable to any other Participant.
For purposes of computing the grant value of Awards, each Performance Award denominated
in shares of Common Stock (whether or not share settled) shall be deemed to have a value
equivalent to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date the Award is
granted.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Additional Performance Conditions and Vesting. Awards granted under this Section 9
shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its discretion,
imposes in the relevant Award Agreement. These conditions may include service and/or
performance requirements and goals over periods of one or more years that could result in
the future forfeiture of all or part of the Performance Award granted hereunder in the
event of the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company prior to the
expiration of any service conditions, and/or said performance criteria or other
conditions are not met in whole or in part within the designated period of time. This
designated period of time shall be referred to as the “Additional Performance Period”.
Except as provided in Sections 11(b), (c) and 12(c), Performance Awards shall not be paid
other than on the date specified in the relevant Award Agreement after the end of the
Additional Performance Period.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Maximum Amount. In addition to the limitation on the dollar value of Performance
Awards and the number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards under Section 5(b),
in no event shall the total value of a Performance Award granted to any Participant for
any one Performance Period exceed 0.5 percent of the Company’s Net Earnings for that
Performance Period (such amount is the “Maximum Amount”).
	 
	 	(f)	 	Performance Period. “Performance Period” means the period as the Committee may
from time to time establish.
	 
	 	(g)	 	Dividend Equivalents and Voting. At the discretion of the Committee, Performance
Share Units may be credited with amounts equal to the sum of all dividends and other
distributions paid by the Company during the prior quarter on that equivalent number of
shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, any dividend equivalents
or other distributions so credited shall be distributed (in either cash or shares of
Common Stock, with or without interest or other earnings, as provided in the Award
Agreement at the discretion of the Committee) to the Participant only if, when, and to
the extent the conditions imposed on the attendant Performance Share Units are satisfied,
and in an amount equal to the sum of all quarterly dividends and other distributions paid
by the Company during the relevant Performance Period and/or Additional Performance
Period on the equivalent number of shares of Common Stock which become payable. Such
dividend equivalents or other distributions shall be payable at the same time as the
attendant Performance Share Units to which they relate, as provided under the applicable
terms of the Plan and Award Agreement. Dividend equivalents and other distributions that
are not so vested shall be forfeited. Dividend equivalents shall not be credited in
respect to Performance Units. Participants who receive either Performance Share Units or
Performance Units shall have no rights as stockholders and in particular shall have no
voting rights.

	 	 	The Committee may in its discretion permit a Participant to defer receipt of any Common Stock
or cash issuable under a Performance Award subject to such rules and procedures as it may
establish. In particular, the Committee shall establish rules relating to such deferrals
intended to comply with the requirements of Code section 409A, including without limitation,
the time when a deferral election can be made, the period of the deferral, and the events that
would result in payment of the deferred amount.
	 
	10.	 	TAXES
	 
	 	 	The Company has the right to withhold amounts from Awards to satisfy tax obligations as it
deems appropriate. Whenever the Company issues Common Stock under the Plan, unless it decides
to satisfy the withholding obligations through additional withholding on salary or other wages,
it may require the recipient to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any
Federal, state, local or foreign tax withholding requirements prior to the delivery of such
Common Stock, or the Company may in its discretion withhold from the shares to be delivered
shares sufficient to satisfy all or a portion of such tax withholding requirements.

 

 

	11.	 	CHANGE OF CONTROL

	 	(a)	 	Each of the following (i) through (iv) constitutes a “Change of Control”:

	 	(i)	 	The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act), (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of voting
securities of the Company where such acquisition causes such Person to own 20% or
more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding
Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the
following acquisitions shall not be deemed to result in a Change of Control: (A) any
acquisition directly from the Company, (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained
by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (D) any acquisition by
any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C)
of subsection (iii) below; and provided, further, that if any Person’s beneficial
ownership of the Outstanding Voting Securities reaches or exceeds 20% as a result of
a transaction described in clause (A) or (B) above, and such Person subsequently
acquires beneficial ownership of additional voting securities of the Company, such
subsequent acquisition shall be treated as an acquisition that causes such Person to
own 20% or more of the Outstanding Voting Securities; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of Directors
(the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the
date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders,
was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the
Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the
Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial
assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest
with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board;
or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or
consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Business Combination”);
excluding however, such a Business Combination pursuant to which (A) all or
substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of
the Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such
transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets
either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the
Outstanding Company Securities, (B) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting
from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the
Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially
owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding
shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or
the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such
corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business
Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of
the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the
Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the
action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.

	 	(b)	 	If, within two years after a Change of Control a Participant experiences an
involuntary separation from service initiated by the Company for reasons other than
“cause” (for this purpose cause shall have the same meaning as that term has in Section
4.2(b)(ii) of Plan B of the General Mills Separation Pay and Benefits Program for
Officers), or a separation from service for “good reason” actually entitling the employee
to certain separation benefits under Section 4.2(a)(ii) of Plan B of the General Mills
Separation Pay and Benefits Program for Officers, the following applies:

	 	(i)	 	All of his or her outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
shall fully vest immediately and remain exercisable for the one-year period beginning
on the date of his or her separation from service.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	All shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall fully vest
and be settled immediately (subject to a proper deferral election made with respect
to the Award).
	 
	 	(iii)	 	All Performance Awards shall fully vest immediately and shall be
considered to be earned in full “at target” as if the applicable performance goals
established for the Additional Performance Period have been achieved, and paid
immediately (subject to a proper deferral election made with respect to the Award).

 

 

	 	(iv)	 	If Awards are replaced pursuant to subsection (d) below, the protections
and rights granted under this subsection (b) shall transfer and apply to such
replacement awards.

	 	 	 	Notwithstanding the above, any Restricted Stock Units or Performance Awards subject to
Section 409A (not subject to a proper deferral election) shall be settled on the
Participant’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A) or in the case
of a Participant who is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A) on the
first day of the seventh month following the month of the Participant’s separation from
service.

	 	(c)	 	If, in the event of a Change of Control, and to the extent outstanding Awards are not
assumed by a successor corporation (or affiliate thereto) or other successor entity or
person, or replaced with an award or grant that, solely in the discretionary judgment of
the Committee preserves the existing value of Outstanding Awards at the time of the Change
of Control, then, by action of the Committee, the following shall occur:

	 	(i)	 	Subject to the other provisions of this subsection (c), All Stock Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights shall vest and become exercisable immediately upon the
Change of Control event.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The restrictions on all shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse and
Restricted Stock Units shall vest immediately.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	All Performance Awards shall fully vest immediately and shall be
considered to be earned in full “at target” as if the applicable performance goals
established for the Additional Performance Period have been achieved.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	If the Change of Control constitutes a “change in control” event as
described in IRS regulations or other guidance under Code section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v),
Participants’ Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards shall be settled and paid
upon the Change of Control.
	 
	 	(v)	 	If the Change of Control does not constitute a “change in control” event as
described in IRS regulations or other guidance under Code section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v),
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards that are not Section 409A Restricted
Stock Units and/or not otherwise subject to Section 409A, and on which a deferral
election was not made, shall be settled and paid upon the Change of Control. However,
the Section 409A Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards otherwise subject to
Section 409A, or such Awards for which a proper deferral election was made, shall be
settled in cash equal to either the Award’s Fair Market Value at the time of the
Change of Control, or its monetary value provided for above in (iii), as applicable,
plus interest at a rate of Prime plus 1% from the Change of Control to the date of
payment, which shall be the time the original restriction period would have closed,
the Performance Award would have been originally payable, or the date elected
pursuant to the proper deferral election, as applicable.
	 

	 	 	 	In the discretion of the Committee and notwithstanding subsection (c)(i) above or any
other Plan provision, outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (both
exercisable and unexercisable) may be cancelled at the time of the Change of Control in
exchange for cash, property, or a combination thereof that is determined by the Committee
to be at least equal to the excess (if any) of the value of the consideration that would
be received in such Change of Control by the holders of Common Stock, over the exercise
price for such Awards. For purposes of clarification, by operation of this provision
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that would not yield a gain at the time of the
Change of Control under the aforementioned equation are subject to cancellation without
consideration. Furthermore, the Committee is under no obligation to treat Awards and/or
Participants uniformly and has the discretionary authority to treat Awards and
Participants disparately.

	 	(d)	 	If in the event of a Change of Control and to the extent outstanding Awards are
assumed by any successor corporation, affiliate thereof, person or other entity, or are
replaced with awards that, solely in the discretionary judgment of the Committee preserve
the existing value of outstanding Awards at the time of the Change of Control and provide
for vesting payout terms, and performance goals, as applicable, that are at least as
favorable to Participants as vesting, payout terms and Performance Goals applicable to
Awards, then all such Awards or such substitutes thereof shall remain outstanding and be
governed by their respective terms.
	 
	 	(e)	 	With respect to any outstanding Awards as of the date of any Change of Control which
require the deposit of owned Common Stock as a condition to obtaining rights, the deposit
requirement shall be terminated as of the date of the Change of Control.

	12.	 	TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

	 	(a)	 	Resignation or Termination for Cause. If the Participant’s employment by the Company
is terminated by either

	 	(i)	 	the voluntary resignation of the Participant, or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	a Company discharge due to Participant’s illegal activities, poor work
performance, misconduct or violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct, policies or
practices,

 

 

	 	 	 	then the Participant’s Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate three months
after such termination (but in no event beyond the original full term of the Stock Options or
Stock Appreciation Rights) and no Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall become
exercisable after such termination, and all shares of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units
which are subject to restriction on the date of termination, and all outstanding Performance
Awards, shall be cancelled and forfeited.

	 	(b)	 	Other Termination. If the Participant’s employment by the Company terminates
involuntarily at the initiation of the Company for any reason other than specified in
Sections 11, 12 (a), (d) or (e), the following rules shall apply:

	 	(i)	 	In the event that, at the time of such involuntary termination, the sum of
the Participant’s age and years of service with the Company equals or exceeds 70, (A)
the Participant’s outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall
continue to become exercisable according to the schedule established at the time of
grant unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement; (B) the
restriction on all shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse and Restricted Stock Units
shall vest and be paid (or deferred, as appropriate) immediately; and (C) any
Performance Awards remaining outstanding during the Additional Performance Period
shall fully vest and be payable according to the original terms of the Award with a
value, if any, that otherwise would be earned under the applicable performance goals
originally established under the Award Agreement based on actual performance (subject
to a proper deferral election). Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall
remain exercisable for the remaining full term of such Awards.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	In the event that, at the time of such involuntary termination, the sum of
the Participant’s age and years of service with the Company is less than 70, (A) the
Participant’s outstanding unexercisable Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights,
and unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, shall become exercisable or
vest and paid or deferred immediately, as the case may be, as of the date of
termination, in a pro-rata amount based on the full months of employment completed
during the full vesting period from the date of grant to the date of termination with
such newly-vested Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, and Stock Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights exercisable on the date of termination, remaining
exercisable for the lesser of one year from the date of termination and the original
full term of the Stock Option and/or Stock Appreciation Right; and (B) the
Participant’s Performance Awards remaining outstanding during the Additional
Performance Period shall be payable according to the original terms of the Award with
a value, if any, that otherwise would be earned under the applicable performance
goals originally established under the Award Agreement based on actual performance,
and shall vest at the end of the relevant Additional Performance Period in a pro-rata
amount based on the full months of employment completed during the relevant
Additional Performance Period originally established in the Award Agreement through
the date of termination. All other Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, shares
of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards shall be forfeited
as of the date of termination. Provided, however, that if the Participant is a
Company Senior Vice President or above, the Participant’s outstanding Stock Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights which, as of the date of termination are not yet
exercisable, shall become exercisable effective as of the date of such termination
and, with all outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights already
exercisable on the date of termination, shall remain exercisable for the lesser of
one year following the date of termination and the original full term of the Stock
Option or Stock Appreciation Right; all shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units shall fully vest as of the date of termination and be paid or deferred
immediately; and any outstanding Performance Awards shall fully vest and be payable
according to the original terms of the Award with a value, if any, that otherwise
would be earned under the applicable performance goals originally established in the
Award Agreement (subject to a proper deferral election).

	 	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Section 409A Restricted Stock Units that vest under this
Section 12(b) shall be paid on the Participant’s separation from service (within the meaning of
Code section 409A), or in the case of a Participant who is a specified employee (within the
meaning of Code section 409A) shall be paid on the first day of the seventh month following the
month of separation from service.

	 	(c)	 	Death. If a Participant dies while employed by the Company, any Stock Option or Stock
Appreciation Right previously granted under this Plan shall fully vest and become
exercisable upon death and may be exercised by the person designated as such Participant’s
beneficiary or beneficiaries or, in the absence of such designation, by the Participant’s
estate. Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall remain exercisable for the
remaining full term of such Awards. A Participant who dies while employed by the Company
during any applicable restricted period shall fully vest in such shares of Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Units, effective as of the date of death, and such shares or
cash shall be paid as of the first day of the month following death to the designated
beneficiary or beneficiaries. If a Participant dies while employed by the Company during
an Additional Performance Period, all Performance Awards shall fully vest and shall be
considered to be earned in full “at target” as if the applicable performance goals have
been achieved, and paid on the first day of the month following death to the designated
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	 	(d)	 	Retirement. The Committee shall determine, at the time of grant, the treatment of
Awards upon the retirement of the Participant. Unless other terms are specified in the
original Award, if the termination of employment is due to a Participant’s retirement on
or after age 55 and completion of five years of eligibility service under the General
Mills Pension Plan, the Participant may, effective as of the date of employment
termination as a retiree, exercise a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right pursuant to
the original terms and conditions of such Awards; shall fully vest in, and be paid or have
deferred, all shares of Restricted Stock or shares or cash attributable to Restricted
Stock Units; and all Performance Awards shall fully vest and be payable according to the
original terms of the Award with a value, if any, that otherwise would be earned under the
applicable performance goals originally established in the Award Agreement based on actual
performance (subject to a proper deferral election made with respect to the Award).
However, the Restricted Stock Units without a proper deferral election that vest under
this Section 12(d) shall be payable on the Participant’s separation from service (within
the meaning of Section 409A) or in the case of a Participant who is a specified employee
(within the meaning of Section 409A) shall be paid on the first day of the seventh month
following the month of separation from service.
	 
	 	 	 	A Restricted Stock Unit that could vest upon retirement under this Section 12(d) at any
time within the Award’s restricted period shall be referred to as a “Section 409A
Restricted Stock Unit”.
	 
	 	 	 	Notwithstanding the above, the terms of this Section 12(d) shall not apply to a
Participant who, prior to a Change of Control, is terminated for cause as described in
Section 12(a)(ii); said Participant shall be treated as provided in Section 12(a).
	 
	 	(e)	 	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 all outstanding Awards under the Plan. Such treatment
shall be consistent with Section 409A, and in particular will take into account whether a
separation from service has occurred within the meaning of Section 409A.

	13.	 	ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

	 	(a)	 	Administration. The authority to control and manage the operations and administration
of the Plan shall be vested in the Committee in accordance with this Section.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Selection of Committee. The Committee shall be selected by the Board, and shall
consist of two or more outside, disinterested members of the Board who, in the judgment of
the Board, are qualified to administer the Plan as contemplated by Rule 16b-3 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (or any successor rule), Code section 162(m) and the
regulations thereunder (or any successors thereto), and any rules and regulations of a
stock exchange on which Common Stock is traded.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Powers of Committee. The authority to manage and control the operations and
administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Committee, subject to the following:

	 	(i)	 	Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have the
authority and discretion to select from among the eligible Company employees those
persons who shall receive Awards, to determine the time or times of receipt, to
determine the types of Awards and the number of shares or amounts covered by the
Awards, to establish the terms, conditions, performance criteria, performance period,
restrictions, and other provisions of such Awards, to specify that the Participant’s
rights, payments, and benefits with respect to Awards shall be subject to adjustment,
reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, [or recoupment] under certain circumstances, and
(subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 14) to cancel or suspend Awards. In
making such determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of
services rendered by the individual, the individual’s present and potential
contribution to the Company’s success and such other factors as the Committee deems
relevant. Such terms and conditions may be evidenced by an agreement (“Award
Agreement”), which need not require execution by the Participant, in which case
acceptance of the Award shall constitute agreement by the Participant with all its
terms, conditions, limitations and forfeiture provisions.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Committee will have the authority and discretion to establish terms and
conditions of Awards as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to
conform to applicable requirements or practices of jurisdictions outside of the
United States.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	The Committee will have the authority and discretion to interpret the Plan
and Award Agreements, to establish, modify, and rescind any rules relating to the
Plan, to determine the terms and provisions of any Award Agreements made pursuant to
the Plan, to correct any technical defect(s) or omission(s) in connection with the
Plan or Award Agreement, reconcile any technical inconsistencies in connection with
the Plan or Award Agreement, and to make all other determinations that may be
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

 

 

	 	(iv)	 	Any interpretation of the Plan or Award Agreements by the Committee and any
decision made by it under the Plan or Award Agreements is final and binding.
	 
	 	(v)	 	The Committee will have exclusive authority and discretion to decide how
outstanding Awards will be treated, and is empowered to make all elections among
possible options, consistent with Sections 11(c) and (d).

	 	(d)	 	Delegation by Committee. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the
applicable rules of a stock exchange, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its
responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any
part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it. Any such
allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Designation of Beneficiary. Each Participant to whom an Award has been made under
the Plan may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise any Award or to receive
any payment which under the terms of the Plan and the relevant Award Agreement may become
exercisable or payable on or after the Participant’s death. At any time, and from time to
time, any such designation may be changed or cancelled by the Participant without the
consent of any such beneficiary. Any such designation, change or cancellation must be on
a form provided for that purpose by the Committee and shall not be effective until
received by the Committee. If no beneficiary has been designated by a deceased
Participant, or if the designated beneficiaries have predeceased the Participant, the
beneficiary shall be the Participant’s estate. If the Participant designates more than
one beneficiary, any payments under the Plan to such beneficiaries shall be made in equal
shares unless the Participant has expressly designated otherwise, in which case the
payments shall be made in the shares designated by the Participant.

	14.	 	AMENDMENTS OF THE PLAN
	 
	 	 	The Committee may from time to time prescribe, amend and rescind rules relating to the Plan.
Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, where required, the Committee may at any
time terminate, amend, or suspend the operation of the Plan, provided that no action shall be
taken by the Board of Directors or the Committee without the approval of the stockholders which
would:

	 	(a)	 	except as provided in Section 5(c), materially increase the number of shares which
may be issued under the Plan;
	 
	 	(b)	 	permit granting of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights at less than Fair
Market Value;
	 
	 	(c)	 	except as provided in Section 5(c), permit the repricing of outstanding Stock Options
or Stock Appreciation Rights; or
	 
	 	(d)	 	amend the individual limits on awards set forth in Section 5(b) which may be granted
to any single Participant.

	 	 	No termination, modification, suspension, or amendment of the Plan shall alter or impair the
rights of any Participant pursuant to an outstanding Award, in any material respect, without
the consent of the Participant. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of
Participants or Awards under the Plan.
	 
	15.	 	FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS
	 
	 	 	The Committee may adopt, amend, and terminate such arrangements, not inconsistent with the
intent of the Plan, as it may deem necessary or desirable to make available tax or other
benefits of the laws of any foreign jurisdiction, to employees of the Company who are subject
to such laws and who receive Awards under the Plan.
	 
	16.	 	TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS
	 
	 	 	Except as otherwise provided by rules of the Committee, no Stock Options or Stock Appreciation
Right shall be transferable by a Participant otherwise than (i) by the Participant’s last will
and testament or (ii) by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and such Stock
Options or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercised during the Participant’s lifetime only
by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative. Except as otherwise provided
in Sections 8 or 9, no shares of Restricted Stock, no Restricted Stock Units and no Performance
Awards shall be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of during the
restricted period.
	 
	17.	 	NON-ALIENATION OF RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.
	 
	 	 	Subject to Section 16 and the rights of the Company established under the Plan’s terms, no
right or benefit under the Plan shall be subject to alienation, sale, assignment, pledge, or
encumbrance and any attempt to do so shall be void. No right or benefit under the Plan be
subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities or torts of the person entitled to such rights or
benefits.
	 
	18.	 	LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OR OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY.
	 
	 	 	Nothing in the Plan shall be construed

	 	(a)	 	to give any employee of the Company any right to be granted any Award other than at
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	 	(b)	 	to give any Participant any rights whatsoever with respect to shares of Common Stock
except as specifically provided in the Plan;
	 
	 	(c)	 	to limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate, change
or modify, with or without cause, the employment of any Participant at any time; or
	 
	 	(d)	 	to be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the
Company or any Subsidiary will employ any Participant in any particular position at any
particular rate of compensation or for any particular period of time.
	 
	 	Payments and other benefits received by a Participant under an Award shall not be deemed part
of a Participant’s regular, recurring compensation for purposes of any termination, indemnity
or severance pay laws and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination
of benefits under any other employee benefit plan, contract or similar arrangement provided by
the Company or any Subsidiary, unless expressly so provided by such other plan, contract or
arrangement.

	19.	 	NO LOANS
	 
	 	 	The Company shall not lend money to any Participant to finance a transaction under this Plan.
	 
	20.	 	NOTICES
	 
	 	 	All notices to the Company regarding the Plan shall be in writing, effective as of actual
receipt by the Company, and shall be sent to:

Attention: Corporate Compensation

General Mills, Inc.

Number One General Mills Boulevard

Minneapolis, MN 55426

	21.	 	RECOGNITION AWARDS
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee is given the
discretionary authority to award up to a total of 10,000 unrestricted shares of Common Stock
during each calendar year to selected employees as a bonus or reward (“Recognition Awards”).
Under this paragraph no employee shall receive over 100 shares of Common Stock as Recognition
Awards over the duration of the Plan’s term.exv4w1

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MISTRAS GROUP, INC.
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