Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

On April 16, 2009, General Mills, Inc. (the "Company") approved the restructuring of its business in Brazil, and has discontinued the production and marketing of the Forno De Minas and Frescarini brands in Brazil. The Company will close its Contagem, Brazil manufacturing facility. The Company's other product lines in Brazil are not affected by the decision. As a result of this decision, the Company anticipates incurring a pretax charge of approximately $20 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, consisting primarily of $13 million to write down assets to their net realizable value and $6 million for accrued severance. The Company also anticipates incurring pretax costs of approximately $5 million in fiscal 2010 from this action, primarily cash expenditures for decommissioning the plant.

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