MINNEAPOLIS, June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- General Mills (NYSE: GIS) said today that the board of directors declared a quarterly dividend at the prevailing rate of 44 cents per share, payable August 3, 2015, to shareholders of record July 10, 2015. The General Mills quarterly dividend rate was most recently increased 7 percent effective with the May 1, 2015 payment. General Mills and its predecessor firm have paid dividends without interruption or reduction for 116 years.

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