The General Mills Board of Directors yesterday declared a quarterly dividend at the prevailing rate of $0.275 per share. The dividend is payable August 1, 2001, to shareholders of record July 10, 2001. General Mills and its predecessor company now have paid uninterrupted dividends without reduction for 102 years.

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