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Exhibit 31.2
I, Kofi A. Bruce, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of General Mills, Inc.;
2.
Based
on
my
knowledge,
this
report
does
not
contain
any
untrue
statement
of
a
material
fact
or
omit
to
state
a
material
fact
necessary
to make
the statements
made,
in light
of the
circumstances under
which such
statements were
made,
not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based
on
my
knowledge,
the
financial
statements,
and
other
financial
information
included
in
this
report,
fairly
present
in
all
material
respects
the
financial
condition,
results
of
operations
and
cash
flows
of
the
registrant
as
of,
and
for,
the
periods
presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s
other certifying officer
and I are responsible
for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures
(as
defined
in
Exchange
Act
Rules
13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(e))
and
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
(as
defined
in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
designed such
disclosure controls
and procedures,
or caused
such disclosure
controls and
procedures to
be designed
under
our
supervision,
to
ensure
that
material
information
relating
to
the
registrant,
including
its
consolidated
subsidiaries,
is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
designed
such
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
or
caused
such
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
to
be
designed
under
our
supervision,
to
provide
reasonable
assurance
regarding
the
reliability
of
financial
reporting
and
the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
evaluated
the
effectiveness
of
the
registrant’s
disclosure
controls
and
procedures
and
presented
in
this
report
our
conclusions
about the
effectiveness
of the
disclosure
controls and
procedures,
as of
the end
of the
period covered
by this
report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
disclosed
in
this
report
any
change
in
the
registrant’s
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
that
occurred
during
the
registrant’s
most
recent
fiscal
quarter
(the
registrant’s
fourth
fiscal
quarter
in
the
case
of
an
annual
report)
that
has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting; and
5.
The
registrant’s
other
certifying
officer
and
I
have
disclosed,
based
on
our
most
recent
evaluation
of
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
to
the
registrant’s
auditors
and
the
audit
committee
of
the
registrant’s
board
of
directors
(or
persons
performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
all significant
deficiencies
and
material
weaknesses in
the
design
or operation
of internal
control
over
financial reporting
which
are
reasonably
likely
to
adversely
affect
the
registrant’s
ability
to
record,
process,
summarize
and
report
financial
information; and
(b)
any
fraud,
whether
or
not
material,
that
involves
management
or
other
employees
who
have
a
significant
role
in
the
registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
Date: September 18, 2024
