Article: Fitch Rates General Mills' Proposed $750MM Sr Unsecured Notes 'BBB+'; Outlook Negative.

CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to General Mills, Inc.'s (General Mills) proposed $750 million senior unsecured notes due 2015. The company's current ratings are as follows:

General Mills, Inc.

--Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'BBB+';

--Senior unsecured debt 'BBB+';

--Senior unsecured credit facilities 'BBB+';

--Senior unsecured convertible notes 'BBB+';

--Short-term IDR 'F2'.

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