date:Dec 21, 2012
s growth by 1 point.
Segment operating profit increased 8 percent to $1.73 billion. (Please see Note 8 for reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure.) Net earnings attributable to General Mills increased 28 percent to $1.09 billion and diluted EPS rose to $1.64, including a net increase in mark-to-market valuation of certain commodity positions. Adjusted diluted earnings per share totaled $1.52 in the first half of 2013, up 8 percent from $1.41 in last years first half (please see Note 8).
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