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UNITED\ue000 STATES
SECURITIES\ue000 AND\ue000 EXCHANGE\ue000 COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,\ue000 D.C.\ue000 20549
FORM\ue000 8-K
CURRENT\ue000 REPORT
Pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Section\ue000 13\ue000 or\ue000 15(d)\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1934
Date\ue000 of\ue000 report\ue000 (Date\ue000 of\ue000 earliest\ue000 event\ue000 reported):\ue000 February\ue000 20,\ue000 2009
Kellogg\ue000 Company
(Exact\ue000 name\ue000 of\ue000 registrant\ue000 as\ue000 specified\ue000 in\ue000 its\ue000 charter)
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Delaware
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1-4171
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38-0710690
(State\ue000 or\ue000 other\ue000 jurisdiction\ue000 of\ue000 incorporation) \ue000
(Commission\ue000 File\ue000 Number)
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(IRS\ue000 Employer\ue000 Identification\ue000 No.)
One\ue000 Kellogg\ue000 Square
Battle\ue000 Creek,\ue000 Michigan\ue000 49016-3599
(Address\ue000 of\ue000 principal\ue000 executive\ue000 offices,\ue000 including\ue000 zip\ue000 code)
(269)\ue000 961-2000
(Registrant\u2019s\ue000 telephone\ue000 number,\ue000 including\ue000 area\ue000 code)
Not\ue000 Applicable
(Former\ue000 name\ue000 or\ue000 former\ue000 address,\ue000 if\ue000 changed\ue000 since\ue000 last\ue000 report)
Check\ue000 the\ue000 appropriate\ue000 box\ue000 below\ue000 if\ue000 the\ue000 Form\ue000 8-K\ue000 filing\ue000 is\ue000 intended\ue000 to\ue000 simultaneously\ue000 satisfy\ue000 the\ue000 filing\ue000 obligation\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 under\ue000 any\ue000 of
the\ue000 following\ue000 provisions\ue000 (see\ue000 General\ue000 Instruction\ue000 A.2\ue000 below):
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\ue000 Written\ue000 communications\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Rule\ue000 425\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Act\ue000 (17\ue000 CFR\ue000 230.425)
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\ue000 Soliciting\ue000 material\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Rule\ue000 14a-12\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 (17\ue000 CFR\ue000 240.14a-12)
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\ue000 Pre-commencement\ue000 communications\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Rule\ue000 14d-2(b)\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 (17\ue000 CFR\ue000 240.14d-2(b))
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\ue000 Pre-commencement\ue000 communications\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Rule\ue000 13e-4(c)\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 (17\ue000 CFR\ue000 240.13e-4(c))
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Item\ue000 5.02.\ue000 Departure\ue000 of\ue000 Directors\ue000 or\ue000 Certain\ue000 Officers;\ue000 Election\ue000 of\ue000 Directors;\ue000 Appointment\ue000 of\ue000 Certain\ue000 Officers;
Compensatory\ue000 Arrangements\ue000 of\ue000 Certain\ue000 Officers.
Item\ue000 9.01.\ue000 Financial\ue000 Statements\ue000 and\ue000 Exhibits.

SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT\ue000 INDEX
EX-10.1:2009-2011\ue000 EXECUTIVE\ue000 PERFORMANCE\ue000 PLAN
EX-10.2:\ue000 FORM\ue000 OF\ue000 OPTION\ue000 TERMS\ue000 AND\ue000 CONDITIONS
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Item\ue000 5.02.\ue000 Departure\ue000 of\ue000 Directors\ue000 or\ue000 Certain\ue000 Officers;\ue000 Election\ue000 of\ue000 Directors;\ue000 Appointment\ue000 of\ue000 Certain\ue000 Officers;\ue000 Compensatory
Arrangements\ue000 of\ue000 Certain\ue000 Officers.
(e)\ue000 The\ue000 Compensation\ue000 Committee\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Board\ue000 of\ue000 Directors\ue000 of\ue000 Kellogg\ue000 Company\ue000 (the\ue000 \u201cCompany\u201d)\ue000 adopted\ue000 the\ue000 2009-2011\ue000 Executive
Performance\ue000 Plan\ue000 and\ue000 made\ue000 option\ue000 grants\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Company\u2019s\ue000 named\ue000 executive\ue000 officers,\ue000 each\ue000 as\ue000 set\ue000 forth\ue000 below.
2009-2011\ue000 Executive\ue000 Performance\ue000 Plan.\ue000 The\ue000 Compensation\ue000 Committee\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Board\ue000 approved\ue000 the\ue000 2009-2011\ue000 Executive\ue000 Performance\ue000 Plan
(\u201c2009-2011\ue000 EPP\u201d)\ue000 under\ue000 which\ue000 certain\ue000 senior\ue000 executives\ue000 and\ue000 other\ue000 employees\ue000 would\ue000 be\ue000 eligible\ue000 to\ue000 receive\ue000 a\ue000 portion\ue000 of\ue000 their\ue000 long-term

incentives\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 form\ue000 of\ue000 performance\ue000 shares\ue000 based\ue000 on\ue000 the\ue000 achievement\ue000 of\ue000 multi-year\ue000 cost\ue000 savings\ue000 targets.\ue000 Awards\ue000 are\ue000 paid\ue000 in\ue000 shares,\ue000 except for\ue000 amounts\ue000 withheld\ue000 by\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 for\ue000 minimum\ue000 statutory\ue000 withholding\ue000 requirements.\ue000 In\ue000 addition,\ue000 the\ue000 Compensation\ue000 Committee\ue000 granted 2009-2011\ue000 EPP\ue000 target\ue000 awards\ue000 (\u201cAwards\u201d)\ue000 of\ue000 34,500\ue000 shares\ue000 for\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Mackay;\ue000 16,100\ue000 shares\ue000 for\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Bryant;\ue000 8,300\ue000 shares\ue000 for\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Davidson;\ue000 6,200 shares\ue000 for\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Norman;\ue000 and\ue000 4,100\ue000 shares\ue000 for\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Mobsby.\ue000 Participants\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 2009-2011\ue000 EPP\ue000 have\ue000 the\ue000 opportunity\ue000 to\ue000 earn\ue000 between\ue000 0%\ue000 and 200%\ue000 of\ue000 their\ue000 EPP\ue000 target.\ue000 Dividends\ue000 are\ue000 not\ue000 paid\ue000 on\ue000 unvested\ue000 EPP\ue000 awards.\ue000 The\ue000 Awards\ue000 are\ue000 subject\ue000 to\ue000 approval\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Kellogg\ue000 Company\ue000 2009 Long-Term\ue000 Incentive\ue000 Plan\ue000 by\ue000 the\ue000 Company\u2019s\ue000 shareowners\ue000 at\ue000 the\ue000 Company\u2019s\ue000 2009\ue000 Annual\ue000 Meeting.\ue000 A\ue000 copy\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 2009-2011\ue000 EPP\ue000 is\ue000 attached as\ue000 Exhibit\ue000 10.1\ue000 and\ue000 is\ue000 incorporated\ue000 in\ue000 its\ue000 entirety\ue000 into\ue000 this\ue000 Item.

Option\ue000 Grants.\ue000 The\ue000 Compensation\ue000 Committee\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Board\ue000 approved\ue000 the\ue000 following\ue000 grants\ue000 of\ue000 stock\ue000 options\ue000 to\ue000 named\ue000 executive\ue000 officers\ue000 of\ue000 the

Company:\ue000 321,700\ue000 options\ue000 for\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Mackay;\ue000 150,400\ue000 options\ue000 for\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Bryant;\ue000 77,300\ue000 options\ue000 for\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Davidson;\ue000 57,700\ue000 options\ue000 for\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Norman; and\ue000 38,000\ue000 options\ue000 for\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Mobsby.\ue000 The\ue000 exercise\ue000 price\ue000 under\ue000 these\ue000 grants\ue000 is\ue000 $40.17\ue000 per\ue000 share.\ue000 Under\ue000 the\ue000 terms\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 grants,\ue000 the\ue000 stock\ue000 options generally\ue000 vest\ue000 in\ue000 three\ue000 equal\ue000 annual\ue000 installments\ue000 from\ue000 the\ue000 anniversary\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 grant\ue000 date.\ue000 A\ue000 copy\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 form\ue000 of\ue000 option\ue000 terms\ue000 and\ue000 conditions\ue000 for the\ue000 grants\ue000 is\ue000 attached\ue000 as\ue000 Exhibit\ue000 10.2\ue000 and\ue000 is\ue000 incorporated\ue000 in\ue000 its\ue000 entirety\ue000 into\ue000 this\ue000 Item.

Base\ue000 Salary.\ue000 Consistent\ue000 with\ue000 emerging\ue000 market\ue000 trends\ue000 for\ue000 corporate\ue000 governance,\ue000 base\ue000 salaries\ue000 for\ue000 each\ue000 of\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Mackay,\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Bryant,
Mr.\ue000 Davidson,\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Norman\ue000 and\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Mobsby\ue000 have\ue000 been\ue000 frozen\ue000 for\ue000 2009\ue000 at\ue000 2008\ue000 levels.
Item\ue000 9.01.\ue000 Financial\ue000 Statements\ue000 and\ue000 Exhibits.
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Exhibit\ue000 10.1.\ue000
2009-2011\ue000 Executive\ue000 Performance\ue000 Plan.
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Exhibit\ue000 10.2.\ue000
Form\ue000 of\ue000 Option\ue000 Terms\ue000 and\ue000 Conditions.
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