GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Oct 2, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2003-10-01

Reporting Person: THOME KENNETH L (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-10-01	COMMON STOCK	M	12154	$25.7939	Acquired	0	Direct
2003-10-01	COMMON STOCK	F	9076	$47.2950	Disposed	106615	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-10-01	OPTION TO BUY	$25.7939	M	12154	Disposed	2003-10-20	COMMON STOCK (12154)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	7039	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F2: Employee option (right to buy) granted by the Compensation Committee of Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. under shareholder-approved stock option plans.