GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 23, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2004-12-22

Reporting Person: THOME KENNETH L (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-22	COMMON STOCK	M	3224	$22.5530	Acquired	0	Direct
2004-12-22	COMMON STOCK	F	2257	$48.9200	Disposed	143281	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-22	OPTION TO BUY	$22.5530	M	3224	Disposed	2005-01-12	COMMON STOCK (3224)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	7391	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.