GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 15, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2004-12-13

Reporting Person: SANGER STEPHEN W (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-13	RESTRICTED UNITS	A	34375	—	Acquired	823537	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-13	OPTION TO BUY	$46.9700	A	412500	Acquired	2015-01-13	COMMON STOCK (412500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	10087	Indirect
COMMON STOCK	100	Indirect
COMMON STOCK	3065	Indirect
COMMON STOCK	3065	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These shares are held in trusts for the benefit of the reporting person's minor children. The reporting person and his spouse
are trustees of the trusts.

F2: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F3: Restricted stock unit award granted under the General Mills 2003 Stock Compensation Plan by the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors of General Mills - no set value.

F4: By Spouse.

F5: Employee option (right to buy) granted by the Compensation Committee of Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. under
shareholder-approved stock option plans.

F6: This option becomes 100% exercisable four (4) years from date of grant.