GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 14, 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: PEEL MICHAEL A (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-13	RESTRICTED UNITS	A	5157	—	Acquired	186536	Direct
2004-12-13	RESTRICTED UNITS	A	25000	—	Acquired	211536	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-13	OPTION TO BUY	$46.9700	A	61875	Acquired	2015-01-13	COMMON STOCK (61875)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	3911	Indirect
COMMON STOCK	40	Indirect
COMMON STOCK	3270	Indirect
COMMON STOCK	3270	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: 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.

F3: By Spouse.

F4: Employee option (right to buy) granted by the Compensation Committee of Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. under
shareholder-approved stock option plans.

F5: Shares held in irrevocable trust for the benefit of reporting person's child(ren).

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