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: DEMERITT STEPHEN R (Director, Vice Chairman)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-13	RESTRICTED UNITS	A	10313	—	Acquired	174298	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-13	OPTION TO BUY	$46.9700	A	123750	Acquired	2015-01-13	COMMON STOCK (123750)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	8824	Indirect
COMMON STOCK	1840	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: By spouse. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership.

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