GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 3, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2004-12-02

Reporting Person: MARSHALL SIRI S (Sr VP and General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-02	COMMON STOCK	M	6466	$22.5530	Acquired	0	Direct
2004-12-02	COMMON STOCK	F	3190	$46.7550	Disposed	71776	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-02	OPTION TO BUY	$22.5530	M	6466	Disposed	2005-01-12	COMMON STOCK (6466)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	2560	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.