GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Oct 20, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2004-10-19

Reporting Person: ROTSCH JEFFREY J (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-10-19	COMMON STOCK	M	11000	$23.0118	Acquired	0	Direct
2004-10-19	COMMON STOCK	F	5867	$43.9800	Disposed	0	Direct
2004-10-19	COMMON STOCK	M	9662	$23.0118	Acquired	0	Direct
2004-10-19	COMMON STOCK	S	6580	$43.8266	Disposed	111028	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-10-19	OPTION TO BUY	$23.0118	M	9662	Disposed	2004-10-19	COMMON STOCK (9662)	Direct
2004-10-19	OPTION TO BUY	$23.0118	M	11000	Disposed	2004-10-19	COMMON STOCK (11000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	14820	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.