GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Sep 29, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2004-09-27

Reporting Person: TERRELL DOROTHY A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-09-27	RESTRICTED UNITS	A	1000	—	Acquired	15594	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-09-27	OPTION TO BUY	$45.0050	A	10000	Acquired	2014-09-27	COMMON STOCK (10000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Non-Employee Director option (right to buy) granted under the General Mills, Inc. 2001 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.

F2: Restricted stock unit award granted under the General Mills, Inc. 2001 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. - no set value.

F3: Following retirement, on date(s) selected in advance by Reporting Person, Reporting Person shall be eligible to receive one
share of common stock for each restricted stock unit.