GENERAL MILLS INC - Director's Dealing 2004

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2004-08-16

Reporting Person: Powell Kendall J (Executive Vice President)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	55344	Direct
Common Stock	384	Indirect

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
OPTION TO BUY	$22.553	2005-01-12	Common Stock (3044)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$26.22	2005-07-26	Common Stock (25000)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$26.155	2005-10-18	Common Stock (9000)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$27.78	2006-01-11	Common Stock (2512)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$26.845	2006-07-24	Common Stock (20000)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$26.845	2006-07-24	Common Stock (5712)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$30.065	2006-10-30	Common Stock (16600)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$31.28	2007-01-09	Common Stock (40000)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$32.25	2007-07-23	Common Stock (3580)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$34.78	2007-09-01	Common Stock (17600)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$37.9063	2008-01-08	Common Stock (50000)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$35.155	2008-07-22	Common Stock (4812)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$30.955	2008-09-01	Common Stock (23200)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$37.11	2009-01-14	Common Stock (60000)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$40.11	2009-07-28	Common Stock (4960)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$41.5	2009-09-01	Common Stock (26500)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$34.56	2010-01-13	Common Stock (75000)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$38.19	2010-07-26	Common Stock (3636)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$34.72	2010-09-01	Common Stock (16250)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$40.47	2011-01-18	Common Stock (77000)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$43.79	2011-09-01	Common Stock (7600)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$49.61	2012-01-17	Common Stock (76250)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$43.86	2013-01-16	Common Stock (60300)	Direct
OPTION TO BUY	$46.11	2014-01-15	Common Stock (55594)	Direct

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