GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2004

May 28, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2004-05-27

Reporting Person: THOME KENNETH L (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-05-27	COMMON STOCK	M	21634	$23.0118	Acquired	0	Direct
2004-05-27	COMMON STOCK	F	15597	$46.1200	Disposed	137177	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-05-27	OPTION TO BUY	$23.0118	M	21634	Disposed	2004-10-19	COMMON STOCK (21634)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	7211	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.