General Mills, Inc. Form 8-K dated September 21, 2004

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):    September 21, 2004


GENERAL MILLS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware		  

1-1185		  

41-0274440		  
(State of Incorporation)  (Commission  (IRS Employer 
   File Number)  Identification No.) 


Number One General Mills Boulevard		 
Minneapolis, Minnesota  55426 
(Mail: P.O. Box 1113)  (Mail: 55440) 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code) 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (763) 764-7600

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 21, 2004, General Mills, Inc. issued a press release reporting financial results for its first quarter ended August 29, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

            (c)       Exhibits.   The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

   99.1     Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated September 21, 2004.













SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: September 21, 2004

GENERAL MILLS, INC.

By: /s/ Siri S. Marshall                
       Name: Siri S. Marshall
       Title:   Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
                  General Counsel
















EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number 		                            Description
 
99.1 Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated September 21, 2004.