UNITED STATES
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): December 17, 2003
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-1185 41-0274440
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(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)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (763) 764-7600
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished as part of this
report:
99.1 Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated
December 17, 2003
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a
copy of a press release of General Mills, Inc. dated December 17, 2003 reporting
financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended November 23, 2003.
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 Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities
of that Section or Sections 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.
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: December 17, 2003
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
By: /s/ Siri S. Marshall
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Name: Siri S. Marshall
Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated December 17, 2003.