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333-________ </FONT></DIV>



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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>UNITED STATES<BR>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION<BR>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>



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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>FORM S-8 </FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933 </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="5"><B>GENERAL MILLS, INC.</B> </FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)  </FONT></P>


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     <TH ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Delaware</FONT></TH>
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     <TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Number One General
Mills Boulevard<BR>Minneapolis, Minnesota
55426<BR></B>(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)  </FONT> </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>General Mills, Inc.<BR>
1998 Employee Stock Plan</FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>General Mills, Inc.<BR>
2005 Stock Compensation
Plan</FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Full title of the
plans) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Siri S. Marshall, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>Number One General
Mills Boulevard<BR>Minneapolis, Minnesota
55426<BR>(763) 764-7600</B><BR>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) </FONT> </P>

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<DIV ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></DIV>

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     <TH COLSPAN=1><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</FONT></TH><TH></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=1><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount<BR>
to be<BR>
Registered (1)</FONT></TH><TH></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=1><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share (2)</FONT></TH><TH></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=1><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Proposed Maxi-<BR>
mum Aggregate<BR>
Offering<BR>
Price (2)</FONT></TH><TH></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=1><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock $.10 par value (3)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=8% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>22,000,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$49.75</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=17% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$1,094,500,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$117,111.50</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=97%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to Rule 416(a), also covers additional
securities that may become issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. 7,000,000 shares are
being registered for awards under the General Mills, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Plan and 15,000,000 shares are being registered for
awards under the General Mills, Inc. 2005 Stock Compensation Plan. </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=97%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>This amount is estimated only to determine the
amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h). The actual aggregate offering price could be higher or lower. The proposed
maximum offering price is based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on
the New York Stock Exchange on January 17, 2006. </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=97%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Each share of Common Stock includes a purchase right
pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s stockholder rights plan. </FONT></P></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The documents containing the
information specified in Part I of Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to
participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>General Mills, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), incorporates by reference into this Registration
Statement the following documents: </FONT></P>

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               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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               the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-01185) for the
               fiscal year ended May 29, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
               (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on July 28, 2005 pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;); </FONT></P></TD>
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               all other reports filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or
               15(d) of the Exchange Act since May 29, 2005; </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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               the description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in the
               Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-116779) filed
               with the SEC on June 23, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with
               the SEC on September 17, 2004; and </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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               all documents filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a),
               13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration
               Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates
               that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all such
               securities then remaining to be sold. </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Any statement contained in any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent
that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 4. Description of
Securities. </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Certain legal matters in connection
with the shares of common stock to which this Registration Statement relates have been
passed upon by Chris A. Rauschl, Corporate and Securities Counsel and Assistant Secretary
of the Company. Mr. Rauschl beneficially owns shares of Company common stock and is
eligible to receive awards under the Company&#146;s 2005 Stock Compensation Plan. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Under provisions of the
Company&#146;s By-laws, each person who is or was a director or officer of the Company
shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Under Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, the directors and officers of the Company are entitled, under
certain circumstances, to be indemnified by it against all expenses and liabilities
incurred by or imposed upon them as a result of suits or actions brought against them as
such directors and officers, if they act in good faith and in a manner they reasonably
believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to
any criminal action, have no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful;
except that no indemnification shall be made against expenses in respect of any claim,
issue or matter as to which they shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company,
unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view
of all the circumstances of the case, they are fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity
for such expenses which such court shall deem proper. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Company maintains standard
policies of directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed. </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8. Exhibits. </FONT></H1>




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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>General
Mills,  Inc.  1998  Employee  Stock  Plan,  as amended  (incorporated  herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended May 26, 2002).  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.2  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>General
Mills, Inc. 2005 Stock  Compensation Plan  (incorporated  herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the  Company&#146;s  Current  Report on Form 8-K filed  September 28,
2005). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
and Consent of Chris A. Rauschl, Corporate and Securities Counsel and Assistant Secretary
of the Company.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of KPMG LLP, the Company&#146;s  independent  registered public accounting firm.
(Consent of counsel included in Exhibit 5) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 9. Undertakings. </FONT></H1>

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<TD WIDTH=97%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
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               To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
               post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P></TD>
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                    To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></P></TD>
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                    <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(ii) </FONT></TD>
                    <TD WIDTH=91%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
                    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
                    date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
                    thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
                    in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
                    foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
                    total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
                    registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
                    offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
                    Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
                    and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
                    price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
                    effective Registration Statement. </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(iii) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
include any material  information  with respect to the plan of distribution  not
previously  disclosed in the  Registration  Statement or any material  change to
such information in the Registration Statement; </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>provided, however, that paragraphs
(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or
section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement. </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(2) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=91%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective  amendment  shall be  deemed to be a new  registration  statement
relating to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time  shall be  deemed to be the  initial  bona fide  offering  thereof.
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(3) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=91%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
remove  from  registration  by means of a  post-effective  amendment  any of the
securities  being  registered  which  remain  unsold at the  termination  of the
offering. </FONT></P></TD>
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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
          any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s
          annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
          (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
          report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
          reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
          statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
          securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
          thereof. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
          be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
          pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
          advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public
          policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
          that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
          payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
          controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
          suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
          in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
          in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
          precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
          such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
          will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>



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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Golden Valley, State of Minnesota,
on the 20th day of January, 2006. </FONT></P>



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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>GENERAL MILLS, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=64%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;Siri S. Marshall
</FONT><HR NOSHADE="NOSHADE" COLOR="BLACK" SIZE="1"></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="3"></TD><TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Name: Siri S. Marshall</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD><TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title:  &nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President,<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>



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         <td width="220"><div align="center">
<u><font size="2">Signature</font></u></div></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><div align="center">
<u><font size="2">Title</font></u></div></td>
         <td width="15"><div align="right"></div></td>
         <td width="250"></td></tr>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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         <td valign="top" width="220"><font size="2">Stephen W. Sanger</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Chairman of the Board and<br>Chief Executive Officer<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right"><font size="2">)<br>)<br>)</font></div></td>
         <td width="250"></td>
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         <td width="220"><font size="2">Paul Danos</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250"></td>
 </tr>
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         <td width="220"><font size="2">William T. Esrey</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250"></td>
 </tr>
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         <td width="220"><font size="2">Raymond V. Gilmartin</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250"><font size="2">By: <u>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Siri S. Marshall
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></font></td>
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         <td width="220"><font size="2">Judith Richards Hope</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250">
                 <div align="center">
                         <font size="2">Siri S. Marshall</font></div>
         </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Heidi G. Miller</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250">
                 <div align="center">
                         <font size="2">Attorney-in-Fact</font></div>
         </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250">
                 <div align="center">
                         <font size="2">January 20, 2006</font></div>
         </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Steve Odland</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250"></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Michael D. Rose</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250"></td>
 </tr>
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         <td width="220"><font size="2">Robert L. Ryan</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250"></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">A. Michael Spence</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250"></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Dorothy A. Terrell</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
         <td width="15">
                 <div align="right">
                         <font size="2">)</font></div>
         </td>
         <td width="250"></td>
 </tr>
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         <td width="220"></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="250"></td>
 </tr>
 <TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<tr>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">By:<u> &nbsp;/s/ James A. Lawrence&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </u></font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2"> Executive Vice President,</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="250">
                 <div align="center">
                         <font size="2">January 20, 2006</font></div>
         </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James A. Lawrence</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Chief Financial Officer and</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="250"></td>
 </tr>
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         <td width="220"></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">International</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="250"></td>
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         <td width="220"></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">(Principal Financial Officer)</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="250"></td>
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         <td width="220"></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="250"></td>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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         <td width="220"><font size="2">By: <u>/s/&nbsp;Kenneth L. Thome&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Senior Vice President,</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="250">
                 <div align="center">
                         <font size="2">January 20, 2006</font></div>
         </td>
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         <td width="220"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kenneth L. Thome</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">Financial Operations</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="250"></td>
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         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="220"><font size="2">
                                             (Principal Accounting Officer)</font></td>
         <td width="15"></td>
         <td width="250"></td>
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="80%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U><B>Description</B></U> </FONT> </TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                       </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
and Consent of Chris A. Rauschl, Corporate and Securities Counsel and Assistant Secretary
of the Company.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                     </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of KPMG LLP, the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>                     </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Powers
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General Mills, Inc. Form S-8
Registration No.
333-________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
41-0274440
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Number One General
Mills Boulevard
Minneapolis, Minnesota
55426
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
General Mills, Inc.
1998 Employee Stock Plan
General Mills, Inc.
2005 Stock Compensation
Plan
(Full title of the
plans)
Siri S. Marshall, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Number One General
Mills Boulevard
Minneapolis, Minnesota
55426
(763) 764-7600
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed Maxi-
mum Aggregate
Offering
Price (2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock $.10 par value (3)
22,000,000
$49.75
$1,094,500,000
$117,111.50
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), also covers additional
securities that may become issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. 7,000,000 shares are
being registered for awards under the General Mills, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Plan and 15,000,000 shares are being registered for
awards under the General Mills, Inc. 2005 Stock Compensation Plan.
(2)
This amount is estimated only to determine the
amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h). The actual aggregate offering price could be higher or lower. The proposed
maximum offering price is based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on
the New York Stock Exchange on January 17, 2006.
(3)
Each share of Common Stock includes a purchase right
pursuant to the Registrant's stockholder rights plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the
information specified in Part I of Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to
participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act").
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.
General Mills, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), incorporates by reference into this Registration
Statement the following documents:
(a)
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-01185) for the
               fiscal year ended May 29, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
               (the "SEC") on July 28, 2005 pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act");
(b)
all other reports filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or
               15(d) of the Exchange Act since May 29, 2005;
(c)
the description of the Company's common stock contained in the
               Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-116779) filed
               with the SEC on June 23, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with
               the SEC on September 17, 2004; and
(d)
all documents filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a),
               13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration
               Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates
               that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all such
               securities then remaining to be sold.
Any statement contained in any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent
that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of
Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Certain legal matters in connection
with the shares of common stock to which this Registration Statement relates have been
passed upon by Chris A. Rauschl, Corporate and Securities Counsel and Assistant Secretary
of the Company. Mr. Rauschl beneficially owns shares of Company common stock and is
eligible to receive awards under the Company's 2005 Stock Compensation Plan.
Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
Under provisions of the
Company's By-laws, each person who is or was a director or officer of the Company
shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
Under Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, the directors and officers of the Company are entitled, under
certain circumstances, to be indemnified by it against all expenses and liabilities
incurred by or imposed upon them as a result of suits or actions brought against them as
such directors and officers, if they act in good faith and in a manner they reasonably
believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to
any criminal action, have no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful;
except that no indemnification shall be made against expenses in respect of any claim,
issue or matter as to which they shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company,
unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view
of all the circumstances of the case, they are fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity
for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
The Company maintains standard
policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance.
Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
General
Mills,  Inc.  1998  Employee  Stock  Plan,  as amended  (incorporated  herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended May 26, 2002).
4.2
General
Mills, Inc. 2005 Stock  Compensation Plan  (incorporated  herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the  Company's  Current  Report on Form 8-K filed  September 28,
2005).
5
Opinion
and Consent of Chris A. Rauschl, Corporate and Securities Counsel and Assistant Secretary
of the Company.
23
Consent
of KPMG LLP, the Company's  independent  registered public accounting firm.
(Consent of counsel included in Exhibit 5)
24
Powers
of Attorney.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
               post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
                    date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
                    thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
                    in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
                    foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
                    total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
                    registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
                    offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
                    Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
                    and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
                    price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
                    effective Registration Statement.
(iii)
To
include any material  information  with respect to the plan of distribution  not
previously  disclosed in the  Registration  Statement or any material  change to
such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs
(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or
section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
(2)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective  amendment  shall be  deemed to be a new  registration  statement
relating to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time  shall be  deemed to be the  initial  bona fide  offering  thereof.
(3)
To
remove  from  registration  by means of a  post-effective  amendment  any of the
securities  being  registered  which  remain  unsold at the  termination  of the
offering.
(b)  
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
          any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's
          annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
          (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
          report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
          reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
          statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
          securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
          thereof.
(c)  
          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
          be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
          pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
          advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public
          policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
          that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
          payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
          controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
          suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
          in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
          in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
          precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
          such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
          will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Golden Valley, State of Minnesota,
on the 20th day of January, 2006.
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
By:
/s/ Siri S. Marshall
Name: Siri S. Marshall
Title:    Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Stephen W. Sanger
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
)
)
)
Paul Danos
Director
)
William T. Esrey
Director
)
Raymond V. Gilmartin
Director
)
By:
/s/ Siri S. Marshall
Judith Richards Hope
Director
)
Siri S. Marshall
Heidi G. Miller
Director
)
Attorney-in-Fact
Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg
Director
)
January 20, 2006
Steve Odland
Director
)
Michael D. Rose
Director
)
Robert L. Ryan
Director
)
A. Michael Spence
Director
)
Dorothy A. Terrell
Director
)
By:
/s/ James A. Lawrence
Executive Vice President,
January 20, 2006
James A. Lawrence
Chief Financial Officer and
International
(Principal Financial Officer)
By:
/s/ Kenneth L. Thome
Senior Vice President,
January 20, 2006
Kenneth L. Thome
Financial Operations
(Principal Accounting Officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
5
Opinion
and Consent of Chris A. Rauschl, Corporate and Securities Counsel and Assistant Secretary
of the Company.
23
Consent
of KPMG LLP, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.
24
Powers
of Attorney.