SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): October 4, 2004
| GENERAL MILLS, INC. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| Delaware | 1-1185 | 41-0274440 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| File Number) | Identification No.) |
| Number One General Mills Boulevard | 55426 | |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | (Mail: 55440) | |
| (Mail: P.O. Box 1113) | ||
| (Zip Code) | ||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (763) 764-7600
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| Item 8.01. Other Events. | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-1.1: UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT | ||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 4, 2004, General Mills, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement with Diageo US Limited, Diageo plc and the underwriters named therein. Pursuant to the terms of this underwriting agreement, Diageo US Limited agreed to sell to the underwriters an aggregate of 33,314,760 shares of the Company’s common stock for offering to the public. This public offering and sale of these shares of the Company’s common stock have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by a registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-116779) (the “Registration Statement”). A copy of this underwriting agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is herein incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit to the Registration Statement is filed as part of this report:
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2004, by and among General Mills, Inc., Diageo US Limited, Diageo plc and the underwriters named therein |
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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: October 4, 2004
| GENERAL MILLS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Siri S. Marshall | |||
| Name: | Siri S. Marshall | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel | |||
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