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): November 1, 2005
| GENERAL MILLS, INC. | ||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) |
| Delaware | 1-1185 | 41-0274440 |
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| File Number) | Identification No.) | |
| Number One General Mills Boulevard |
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| 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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 1, 2005, General Mills, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the expiration of the put option for holders of the Company’s Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022 and reporting the results of the put option. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated November 1, 2005. |
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.
| Date: November 1, 2005 | GENERAL MILLS, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Siri S. Marshall | |
| Name: Siri S. Marshall
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated November 1, 2005. |