UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________
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): March 23, 2006
| 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 | ||
| 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 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On March 23, 2006, General Mills, Inc. issued a press release reporting financial results for its third quarter ended February 26, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 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.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated March 23, 2006. |
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: March 23, 2006
| 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 March 23, 2006. |