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): July 11, 2008
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Number One General Mills Boulevard
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Mail: P.O. Box 1113)
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(Mail: 55440) |
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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))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Attached as Exhibit 100 to this report are the following financial statements from General Mills,
Inc.’s (the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 25, 2008, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 11, 2008, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible
Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the fiscal years
ended May 25, 2008, May 27, 2007 and May 28, 2006; (ii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May
25, 2008 and May 27, 2007; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and
Comprehensive Income for the fiscal years ended May 25, 2008, May 27, 2007 and May 28, 2006; and
(iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended May 25, 2008, May 27,
2007 and May 28, 2006. Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T that
the financial and other information contained in the XBRL documents is unaudited and that these are
not the official publicly filed financial statements of the Company. The purpose of submitting
these XBRL formatted documents is to test the related format and technology and, as a result,
investors should continue to rely on the official filed version of the furnished documents and not
rely on the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, in making
investment decisions.
In accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K,
including Exhibit 100, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the
liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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The following financial statements from the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 25, 2008, filed on July 11, 2008, formatted in
XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the fiscal years ended May 25,
2008, May 27, 2007 and May 28, 2006; (ii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May
25, 2008 and May 27, 2007; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
and Comprehensive Income for the fiscal years ended May 25, 2008, May 27, 2007 and May
28, 2006; and (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years
ended May 25, 2008, May 27, 2007 and May 28, 2006. |