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): August 14, 2002
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-1185 41-0274440
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(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)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (763) 764-7600
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
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99.1 Statement under Oath of Chief Executive Officer dated
August 14, 2002, regarding facts and circumstances
relating to the Annual Report of the Registrant on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002.
99.2 Statement under Oath of Chief Financial Officer dated
August 14, 2002, regarding facts and circumstances
relating to the Annual Report of the Registrant on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002.
99.3 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On August 14, 2002, the Chief Executive Officer, Stephen W. Sanger, and
Chief Financial Officer, James A. Lawrence, of the Registrant delivered to the
Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with SEC Order
No. 4-460 statements under oath regarding facts and circumstances relating to
the Annual Report of the Registrant on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May
26, 2002. Copies of the statements are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
On August 14, 2002, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer of the Registrant also submitted the certification required by Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in connection with the filing of the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002.
A copy of the certification is attached as Exhibit 99.3.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 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: August 14, 2002
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
By: /s/ Siri S. Marshall
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Name: Siri S. Marshall
Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Statement under Oath of Chief Executive Officer dated August 14,
2002, regarding facts and circumstances relating to the Annual
Report of the Registrant on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
May 26, 2002.
99.2 Statement under Oath of Chief Financial Officer dated August 14,
2002, regarding facts and circumstances relating to the Annual
Report of the Registrant on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
May 26, 2002.
99.3 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.