Exhibit 32.2 to General Mills, Inc. Form 10-K dated May 30, 2004

EX-32.2 15 gm041570s1_ex32-2.htm Exhibit 32.2 to General Mills, Inc. Form 10-K dated May 30, 2004

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, James A. Lawrence, Chief Financial Officer of General Mills, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)

the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended May 30, 2004 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: July 29, 2004

James A. Lawrence
Chief Financial Officer