Pricing Supplement No. 26 Filing under Rule 424(b)(3) with respect to
Dated January 17, 1997 Registration Statement No. 33-56032
(To Prospectus dated January 7, 1993
and Prospectus Supplement dated
January 8, 1993)
$500,000,000
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES D
Principal amount: $38,000,000
Interest Rate (if fixed rate): 13.5% per annum
Stated Maturity: January 21, 1998
Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
Applicable Exchange Rate (if any): N/A
Issue price (as a percentage of
principal amount): 107.572748%
Selling Agent's Commission (%): 0%
Agent's Fee: $0
Purchasing Agent's discount
or commission (%): N/A
Net proceeds to the Company: $40,877,644.24
Settlement date (original issue date): January 21, 1997
Redemption Commencement Date (if any): N/A
Redemption prices (if any): N/A
Additional Items: N/A
"N/A" as used herein means "Not Applicable." "A/S" as used herein means
"as stated in the Prospectus Supplement referred to above."
If such Notes are denominated in other than U.S. Dollars, the applicable
Foreign Currency Supplement is attached hereto.
As of the date of this Pricing Supplement, the aggregate initial public
offering price (or its equivalent in other currencies) of the Debt Securities
(as defined in the Prospectus) which have been sold (including the Notes to
which this Pricing Supplement relates) is $475,900,000.
MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
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NORTH CAROLINA
The Commissioner of Insurance of the State of North Carolina has not
approved or disapproved this offering nor has the Commissioner passed upon the
accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus.
