Pricing Supplement No. 8 Filing under Rule 424(b)(3) with respect to
Dated January 8, 1999 Registration Statement No. 333-00745
CUSIP 37033LFE1
(To Prospectus dated February 23, 1996 and
Prospectus Supplement dated February 28, 1996)
$500,000,000
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES E
Principal amount: $30,000,000
Interest Rate (if fixed rate): 5.50% per annum
Stated Maturity: January 12, 2009
Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
Applicable Exchange Rate (if any): N/A
Issue price (as a percentage of
principal amount): 100%
Selling Agent's Commission (%): 0.625%
Agent's Fee: $187,500.00
Purchasing Agent's discount
or commission (%): N/A
Net proceeds to the Company: $29,812,500.00
Settlement date (original issue date): January 11, 1999
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 $392,725,000.
GOLDMAN, SACHS & 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.
