EX-32.2 6 genmills060028_ex32-2.htm CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Exhibit 32.2 to General Mills, Inc. Form 10-Q dated November 27, 2005

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, James A. Lawrence, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and International 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended November 27, 2005 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 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: January 6, 2006

/s/ James A. Lawrence

James A. Lawrence
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and International

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002