Certification of Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.2 10 d270596dex322.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.2

I, Donal L. Mulligan, Executive Vice President and 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended November 27, 2011 (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: December 20, 2011

/s/ Donal L. Mulligan

Donal L. Mulligan

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer