Document:

EXHIBIT 10.6

                          SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN

                             OF GENERAL MILLS, INC.

                                  Working Copy

                       As Amended Effective January, 1991,
                         November, 1991, December, 1992,
                            May, 1994, and June, 1996

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                          SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN

                             OF GENERAL MILLS, INC.

Effective as of January 1, 1991, General Mills, Inc. hereby amends and restates
the Supplemental Retirement Plan of General Mills, Inc. for the exclusive
benefit of its employees, pursuant to authorization of the Board of Directors of
General Mills, Inc. Additional amendments have been made since the date of the
last restatement.

                                    ARTICLE I

                                  INTRODUCTION

         Section 1.1 Name of Plan. The name of the Plan is the "Supplemental
Retirement Plan of General Mills, Inc." It is also referred to as
the "Supplemental Plan" or the "Plan."

         Section 1.2 Effective Date. The effective date of the Plan is January
1, 1976. This Plan, except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein,
shall not apply to Participants who separated from active service prior to
January 1, 1991.

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                                   ARTICLE II

                                   DEFINITIONS

         Section 2.1 Base Plan shall mean a defined benefit pension plan
sponsored by the Company, which is qualified under the provisions of Code
Section 401. With respect to any Participant in this Plan where, as of June 1,
1991, the sum of such individual's age and length of Company service equals or
exceeds 65, Base Plan shall mean the provisions of such plan as were in effect
on December 31, 1988, and benefits under this Plan shall be determined as if
such provisions had continued in effect until the date of the Participant's
termination or retirement from the Company. With respect to any Participant in
this Plan where, as of June 1, 1991, the sum of such individual's age and
Company service is less than 65, Base Plan shall mean the provisions of such
Plan as are in effect on the date of such Participant's termination or
retirement from the Company.

         Section 2.2 Board shall mean the Board of Directors of General Mills,
Inc.

         Section 2.3 Change in Control occurs:

         (a)      upon the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within
                  the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities
                  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"))(a "Person")
                  of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
                  promulgated under the 1934 Act) of voting securities of the
                  Company where such acquisition causes such Person to own 20%
                  or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
                  voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in
                  the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting
                  Securities"); provided, however, that for purposes of this
                  subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not be deemed
                  to result in a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly
                  from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii)
                  any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust)
                  sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation
                  controlled by the Company or (iv) any acquisition by any
                  corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with
                  clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) below; and
                  provided, further, that if any Person's beneficial ownership
                  of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities reaches or
                  exceeds 20% as a result of a transaction described in clause
                  (i) or (ii) above, and such Person subsequently acquires
                  beneficial ownership of additional voting securities of the
                  Company, such subsequent acquisition shall be treated as an
                  acquisition that causes such Person to own 20% or more of the
                  Outstanding Company Voting Securities; or

         (b)      if individuals who, as of a given date, constitute the Board
                  (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at
                  least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
                  individual becoming a director subsequent to such date whose
                  election, or nomination for election by the Company's
                  shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of
                  the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be
                  considered as though such individual were a member of the
                  Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such
                  individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a
                  result of an actual or threatened election contest with
                  respect to the election or removal of directors or other
                  actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or
                  on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

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         (c)      upon the approval by the shareholders of the Company of a
                  reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other
                  disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
                  Company ("Business Combination") or, if consummation of such
                  Business Combination is subject, at the time of such approval
                  by shareholders, to the consent of any government or
                  governmental agency, the obtaining of such consent (either
                  explicitly or implicitly by consummation); excluding, however,
                  such a Business Combination pursuant to which (i) all or
                  substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
                  beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities
                  immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially
                  own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively,
                  the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined
                  voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election
                  of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting
                  from such Business Combination (including, without limitation,
                  a corporation that as a result of such transaction owns the
                  Company or all or substantially all of the Company's assets
                  either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in
                  substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
                  immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the
                  Outstanding Company Voting Securities, (ii) no person
                  (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the
                  Company or such corporation resulting from such Business
                  Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or
                  more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common
                  stock or the corporation resulting from such Business
                  Combination or the combined voting power of the then
                  outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to
                  the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business
                  Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members of
                  the board of directors or the corporation resulting from such
                  Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at
                  the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the
                  action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination;
                  or

         (d)      Upon approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete
                  liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

         Section 2.4 Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it
may be amended from time to time.

         Section 2.5 Company shall mean General Mills, Inc. and any of its
subsidiaries or affiliated business entities as shall be authorized to
participate in the Plan by the Board, or its delegate.

         Section 2.6 Compensation Committee shall mean the Compensation
Committee of the Board.

         Section 2.7 Deferred Cash Award shall mean the cash amount deferred by
an individual under any formal plan of deferred compensation sponsored by the
Company. A Deferred Cash Award shall not include:

         (a)      any base salary which was deferred during calendar year 1986;

         (b)      any interest or investment increment applied to the amount of
                  the cash award which is deferred; or

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         (c)      any cash amount deferred by any person under any individual
                  contract or arrangement with the Company or any of its
                  subsidiaries or affiliated business entities.

         Section 2.8 ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time.

         Section 2.9 Minor Amendment Committee shall mean the Minor Amendment
Committee appointed by the Compensation Committee.

         Section 2.10 "Maximum Benefit" shall mean the maximum annual benefit
payable in dollars permitted to be either accrued or paid to a participant of
any Base Plan, as determined under all applicable provisions of the Code and
ERISA, specifically taking into account the limitations of Code Sections
401(a)17 and 415, and any applicable regulations thereunder. It is specifically
intended that the Maximum Benefit, as defined herein, shall take into account
changes in the dollar limits under Code Sections 401(a)17 and 415, and benefits
payable from this Plan and the Base Plan shall be adjusted accordingly. In
addition, if a Base Plan limits the accrued benefits of any Participant by
restricting the application of future changes in such dollar limits with respect
to such Participant, benefits payable under this Plan shall nevertheless be
determined on the full amount that would have been permissible absent such
restrictions under the Base Plan.

         Section 2.11 Participant shall mean an individual who is a participant
in the Company's Executive Incentive Plan or who is eligible to defer
compensation under a formal deferred compensation program maintained by the
Company, and who is:

         (a)      an active participant in one or more Base Plans on and after
                  January 1, 1976 and whose accrued benefits, determined on the
                  basis of the provisions of such Base Plans without regard to
                  the Maximum Benefit, would exceed the Maximum Benefit;

         (b)      An individual with a Deferred Cash Award, which, if included
                  as compensation under any Base Plans in which such individual
                  is a participant, would result in a greater accrued benefit
                  under the provisions of such Base Plans;

         (c)      An active participant of the General Mills, Inc. Executive
                  Incentive Plan who is entitled to a vested Pension under a
                  Base Plan and who is involuntarily terminated prior to
                  attainment of age 55, if the sum of such individual's age and
                  length of company service at the date of termination equals or
                  exceeds 75; or

         (d)      An individual who participates in the Retirement Income Plan
                  of General Mills, Inc., where the sum of such individual's age
                  and length of Company service as of June 1, 1991 equals or
                  exceeds 65, and who would have been entitled to a greater
                  benefit under the provisions of the RIP at the time of his or
                  her retirement from the Company had he or she not been
                  considered a "highly compensated employee" for any period on
                  or after January 1, 1989.

         An eligible individual shall remain a Participant under this
Supplemental Plan until all amounts payable on his or her behalf from this Plan
have been paid.

         Section 2.12 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms which are not defined
herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the relevant Base Plan.

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                                   ARTICLE III

                                    BENEFITS

         Section 3.1 Effect of Retirement. Upon the Normal, Early, Late or
Disability Retirement of a Participant, as provided under a Base Plan, such
Participant shall be entitled to a benefit equal to the amount determined in
accordance with the provisions of the Base Plan without regard to the
limitations of the Maximum Benefit, including as compensation for purposes of
such calculation any Deferred Cash Award (as if actually paid at the time of the
award), reduced by the lesser of the Participant's actual accrued benefit under
such Base Plan or the Maximum Benefit.

         In the event a Participant has accrued benefits under more than one
Base Plan, the provisions of the Base Plan from which the Participant retires as
an Active Participant shall be used to determine the total benefits payable
without regard to the Maximum Benefit.

         If the Participant received a partial prepayment as described in
Section 3.10, benefits payable under this Section shall be adjusted as provided
in Section 3.11.

         Section 3.2 Spouse's Pension. Upon the death of a Participant whose
surviving spouse is eligible for a Spouse's Pension under a Base Plan, such
surviving spouse shall be entitled to a benefit under this Supplemental Plan,
determined in accordance with the provisions of the Base Plan without regard to
the limitations of the Maximum Benefit, and including as compensation for
purposes of such calculation any Deferred Cash Award (as if actually paid at the
time of the award), reduced by the lesser of the actual Spouse's Pension payable
under such Base Plan or the Maximum Benefit.

         In the event a Participant had accrued benefits under more than one
Base Plan, the provisions of the Base Plan under which the Participant was
accruing benefits as an Active Participant shall be used to determine the total
benefits payable without regard to the Maximum Benefit.

         If the Participant received a partial prepayment as described in
Section 3.10, benefits payable under this Section shall be adjusted as provided
in Section 3.11.

         Section 3.3 Effect of Termination Prior to Retirement Eligibility. If a
Participant terminates employment with the Company and is entitled to a Vested
Deferred Pension under a Base Plan, such Participant shall be entitled to a
benefit equal to the amount determined in accordance with the provisions of the
Base Plan without regard to the limitations of the Maximum Benefit, including as
compensation for purposes of such calculation any Deferred Cash Award (as if
actually paid at the time of the award), reduced by the lesser of the
Participant's actual accrued benefit under such Base Plan or the Maximum
Benefit.

         In the event a Participant has participated in more than one Base Plan,
the provisions of the Base Plan under which the Participant was accruing
benefits as an Active Participant at the time of such separation from service
shall be used to determined the total amount of benefit payable without regard
to the Maximum Benefit.

         If the Participant received a partial prepayment as described in
Section 3.10, benefits payable under this Section shall be adjusted as provided
in Section 3.11.

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         Section 3.4 Benefits Prior to Separation from Service. Prior to a
Participant's separation from service due to Retirement, termination or death,
benefits shall accrue under this Supplemental Plan, based on the Participant's
actual accrued benefit under a Base Plan or Plans, the Maximum Benefit and
Deferred Cash Awards, if any. A Participant's benefit under this Supplemental
Plan may increase or decrease, before or after Retirement or termination, as a
result of changes in the formula under any Base Plan, the Maximum Benefit, or
changes in the earnings used to calculate benefits under a Base Plan formula.

         Any benefit accrued under this Supplemental Plan as a result of a
Participant's Deferred Cash Award shall be payable only if, and to the extent
that on the date of his or her termination of employment, both of the following
conditions are satisfied:

         (a)      The Participant has a vested accrued benefit under the
                  applicable Base Plan; and

         (b)      A Deferred Cash Award was made during a year which is used in
                  the calculation of Final Average Earnings under this
                  Supplemental Plan on the date of termination.

         If the Participant received a partial prepayment as described in
Section 3.10, benefits payable under this Section shall be adjusted as provided
in Section 3.11.

         Section 3.5 Effect of Involuntary Termination of EIP Participants Prior
to Retirement Eligibility. In the event of the involuntary termination of an
active Participant of the General Mills, Inc. Executive Incentive Plan, where
the sum of such Participant's age and years of service with the Company equals
or exceeds 75 at the date of termination, and who is entitled to a Vested
Deferred Pension under a Base Plan, the provisions of this Section shall apply.
Subject to the aggregate limits of Section 4.4, such Participant shall be
entitled to receive benefits determined under this Section, in addition to any
benefit provided under Section 3.3. Such additional benefits shall be in the
form of a retirement supplement, calculated as the difference between an Early
Retirement Pension under the provisions of such Base Plan and a Vested Deferred
Pension under such Base Plan.

         If the Participant received a partial prepayment as described in
Section 3.10, benefits payable under this Section shall be adjusted as provided
in Section 3.11.

         Section 3.6 Effect of Termination of the Retirement Income Plan of
General Mills, Inc. In the event of the termination of the Retirement Income
Plan of General Mills, Inc. (RIP) within five years after a Change in Control
each Participant of the RIP whose benefits would then exceed the Maximum Benefit
as a result of the changes required under Section 12.4 of the RIP shall be
entitled to receive such excess benefits under the Supplemental Plan.

         Section 3.7 Form of Payment. Any benefit amount payable under the
Supplemental Plan to a married Participant shall be adjusted and paid in the
form of a joint and 100% to survivor annuity. Any benefit amount payable under
the Supplemental Plan to an unmarried Participant shall be paid in the form of a
single life annuity. Notwithstanding the above, a married Participant may
request, subject to the approval of the Minor Amendment Committee, to have such
benefit amounts adjusted and paid as a joint and 50% to survivor annuity or as a
single life annuity. Further, any Participant may request, subject to the
approval of the Minor Amendment Committee, that any benefit amount be paid in a
single sum payment in cash, effective as of the first day monthly benefits would
otherwise begin. Any request for an alternate form of benefit that is granted
may be made at any time before benefits would otherwise begin. The Minor
Amendment Committee may approve or reject any such request in its sole
discretion. Any joint and survivor annuity shall be the actuarial equivalent of
a single life annuity based on the

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following factors, determined using the ages of the Participant and spouse on
the effective date of the payment:

         (a)      For benefits commencing after January 1, 1989. The formula for
                  the joint and 100% to survivor factor is:

                           .868 + .005 (65 - X) + .005 (Y - X), where X is equal
                           to the Participant's age and Y is equal to the age of
                           the spouse.

                  The formula for the joint and 50% to survivor factor is:

                           .928 + .003 (65 - X) + .003 (Y - X), where X is equal
                           to the Participant's age and Y is equal to the age of
                           the spouse.

         (b)      For benefits commencing on or before January 1, 1989. The
                  formula for the joint and 100% to survivor factor is:

                           .815 + .007 (63 - X) + .007 (Y - X), where X is equal
                           to the Participant's age and Y is equal to the age of
                           the spouse.

                  The formula for the joint and 50% to survivor factor is:

                           .898 + .004 (63 - X) + .004 (Y - X), where X is equal
                           to the Participant's age and Y is equal to the age of
                           the spouse.

For the purpose of calculating any lump sum payment, the interest rate used
shall be the immediate annuity interest rate determined by the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation as in effect on the first day of the year in which a
distribution is to be made.

         Section 3.8 Time of Payment. The payment of benefits determined under
the provisions of the Supplemental Plan shall commence on the first day of the
month coincident with or next following the date upon which a Participant (or
surviving spouse) first becomes eligible to commence receiving benefits under
the Base Plan or Plans, regardless of the time benefits actually commence under
the Base Plan. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Supplemental Plan to
the contrary, the Minor Amendment Committee may, in its sole discretion, direct
that payments be made before such payments are otherwise due, if, for any reason
(including but not limited to, a change in the tax or revenue laws of the United
States of America, a published ruling or similar announcement issued by the
Internal Revenue Service, a regulation issued by the Secretary of the Treasury
or his delegate, or a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction involving a
Participant or Beneficiary), it believes that a Participant or Beneficiary has
recognized or will recognize income for federal income tax purposes with respect
to amounts that are or will be payable under the Supplemental Plan before they
are to be paid. In making this determination, the Minor Amendment Committee
shall take into account the hardship that would be imposed on the Participant or
Beneficiary by the payment of federal income taxes under such circumstances.

         Section 3.9 Effect of Changes in the Maximum Benefit. In the event the
dollar amount of the Maximum Benefit increases as a result of federal
legislation, the benefits of any Participant payable under the Supplemental
Plan, whether or not in pay status, shall be recalculated to take into account
the higher Maximum Benefit payable from the applicable Base Plan. If payments
have already commenced under the provisions of the applicable Base Plan and the
Supplemental Plan, benefit amounts under both Plans shall be adjusted to reflect
the higher Maximum Benefit, by increasing the amount paid under the Base Plan
and decreasing the amount paid under the Supplemental Plan, as soon as
administratively possible after such a change. Notwithstanding the above, if a
Base Plan is terminated, no adjustments shall be made to benefits payable under
the

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Supplemental Plan with respect to changes in the Maximum Benefit after the
date of termination of the Base Plan.

         Section 3.10 Partial Prepayment. Notwithstanding any other provisions
of this Supplemental Plan, partial prepayment of benefits due under this
Supplemental Plan may be made from time to time, pursuant to amendments to this
Section. Prepayments so authorized are described as follows:

(a)      (1)      The first prepayment was authorized to be made in January,
                  1988 to those active Participants who, on December 31, 1987,
                  had earned vested accrued benefits under one or more Base
                  Plans equal to the Maximum Benefit then in effect, payable at
                  December 31, 1987, or age 55, if later.

         (2)      The second prepayment was authorized to be made on or after
                  October, 1988 and before December 31, 1988, to those active
                  Participants who had earned vested accrued benefits under one
                  or more Base Plans, when projected to December 31, 1988, equal
                  to the Maximum Benefit then if effect, payable at December 31,
                  1988, or age 55, if later.

         (3)      The third prepayment was authorized to be made in December,
                  1989, to those active Participants who, if the Base Plans had
                  continued in effect through December 31, 1989 as in effect on
                  December 31, 1988, would have earned vested accrued benefits
                  under such Base Plans equal to the Maximum Benefit then in
                  effect, payable at January 1, 1990, or at age 55 if later.

         (4)      The fourth prepayment was authorized to be made in October,
                  1990, to those active Participants who, if the Base Plans had
                  continued in effect through December 31, 1990, as in effect on
                  December 31, 1988, would have earned vested accrued benefits
                  under such Base Plans equal to the Maximum Benefit then if
                  effect, payable at January 1, 1991, or at age 55 if later.

         (5)      The fifth prepayment was authorized to be made in December,
                  1991, to those active Participants who had earned vested
                  accrued benefits under one or more Base Plans, when projected
                  to December 31, 1991, equal to the Maximum Benefit then in
                  effect, payable at December 31, 1991, or age 55, if later, but
                  only to the extent that, when estimated benefits payable at
                  each Participant's normal retirement age were projected, the
                  Participant's additional benefits payable from this Plan at
                  such normal retirement date were equal to or greater than
                  zero.

         (6)      The sixth prepayment was authorized to be made in December,
                  1992, to those active Participants who had earned vested
                  accrued benefits under one or more Base Plans, when projected
                  to December 31, 1992, equal to the Maximum Benefit then in
                  effect, payable at December 31, 1992, but only to the extent
                  that, when estimated benefits payable at each Participant's
                  normal retirement age (or announced early retirement age, if
                  earlier) were projected, the Participant's additional benefits
                  payable from this Plan at such retirement date were equal to
                  or greater than zero.

(b)      For such Participants identified in (a) above, who were eligible for a
         Normal or Early Retirement under the applicable Base Plans as of the
         stated dates, a monthly benefit payable under this Supplemental Plan is
         calculated as if (i) retirement actually occurred on the stated date,
         and (ii) the benefits payable under the applicable Base Plans were paid
         under the normal form of payment provided in such Base Plans. The
         resulting benefit payable under the provisions of this Supplemental
         Plan shall be calculated as if payable in the form of an annuity for
         the life of such Participant.

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(c)      For such Participants who are participating in the Company's Executive
         Incentive Plan but are not eligible for a Normal or Early Retirement
         under the applicable Base Plans as of the stated date, a monthly
         benefit payable under this Supplemental Plan is calculated under the
         provisions of Section 3.5 as if (i) such a Participant's involuntary
         termination occurred as of the stated date, and (ii) the benefit
         payable under the applicable Base Plans is paid under the normal form
         of payment provided in such Base Plans. The resulting benefit payable
         under the provisions of this Supplemental Plan shall be calculated as
         if payable in the form of an annuity payable for the life of such
         Participant.

(d)      The present value of the monthly benefits payable under this
         Supplemental Plan as calculated above shall be based on the immediate
         annuity interest rates determined by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
         Corporation as in effect on the January 1 of the year of any such
         authorized prepayment.

(e)      In the event the Compensation Committee, or its delegate, believes that
         payment of the entire present value of any amounts calculated pursuant
         to this Section may result in an overpayment of amounts that would have
         been payable under this Supplemental Plan upon the actual retirement or
         separation from service of any of such Participants, without regard to
         the provisions of this Section, the Compensation Committee, or its
         delegate, shall reduce the amount of the single sum payment as the
         Compensation Committee, or its delegate, in its sole discretion, deems
         appropriate.

         Section 3.11 Adjustment for Prepayment. With respect to any Participant
who received a prepayment of benefits under Section 3.10 above, the benefits due
upon Retirement, separation or death under Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5,
or a subsequent prepayment of benefits due under Section 3.10, shall be adjusted
to reflect the prepayment of benefits in the following manner:

         (a)      The monthly benefit payable under the applicable section shall
                  be calculated first without regard to prepayment, under a life
                  only form of payment.

         (b)      The offset for each prepayment shall be calculated based on a
                  lump sum future value of the amount of the prepayment. Such
                  amount will be calculated using the time period from the
                  stated date as of which the prepayment was calculated to the
                  date of the Participant's retirement, separation, subsequent
                  payment date, or death, and an annual interest rate equal to
                  66.2% of the immediate annuity interest rate used to calculate
                  the lump sum value of such prepayment, on the after-tax value
                  of the prepayment. The after-tax value of the prepayment shall
                  be based on an effective annual tax rate of 33.8%. This same
                  rate shall be used to compute a before-tax value for offset
                  purposes. The resulting lump sum future value is to be
                  converted to a life annuity figure using the 1983 Group
                  Annuity Mortality table for males.

         (c)      The result in (b) above shall be subtracted from (a) above
                  after both figures have been adjusted for the appropriate form
                  of benefit selected by the Participant (or spouse, in the
                  event of the Participant's death). The result shall be the
                  additional benefit remaining, if any, to be paid from this
                  Supplemental Plan. In the event of multiple prepayments for
                  such a Participant, the offset for each prepayment shall be
                  calculated separately and applied to the benefit in (a) above
                  in the order in which paid. In the event the amount (or
                  amounts in the event of multiple payments) determined in (b)
                  above is equal to the amount determined in (a) above, no
                  additional benefits shall be payable under this Supplemental
                  Plan. If the amount (or amounts in the event of multiple
                  payments) determined in (b) above is greater than the amount
                  determined in (a) above, the Company shall be entitled to
                  recover the amount of any excess prepayments from the
                  Participant and may withhold and retain

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                  sums which would otherwise be payable to the Participant under
                  any other nonqualified plan of the Company in satisfaction of
                  the excess prepayment.

         Section 3.12 Participants Formerly on Leave to General Mills
Restaurants, Inc. Participants in this Plan (i) who were active participants in
the Retirement Income Plan of General Mills, Inc. ("RIP") on "leave of absence
status" to General Mills Restaurants, Inc. and (ii) whose leaves were canceled
effective as of May 31, 1991, may be entitled to additional benefits under this
Plan as described below. In addition to any benefits that such a Participant may
be entitled to under the provisions of this Article III, this Plan shall also
pay the difference, if any, between the total benefits the Participant is
entitled to from the Base Plan in which he or she is participating at the time
of termination and this Plan, and the total benefits the Participant would have
been entitled to from the RIP and this Plan, had the Participant continued to
participate in the RIP until the date of the Participant's termination of
employment or Retirement.

         Section 3.13 Presidents of General Mills Restaurants, Inc. Participants
in this Plan who were employed as Presidents of a General Mills Restaurants,
Inc. division as of May 31, 1994, were not eligible for any benefit accrual
under the terms of the Base Plan in which they participated for the period from
January 1, 1989 through May 31, 1994. Benefits shall accrued under the terms of
this Plan equal to the entire benefit which would have accrued to such
individuals under the applicable Base Plan for this period. The form and timing
of such payments shall be subject to all provisions of this Plan.

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                                   ARTICLE IV

                               PLAN ADMINISTRATION

         Section 4.1 Compensation Committee. The Supplemental Plan shall be
administered by the Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee shall
have full authority to interpret the Supplemental Plan. Such interpretations of
the Compensation Committee shall be final and binding on all parties, including
the Participants, their beneficiaries, surviving spouses and the Company.

         Section 4.2 Delegated Duties. The Compensation Committee shall have the
authority to delegate the duties and responsibilities of administering the
Supplemental Plan, maintaining records, issuing such rules and regulations as it
deems appropriate, and making the payments hereunder to such employees or agents
of the Company as it deems proper.

         Section 4.3 Amendment and Termination. The Board, or if specifically
delegated, its delegate, may amend, modify or terminate the Supplemental Plan at
any time, provided, however, that no such amendment, modification or termination
shall adversely affect any accrued benefit under the Supplemental Plan to which
a Participant, or the Participant's Beneficiary, is entitled under Article III
prior to the date of such amendment or termination, and in which such
Participant, or the Participant's Beneficiary, would have been vested if such
benefit had been provided under the applicable Base Plan, unless the
Participant, or the Participant's Beneficiary, becomes entitled to an amount
equal to the cash value of such benefit under another plan, program or practice
adopted by the Company. Notwithstanding the above, no amendment, modification,
or termination which would affect benefits accrued under this Supplemental Plan
prior to such amendment, modification or termination may occur after a Change in
Control without the written consent of a majority of the Participants determined
as of the day before such Change in Control. Each year the Compensation
Committee shall notify, in writing, those individuals who have any accrued
benefits under the Supplemental Plan.

         Section 4.4 Payments. The Company will pay all benefits arising under
this Supplemental Plan and all costs, charges and expenses relating thereto. The
benefits payable under this Supplemental Plan to each Participant shall not be
greater that what would have been paid in the aggregate under the Base Plan (i)
in the absence of federal limitations on benefit amounts, (ii) if amounts
deferred had been paid to the Participant when earned, and (iii) with respect to
Section 3.5, the Participant had actually been eligible for Early Retirement
under the Base Plan.

         Section 4.5 Arbitration.

         (a)      Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
                  Plan, or any alleged breach of the terms or conditions
                  contained herein, shall be settled by arbitration in
                  accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
                  American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") as such rules may
                  be modified herein.

         (b)      An award rendered in connection with an arbitration pursuant
                  to this Section shall be final and binding and, judgment upon
                  such an award may be entered and enforced in any court of
                  competent jurisdiction.

         (c)      The forum for arbitration under this Plan shall be
                  Minneapolis, Minnesota and the governing law for such
                  arbitration shall be laws of the State of Minnesota.

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         (d)      Arbitration under this Section shall be conducted by a single
                  arbitrator selected jointly by the Company and the Participant
                  (the "Complainant"). If within thirty (30) days after a demand
                  for arbitration is made, the Company and the Complainant are
                  unable to agree on a single arbitrator, three arbitrators
                  shall be appointed. Each party shall select one arbitrator and
                  those two arbitrators shall then select a third neutral
                  arbitrator which thirty (30) days after their appointment. In
                  connection with the selection of the third arbitrator,
                  consideration shall be given to familiarity with executive
                  compensation plans and experience in dispute resolution
                  between parties, as a judge or otherwise. If the arbitrators
                  selected by the parties cannot agree on the third arbitrator,
                  they shall discuss the qualifications of such third arbitrator
                  with the AAA prior to selection of such arbitrator, which
                  selection shall be in accordance with the Commercial
                  Arbitration Rules of the AAA.

         (e)      If an arbitrator cannot continue to serve, a successor to an
                  arbitrator selected by a party shall be also selected by the
                  same party, and a successor to a neutral arbitrator shall be
                  selected as specified in subsection (d) of this Section. A
                  full rehearing will be held only if the neutral arbitrator is
                  unable to continue to serve or if the remaining arbitrators
                  unanimously agree that such a rehearing is appropriate.

         (f)      The arbitrator or arbitrators shall be guided, but not bound,
                  by the Federal Rules of Evidence and by the procedural rules,
                  including discovery provisions, of the Federal Rules of Civil
                  Procedure. Any discovery shall be limited to information
                  directly relevant to the controversy or claim in arbitration.

         (g)      The parties shall each be responsible for their own costs and
                  expenses, except for the fees and expenses of the arbitrators,
                  which shall be shared equally by the Company and the
                  Complainant.

         Section 4.6 Non-Assignability of Benefits. Neither any benefit payable
hereunder nor the right to receive any future benefit payable under the
Supplemental Plan may be anticipated, alienated, sold, transferred, assigned,
pledged, encumbered, or subjected to any charge or legal process, and if any
attempt is made to do so, or a person eligible for any benefits becomes
bankrupt, the interest under the Supplemental Plan of the person affected may be
terminated by the Compensation Committee which, in its sole discretion, may
cause the same to be held or applied for the benefit of one or more of the
dependents of such person or make any other disposition of such benefits that it
deems appropriate.

         Section 4.7 Applicable Law. All questions pertaining to the
construction, validity and effect of the Supplemental Plan shall be determined
in accordance with the laws of the United States and the laws of the State
applicable to the Base Plan covering the Participant.

         Section 4.8 Supplemental Benefits Trust. The Company has established a
Supplemental Benefits Trust with Norwest Bank Minneapolis, N.A. as Trustee to
hold assets of the Company under certain circumstances as a reserve for the
discharge of the Company's obligations under the Supplemental Plan and certain
other plans of deferred compensation of the Company. In the event of a Change in
Control as defined in Section 2.3 hereof, the Company shall be obligated to
immediately contribute such amounts to the Trust as may be necessary to fully
fund all benefits payable under the Supplemental Plan. Any Participant of the
Supplemental Plan shall have the right to demand and secure specific performance
of this provision. The Company may fund the Trust in the event of the occurrence
of a Potential Change in Control as determined by the Finance Committee of the
Board. All assets held in the Trust remain subject only to the claims of the
Company's general creditors whose claims against the Company are not satisfied
because of the

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Company's bankruptcy or insolvency (as those terms are defined in the Trust
Agreement). No Participant has any preferred claim on, or beneficial ownership
interest in, any assets of the Trust before the assets are paid to the
Participant and all rights created under the Trust, as under the Supplemental
Plan, are unsecured contractual claims of the Participant against the Company.

                                      -13-EXHIBIT 10.9

                            SUPPLEMENTAL SAVINGS PLAN

                             OF GENERAL MILLS, INC.

                                  Working Copy

                         Restated as of January 1, 1989
              With Certain Provisions Effective as of January, 1992
                      Further Amended as of November, 1991,
                  December, 1992, August, 1993, and June, 1996

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                            SUPPLEMENTAL SAVINGS PLAN
                             OF GENERAL MILLS, INC.

The Supplemental Savings Plan of General Mills, Inc., a non-qualified deferred
compensation plan for the exclusive benefit of its employees, is hereby amended
and restated as of January 1, 1989, with certain provisions effective as of
January 1, 1992, pursuant to authorization of the Board of Directors of General
Mills, Inc.

                                    ARTICLE I

                                  INTRODUCTION

         Section 1.1 Name of Plan. The name of the Plan is the "Supplemental
Savings Plan of General Mills, Inc." It is also referred to as the "Supplemental
Savings Plan" or the "Plan."

         Section 1.2 Effective Date. The effective date of the Plan is July 25,
1983.

         Section 1.3 Purpose. The purposes of the Supplemental Savings Plan are
to: (i) provide a means by which a Participant may, under certain circumstances,
be credited with benefits which, in the absence of restrictions imposed by Code
Sections 401(a)(17), 401(k), 401(m) or 415, would be provided as Company
Contributions under a Base Plan; and (ii) provide a means by which certain
individuals, who are otherwise eligible to participate in this Plan, may be
credited with amounts set forth under individual arrangements which the Minor
Amendment Committee has approved for inclusion in this Plan.

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                                   ARTICLE II

                                   DEFINITIONS

         Section 2.1 Account shall mean a Participant's individual account, as
described in Section 3.2 of this Plan.

         Section 2.2 Base Plan shall mean a defined contribution plan sponsored
by the Company, which is qualified under the provisions of Code Section 401,
including the Voluntary Investment Plan of General Mills, Inc. (VIP), the Profit
Sharing & Savings Plan for General Mills Restaurants, Inc. (PSSP), the General
Mills, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), the Retirement Savings Plan of
General Mills, Inc. (RSP), and such other defined contribution plans as have
been declared by the Board to be covered by this Plan.

         Section 2.3 Beneficiary shall mean the beneficiary or beneficiaries
designated by the Participant in writing to receive the balance, if any,
remaining in the Participant's Account upon the Participant's death.

         Section 2.4 Board shall mean the Board of Directors of General Mills,
Inc.

         Section 2.5 Change in Control occurs:

         (a)      upon the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within
                  the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities
                  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"))(a "Person")
                  of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
                  promulgated under the 1934 Act) of voting securities of the
                  Company where such acquisition causes such Person to own 20%
                  or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
                  voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in
                  the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting
                  Securities"); provided, however, that for purposes of this
                  subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not be deemed
                  to result in a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly
                  from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii)
                  any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust)
                  sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation
                  controlled by the Company or (iv) any acquisition by any
                  corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with
                  clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) below; and
                  provided, further, that if any Person's beneficial ownership
                  of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities reaches or
                  exceeds 20% as a result of a transaction described in clause
                  (i) or (ii) above, and such Person subsequently acquires
                  beneficial ownership of additional voting securities of the
                  Company, such subsequent acquisition shall be treated as an
                  acquisition that causes such Person to own 20% or more of the
                  Outstanding Company Voting Securities; or

         (b)      if individuals who, as of a given date, constitute the Board
                  (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at
                  least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
                  individual becoming a director subsequent to such date whose
                  election, or nomination for election by the Company's
                  shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of
                  the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be
                  considered as though such individual were a member of the
                  Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such
                  individual whose initial

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                  assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or
                  threatened election contest with respect to the election or
                  removal of directors or other actual or threatened
                  solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
                  Person other than the Board; or

         (c)      upon the approval by the shareholders of the Company of a
                  reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other
                  disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
                  Company ("Business Combination") or, if consummation of such
                  Business Combination is subject, at the time of such approval
                  by shareholders, to the consent of any government or
                  governmental agency, the obtaining of such consent (either
                  explicitly or implicitly by consummation); excluding, however,
                  such a Business Combination pursuant to which (i) all or
                  substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
                  beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities
                  immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially
                  own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively,
                  the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined
                  voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election
                  of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting
                  from such Business Combination (including, without limitation,
                  a corporation that as a result of such transaction owns the
                  Company or all or substantially all of the Company's assets
                  either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in
                  substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
                  immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the
                  Outstanding Company Voting Securities, (ii) no person
                  (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the
                  Company or such corporation resulting from such Business
                  Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or
                  more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common
                  stock or the corporation resulting from such Business
                  Combination or the combined voting power of the then
                  outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to
                  the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business
                  Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members of
                  the board of directors or the corporation resulting from such
                  Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at
                  the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the
                  action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination;
                  or

         (d)      Upon approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete
                  liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

         Section 2.6 Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time.

         Section 2.7 Company shall mean General Mills, Inc., and any of its
subsidiaries or affiliated business entities authorized to participate in a Base
Plan by the Board, or its delegate.

         Section 2.8 Company Contribution shall mean any contribution or other
addition to be made or allocated by the Company under a Base Plan, other than a
contribution made pursuant to a Participant's election to make contributions
under Code Sections 401(k) or 401(m).

         Section 2.9 ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time.

         Section 2.10 Limitation Year shall mean the calendar year.

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         Section 2.11 Minor Amendment Committee shall mean the Minor Amendment
Committee appointed by the Compensation Committee of the Board.

         Section 2.12 Participant shall mean an employee who is eligible to
participate in a formal non-qualified deferred compensation program adopted by
the Company and who participates in this Supplemental Savings Plan pursuant to
Article III.

         Section 2.13 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms which are not defined
herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the relevant Base Plan.

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                                   ARTICLE III

                                  PARTICIPATION

         Section 3.1 Participation. An employee described in Section 2.12 will
participate in this Plan if:

         (a)      as a result of the application of Code Section 415, no
                  additional contributions can be made to the Base Plan for the
                  remainder of the applicable Limitation Year, or as a result of
                  the application of Code Section 401(a)(17), or the application
                  of the nondiscrimination testing limitations imposed by Code
                  Sections 401(k) and 401(m), he or she cannot make any further
                  Participant contributions to the Base Plan for the remainder
                  of the Plan Year for the Base Plan; or

         (b)      an individual deferred compensation agreement exists with
                  respect to the employee, and the Minor Amendment Committee
                  approves the inclusion of the amounts to be credited under
                  such agreement as "Company Contributions" under the terms of
                  this Plan. Once credited under this Plan, such amounts shall
                  be subject to all provisions of this Plan.

         Section 3.2 Establishment of Supplemental Savings Plan Accounts. The
Company shall establish an Account for each Participant to which amounts shall
be credited in accordance with Section 3.3. Such amounts shall be credited to
Participants' Accounts under this Plan as bookkeeping entries only.

         Section 3.3 Crediting of Company Contributions. Company Contributions
may be credited to a Participant's Account under the following circumstances:

         (a)      A Participant shall be credited with amounts under this Plan
                  equal to the additional Company Contributions that would have
                  been made to the Base Plan with respect to such Participant
                  for the remainder of the Plan Year or Limitation Year, as
                  appropriate, as if the restrictions described in Section 3.1
                  did not apply. Such amounts shall be credited to such
                  Participant's Account under this Plan as of the last day of
                  the month coincident with or next following the date the
                  additional Company Contributions would have been made to the
                  Base Plan if the restrictions described in Section 3.1 did not
                  apply.

                  Such credits shall be based on the rate of total contributions
                  elected by the Participant under the Base Plan as in effect
                  for the period in which the applicable restriction first
                  applies, but not more than the maximum percentage of Earnable
                  Compensation with respect to which Company Contributions may
                  be made pursuant to the Base Plan as in effect for the period
                  without regard to any limitations on Company Contributions
                  which may be imposed under the Base Plan in order to comply
                  with the applicable limitations. In no event will amounts be
                  credited under this Plan with respect to any Participant if
                  the Participant is able to make any additional contributions
                  under the Base Plan without violating: (a) the limitations of
                  Code Section 401(a)(17); (b) the limitations of Code Section
                  415; or (c) the application of the nondiscrimination
                  limitations under Code Sections 401(k) and 401(m).

                  In no event shall a Participant be credited with Contributions
                  under a Base Plan and this Plan during a given period that
                  would exceed the Contributions that would have

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                  been made to the Base Plan in the absence of the restrictions
                  imposed by Code Sections 401(a)(17), 401(k), 401(m) and 415.

         (b)      Under the terms of an individual agreement, the amount of
                  Company Contributions shall be determined at the time the
                  Minor Amendment Committee approves the inclusion of such
                  amounts as Company Contributions under this Plan.

         Section 3.4 Changes in Amounts Credited to a Supplemental Savings Plan
Account. Amounts credited to a Participant's Supplemental Savings Plan Account
shall be treated as if invested in the Fixed Income Fund of the VIP, unless the
Participant has specifically requested, in writing, that the contribution be
attributed to a different fund, or combination of funds otherwise available from
time to time under the VIP. Effective as of January 1, 1992, the fund elections
available for Accounts under this Plan shall be the Fixed Income Fund, the
Equity Fund, the International Fund and the U. S. Treasury Fund of the VIP.
Participants who had previously elected to have a portion of their Account under
this Plan credited as if in the Company Stock Fund shall be given an opportunity
to make a written election to have such amounts credited as if in any
combination of the Fixed Fund, Equity Fund, U. S. Treasury Fund or International
Fund for periods beginning January 1, 1992. In the absence of a written election
from a Participant with amounts credited under the Company Stock Fund as of
December 31, 1991, such amounts shall be credited under this Plan as if the
Participant elected to have such amounts credited in the Fixed Income Fund for
periods beginning on and after January 1, 1992. Transfers of amounts already
credited to a Participant's Supplemental Savings Plan Account shall be permitted
as of the first day of any month, provided a written request is received by the
Minor Amendment Committee, or its delegate, on or before the last business day
of the preceding month.

         Section 3.5 Distribution of Amounts Credited to a Supplemental Savings
Plan Account. Amounts credited to a Participant's Supplemental Savings Plan
Account shall be available for distribution only at such times as set forth in
this Section.

         (a)      Hardship Withdrawals. If an active Participant withdraws 100%
                  of the account balance available for withdrawal under all Base
                  Plans in which he or she participates, such Participant may
                  request a hardship withdrawal under this Plan, by filing such
                  a request in writing with the Minor Amendment Committee. The
                  Minor Amendment Committee, in its sole discretion, may approve
                  such a request if it finds that the Participant has incurred a
                  severe financial hardship occasioned by an emergency,
                  including, but not limited to, illness, disability or personal
                  injury sustained by the Participant or a member of the
                  Participant's immediate family. If such a request is approved,
                  the Participant shall receive amounts reasonably necessary to
                  alleviate the financial hardship from the value of such
                  Participant's Supplemental Savings Plan Account, effective as
                  of the first day of the month following the approval of such
                  hardship withdrawal by the Minor Amendment Committee.

         (b)      Death. In the event of the death of a Participant prior to the
                  date a full distribution has been made from the Participant's
                  Supplemental Savings Plan Account, the Company shall make
                  distribution of the balance in such Account to the
                  Participant's Beneficiary, effective as of the January 1
                  coincident with or next following the date of the
                  Participant's death.

         (c)      Termination and Retirement. Unless an effective "Participant
                  Election," described below, has been filed with the Minor
                  Amendment Committee, the Company shall make distribution of
                  the amount credited to a Participant's Supplemental Savings
                  Plan Account to the Participant, in a single sum, as soon as
                  practical after the January 1 coincident with or next
                  following the Participant's last day of employment

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                  with the Company. A Participant may elect a later distribution
                  date and/or distribution in installments by filing a
                  Participant Election with the Minor Amendment Committee,
                  specifying the date and form of distribution of his or her
                  Supplemental Savings Plan Account. Such election shall be
                  effective provided all of the following requirements are met:

                  (1)      the Participant Election is filed with the Minor
                           Amendment Committee at least one year prior to the
                           date the distribution would otherwise be made;

                  (2)      unless the date of the initial distribution from this
                           Plan pursuant to the Participant Election is during
                           the same calendar year as the date of distribution
                           would otherwise have been made in the absence of such
                           Participant election, the date of the initial
                           distribution from this Plan pursuant to the
                           Participant Election is at least one year after the
                           date the distribution would otherwise have been made
                           in the absence of such Participant Election; and

                  (3)      the form of distribution is specified as either a
                           single sum payment, or annual installment payments,
                           for a specified period of time, not to exceed ten
                           years.

                  A retired or terminated Participant (or Beneficiary of a
                  deceased Participant) may, at any time prior or subsequent to
                  the commencement of payments under this Plan, elect in writing
                  to have his or her form of payment of all amounts due under
                  this Plan changed to an immediate single sum distribution
                  which shall be paid within one (1) business day of receipt by
                  the Company of such request; provided that the amount of any
                  such single sum distribution shall be reduced by an amount
                  equal to the product of (X) the total single sum distribution
                  otherwise payable (based on the value of the account as of the
                  first day of the month in which the lump-sum amount is paid,
                  adjusted by a pro-rata portion of the rate of return for the
                  month in which the lump-sum is paid, determined by multiplying
                  the actual rate of return for such month by a fraction, the
                  numerator of which is the number of days in the month prior to
                  the date of payment, and the denominator of which is the
                  number of days in the month), and (Y) the rate set forth in
                  Statistical Release H.15(519), or any successor publication,
                  as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
                  System for one-year U.S. Treasury notes under the heading
                  "Treasury Constant Maturities" for the first day of the
                  calendar month in which the request for a single sum
                  distribution is received by the Company.

         Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan to the contrary, the
Minor Amendment Committee, may, in its sole discretion, direct that payments be
made before such payments are otherwise due if, for any reason (including, but
not limited to, a change in the tax or revenue laws of the United States of
America, a published revenue ruling or similar announcement issued by the
Internal Revenue Service, a regulation issued by the Secretary of the Treasury
or his delegate, or a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction involving a
Participant or Beneficiary), it believes that a Participant or Beneficiary has
recognized or will recognize income for federal income tax purposes with respect
to amounts that are or will be payable under the Plan before they are to be
paid. In making this determination, the Minor Amendment Committee shall take
into account the hardship that would be imposed on the Participant or
Beneficiary by the payment of federal income taxes under such circumstances. All
distributions under this Plan shall be in cash paid by check.

         Section 3.6 No Forfeitures of Amounts in a Supplemental Savings Plan
Account. All credited amounts in the Plan shall be fully vested. The Participant
shall not forfeit any amount credited to his or her Supplemental Savings Plan
Account even though such amount would have

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been forfeited if such amount had been a Company Contribution under the Base
Plan to which it was attributable.

         Section 3.7 Non-Assignability of Interests. The interests herein and
the right to receive distributions under this Plan may not be anticipated,
alienated, sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, encumbered, or subjected to any
charge or legal process, and if any attempt is made to do so, or a Participant
becomes bankrupt, the interests of the Participant under the Plan may be
terminated by the Minor Amendment Committee, which, in its sole discretion, may
cause the same to be held or applied for the benefit of one or more of the
dependents of such Participant or make any other disposition of such interests
that it deems appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a
Participant has received an overpayment from the Supplemental Retirement Plan of
General Mills, Inc. and had failed to repay such amounts upon written demand of
the Company, the Company shall be authorized and empowered, at the discretion of
the Company, to deduct such amount from the Participant's Deferred Accounts.

         Section 3.8 Supplemental Benefits Trust. The Company has established a
Supplemental Benefits Trust with Norwest Bank Minneapolis, N.A. as Trustee to
hold assets of the Company under certain circumstances as a reserve for the
discharge of the Company's obligations under the Plan and certain other plans of
deferred compensation of the Company. In the event of a Change in Control as
defined in Section 2.5 hereof, the Company shall be obligated to immediately
contribute such amounts to the Trust as may be necessary to fully fund all
benefits payable under the Plan. Any Participant of the Plan shall have the
right to demand and secure specific performance of this provision. The Company
may fund the Trust in the event of the occurrence of a Potential Change in
Control as determined by the Finance Committee of the Board. All assets held in
the Trust remain subject only to the claims of the Company's general creditors
whose claims against the Company are not satisfied because of the Company's
bankruptcy or insolvency (as those terms are defined in the Trust Agreement). No
Participant has any preferred claim on, or beneficial ownership interest in, any
assets of the Trust before the assets are paid to the Participant and all rights
created under the Trust, as under the Plan, are unsecured contractual claims of
the Participant against the Company.

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                                   ARTICLE IV

                               PLAN ADMINISTRATION

         Section 4.1 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Minor
Amendment Committee. The Minor Amendment Committee shall have the authority to
interpret the Plan and any such interpretation shall be final and binding on all
parties. The Minor Amendment Committee shall have the authority to delegate the
duties and responsibilities of maintaining records, issuing such regulations as
it deems appropriate, and making distributions hereunder. The Board, or if
specifically delegated, its delegate, may amend or terminate the Plan at any
time, provided that no such amendment or termination shall adversely affect the
amounts credited to a Supplemental Savings Plan Account before the time of such
amendment or termination unless the Participant becomes entitled to a benefit
equal in value to such amount under another plan or practice adopted by the
Company, and provided, further, that the Plan may not be amended with respect to
benefits accrued under this Plan prior to such amendment after a Change in
Control without the written consent of a majority of Participants determined as
of the day before such Change in Control. The Company will pay for all
distributions made pursuant to the Plan and for all costs, charges and expenses
relating to the administration of the Plan.

         Section 4.2 Applicable Law. All questions pertaining to the
construction, validity and effect of the Plan shall be determined in accordance
with the laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State
applicable to the Base Plan covering the Participant.

         Section 4.3 Arbitration.

         (a)      Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
                  Plan, or any alleged breach of the terms or conditions
                  contained herein, shall be settled by arbitration in
                  accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
                  American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") as such rules may
                  be modified herein.

         (b)      An award rendered in connection with an arbitration pursuant
                  to this Section shall be final and binding and, judgment upon
                  such an award may be entered and enforced in any court of
                  competent jurisdiction.

         (c)      The forum for arbitration under this Plan shall be
                  Minneapolis, Minnesota and the governing law for such
                  arbitration shall be laws of the State of Minnesota.

         (d)      Arbitration under this Section shall be conducted by a single
                  arbitrator selected jointly by the Company and the Participant
                  or Beneficiary, as applicable (the "Complainant"). If within
                  thirty (30) days after a demand for arbitration is made, the
                  Company and the Complainant are unable to agree on a single
                  arbitrator, three arbitrators shall be appointed. Each party
                  shall select one arbitrator and those two arbitrators shall
                  then select a third neutral arbitrator which thirty (30) days
                  after their appointment. In connection with the selection of
                  the third arbitrator, consideration shall be given to
                  familiarity with executive compensation plans and experience
                  in dispute resolution between parties, as a judge or
                  otherwise. If the arbitrators selected by the parties cannot
                  agree on the third arbitrator, they shall discuss the
                  qualifications of such third arbitrator with the AAA prior to
                  selection of such arbitrator, which selection shall be in
                  accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA.

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         (e)      If an arbitrator cannot continue to serve, a successor to an
                  arbitrator selected by a party shall be also selected by the
                  same party, and a successor to a neutral arbitrator shall be
                  selected as specified in subsection (d) of this Section. A
                  full rehearing will be held only if the neutral arbitrator is
                  unable to continue to serve or if the remaining arbitrators
                  unanimously agree that such a rehearing is appropriate.

         (f)      The arbitrator or arbitrators shall be guided, but not bound,
                  by the Federal Rules of Evidence and by the procedural rules,
                  including discovery provisions, of the Federal Rules of Civil
                  Procedure. Any discovery shall be limited to information
                  directly relevant to the controversy or claim in arbitration.

         (g)      The parties shall each be responsible for their own costs and
                  expenses, except for the fees and expenses of the arbitrators,
                  which shall be shared equally by the Company and the
                  Complainant.

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