GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2006

Aug 11, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2006-08-09

Reporting Person: ROTSCH JEFFREY J (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	M	24200	$30.0650	Acquired	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	10400	$53.1500	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	500	$53.3000	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	700	$53.1700	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	600	$53.1800	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	100	$53.1900	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	3200	$53.2000	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	500	$53.2100	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	100	$53.2200	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	2000	$53.2300	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	700	$53.2500	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	300	$53.2600	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	200	$53.2800	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	200	$53.2900	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	2400	$53.1600	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	200	$53.3100	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	1000	$53.3300	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	800	$53.3400	Disposed	0	Direct
2006-08-09	COMMON STOCK	S	300	$53.3500	Disposed	145241	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-08-09	OPTION TO BUY	$30.0650	M	24200	Disposed	2006-10-30	COMMON STOCK (24200)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	16004	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F2: Employee option (right to buy) granted by the Compensation Committee of Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. under
shareholder-approved stock option plans.