GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2006

Jan 10, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2006-01-09

Reporting Person: THOME KENNETH L (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-01-09	COMMON STOCK	M	1800	$27.7800	Acquired	0	Direct
2006-01-09	COMMON STOCK	F	1407	$49.7600	Disposed	142213	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-01-09	OPTION TO BUY	$27.7800	M	1800	Disposed	2006-01-11	COMMON STOCK (1800)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	7680	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.