GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Apr 16, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2007-04-12

Reporting Person: ROTSCH JEFFREY J (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-04-12	COMMON STOCK	M	3836	$32.2500	Acquired	0	Direct
2007-04-12	COMMON STOCK	S	3836	$58.3900	Disposed	145845	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-04-12	OPTION TO BUY	$32.2500	M	3836	Disposed	2007-07-23	COMMON STOCK (3836)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK	16242	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated 4-9-2007

F3: Employee option (right to buy) granted by the Compensation Committee of Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. under
shareholder-approved stock option plans.