GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Oct 11, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2008-09-15

Reporting Person: Church John R (SVP, Supply Chain)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-09-15	Common Stock	G	150	—	Disposed	16306.2029	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2958	Indirect
Common Stock	1666	Indirect
Common Stock	1075	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$58.79	2017-07-25	Common Stock (1885)	1885	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person acquired beneficial ownership of the securities after his marriage in August 2008.

F2: Held in Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F3: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.