GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Sep 24, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2008-09-22

Reporting Person: HOPE RICHARDS JUDITH (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-09-22	Common Stock	A	1321	—	Acquired	28207.2428	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-09-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$68.17	A	6602	Acquired	2018-09-22	Common Stock (6602)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Automatic grant of restricted stock under the General Mills, Inc. 2006 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

F2: Following vest, on date(s) selected in advance by Reporting Person, Reporting Person will receive one share of common stock
for each restricted stock unit.

F3: Automatic grant of Non-Employee Director stock option (right to buy) under the General Mills, Inc. 2006 Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.