GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Sep 19, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2008-09-18

Reporting Person: GILMARTIN RAYMOND V (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-09-18	Common Stock	M	5000	$35.625	Acquired	30890.9315	Direct
2008-09-18	Common Stock	F	2557	$69.66	Disposed	28333.9315	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-09-18	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.625	M	5000	Disposed	2008-09-28	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Automatic grant of Non-Employee Director stock option (right to buy) under the General Mills, Inc. 2006 Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.