GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Aug 11, 2008

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2008-08-01

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

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16456.2029	Direct
Common Stock	1666	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$46.11	2014-01-15	Common Stock (7500)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$46.97	2015-01-13	Common Stock (8662)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$51.26	2016-07-26	Common Stock (12188)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$58.79	2017-07-25	Common Stock (31200)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$63.4	2018-07-23	Common Stock (34371)		Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0	2012-06-23	Common Stock (4276)		Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of General Mills, Inc. common stock.