GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Jun 26, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2008-06-23

Reporting Person: THOME KENNETH L (SVP, Deputy CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-06-23	Common Stock	A	39.1193	—	Acquired	133935.1193	Direct
2008-06-23	Common Stock	A	60.5101	—	Acquired	133995.6294	Direct
2008-06-23	Common Stock	A	4112	—	Acquired	138107.6294	Direct
2008-06-23	Common Stock	A	1304	—	Acquired	139411.6294	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-06-23	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$63.4	A	41117	Acquired	2018-07-23	Common Stock (41117)	Direct
2008-06-23	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	4112	Acquired	2012-06-23	Common Stock (4112)	Direct
2008-06-23	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	1304	Acquired	2012-06-23	Common Stock (1304)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8762	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Award of restricted stock units that vest on June 23, 2012

F2: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F3: Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of General Mills, Inc. common stock.