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: Powell Kendall J (Director, Chairman of the Board & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-06-23	Common Stock	A	24190	—	Acquired	115492	Direct
2008-06-23	Common Stock	A	5152	—	Acquired	120644	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	241894	Acquired	2018-07-23	Common Stock (241894)	Direct
2008-06-23	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	24190	Acquired	2012-06-23	Common Stock (24190)	Direct
2008-06-23	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	5152	Acquired	2012-06-23	Common Stock (5152)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1122	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.