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: Friendly Ian R (EVP, COO, US Retail)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-06-23	Common Stock	A	56.9097	—	Acquired	83139.6625	Direct
2008-06-23	Common Stock	A	82.89	—	Acquired	83222.5525	Direct
2008-06-23	Common Stock	A	6349	—	Acquired	89571.5525	Direct
2008-06-23	Common Stock	A	2045	—	Acquired	91616.5525	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-06-23	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$63.40	A	63488	Acquired	2018-07-23	Common Stock (63488)	Direct
2008-06-23	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	6349	Acquired	2012-06-23	Common Stock (6349)	Direct
2008-06-23	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	2045	Acquired	2012-06-23	Common Stock (2045)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	376	Indirect
Common Stock	376	Indirect
Common Stock	376	Indirect
Common Stock	5497	Indirect
Common Stock	1463	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Shares held in irrevocable trust for the benefit of reporting person's child(ren).

F3: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F4: Held in Trust for which the reporting person's spouse is a trustee and the reporting person's spouse and children are
beneficiaries.

F5: Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of General Mills, Inc. common stock.