GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2008

May 21, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2008-05-19

Reporting Person: Powell Kendall J (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-05-19	Common Stock	M	4812	$35.155	Acquired	95586	Direct
2008-05-19	Common Stock	F	3620	$61.93	Disposed	91966	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-05-19	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.155	M	4812	Disposed	2008-07-22	Common Stock (4812)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1122	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Employee option (right to buy) granted by the Compensation Committee of Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. under
shareholder-approved stock option plans.