GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Apr 22, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2008-04-18

Reporting Person: THOME KENNETH L (SVP, Deputy Chief Fin Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-04-18	Common Stock	M	5800	$35.155	Acquired	140516	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	M	18400	$30.955	Acquired	158916	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	1800	$62.1	Disposed	157116	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	1400	$62.11	Disposed	155716	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	1700	$62.13	Disposed	154016	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	100	$62.14	Disposed	153916	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	700	$62.18	Disposed	153216	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	3700	$62.19	Disposed	149516	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	600	$62.195	Disposed	148916	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	800	$62.18	Disposed	148116	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	100	$62.185	Disposed	148016	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	4100	$62.19	Disposed	143916	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	4362	$62.2	Disposed	139554	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	4138	$62.21	Disposed	135416	Direct
2008-04-18	Common Stock	S	700	$62.22	Disposed	134716	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-04-18	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$30.955	M	18400	Disposed	2008-09-01	Common Stock (18400)	Direct
2008-04-18	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.155	M	5800	Disposed	2008-07-22	Common Stock (5800)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8675	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.