GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Apr 4, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2008-04-02

Reporting Person: DARCY RANDY G (EVP, WW Operations & Tech)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-04-02	Common Stock	M	60000	$37.11	Acquired	179971	Direct
2008-04-02	Common Stock	S	40300	$60.15	Disposed	139671	Direct
2008-04-02	Common Stock	S	400	$60.16	Disposed	139271	Direct
2008-04-02	Common Stock	S	800	$60.17	Disposed	138471	Direct
2008-04-02	Common Stock	S	4900	$60.2	Disposed	133571	Direct
2008-04-02	Common Stock	S	1800	$60.21	Disposed	131771	Direct
2008-04-02	Common Stock	S	1400	$60.22	Disposed	130371	Direct
2008-04-02	Common Stock	S	600	$60.23	Disposed	129771	Direct
2008-04-02	Common Stock	S	1000	$60.24	Disposed	128771	Direct
2008-04-02	Common Stock	S	8800	$60.25	Disposed	119971	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-04-02	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$37.11	M	60000	Disposed	2009-01-14	Common Stock (60000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6791	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.