GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Mar 28, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2008-03-26

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-03-26	Common Stock	M	5948	$35.155	Acquired	125919	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	M	19200	$30.955	Acquired	142919	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	S	2200	$59.01	Disposed	123719	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	S	500	$59.02	Disposed	142419	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	S	7448	$59.03	Disposed	134971	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	S	1800	$59.04	Disposed	133171	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	S	1200	$59.05	Disposed	131971	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	S	3400	$59.06	Disposed	128571	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	S	3400	$59.07	Disposed	125171	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	S	3500	$59.08	Disposed	121671	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	S	400	$59.09	Disposed	121271	Direct
2008-03-26	Common Stock	S	1300	$59.1	Disposed	119971	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-03-26	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$30.955	M	19200	Disposed	2008-09-01	Common Stock (19200)	Direct
2008-03-26	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.155	M	5948	Disposed	2008-07-22	Common Stock (5948)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6781	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.