GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 24, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2009-12-22

Reporting Person: OLeary Christopher D (EVP, COO, Int'l)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-12-22	Common Stock	M	62500	$34.56	Acquired	137648.5674	Direct
2009-12-22	Common Stock	S	60000	$70.8523	Disposed	77648.5674	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-12-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.56	M	62500	Disposed	2010-01-13	Common Stock (62500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	958	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $70.82 to $70.96. Full information regarding the number
of shares sold at each separate price is available upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any security
holder of the company.

F2: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F3: Employee option (right to buy) granted under shareholder-approved stock option plans.