GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Oct 19, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2009-10-16

Reporting Person: Friendly Ian R (EVP, COO, US Retail)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-10-16	Common Stock	M	15000	$34.56	Acquired	108692.8437	Direct
2009-10-16	Common Stock	S	15000	$66	Disposed	93692.8437	Direct
2009-10-16	Common Stock	M	4588	$38.19	Acquired	98280.8437	Direct
2009-10-16	Common Stock	S	4588	$66	Disposed	93692.8437	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-10-16	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.56	M	15000	Disposed	2010-01-13	Common Stock (15000)	Direct
2009-10-16	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.19	M	4588	Disposed	2010-07-26	Common Stock (4588)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	376	Indirect
Common Stock	376	Indirect
Common Stock	376	Indirect
Common Stock	8684	Indirect
Common Stock	3033	Indirect
Common Stock	3975	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated July 15, 2009.

F2: Shares held in irrevocable trust for the benefit of reporting person's child(ren).

F3: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F4: Held in Trust for which the reporting person's spouse is a trustee and the reporting person's spouse and children are
beneficiaries.

F5: Grantor Retained Annuity Trust for which reporting person serves as trustee and exercises investment and voting control.

F6: Employee option (right to buy) granted under shareholder-approved stock option plans.