GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Sep 3, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2009-09-01

Reporting Person: ROTSCH JEFFREY J (EVP, Worldwide Sales & Channel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-09-01	Common Stock	M	23750	$41.5	Acquired	215167.3006	Direct
2009-09-01	Common Stock	S	18945	$59.39	Disposed	196222.3006	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-09-01	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$41.5	M	23750	Disposed	2009-09-01	Common Stock (23750)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	17973	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated 10/31/2008

F2: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $59.26 to $59.62. 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.

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

F4: Employee option (right to buy) granted by the Compensation Committee of Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. under
shareholder-approved stock option plans.