GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Aug 26, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2009-08-24

Reporting Person: Erickson Peter C (SVP, Innovation, Tech, Quality)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-08-24	Common Stock	M	10000	$41.5	Acquired	43729.1334	Direct
2009-08-24	Common Stock	S	8010	$59.0177	Disposed	35719.1334	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-08-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$41.5	M	10000	Disposed	2009-09-02	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3633	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $59.0101 to $59.045. 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 by the Compensation Committee of Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. under
shareholder-approved stock option plans.