GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Aug 4, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2009-07-30

Reporting Person: BELTON Y MARC (EVP, WW Hlth, Brnd&New Bus Dev)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-07-30	Common Stock	M	13850	$41.5	Acquired	100658.6466	Direct
2009-07-30	Common Stock	S	13850	$59.8074	Disposed	86808.6466	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-07-30	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$41.5	M	13850	Disposed	2009-09-01	Common Stock (13850)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6603	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $59.80 to $59.8402. 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.