GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Jul 10, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2009-07-08

Reporting Person: BELTON Y MARC (EVP, WW Hlth,Brand&New Vent)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-07-08	Common Stock	M	2900	$41.5	Acquired	89708.6466	Direct
2009-07-08	Common Stock	S	2900	$60.3681	Disposed	86808.6466	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-07-08	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$41.5	M	2900	Disposed	2009-09-01	Common Stock (2900)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6603	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $60.35 to $60.375. 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.