GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Jul 8, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2009-07-06

Reporting Person: Friendly Ian R (EVP, Chief Operating Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-07-06	Common Stock	M	4188	$40.11	Acquired	98842.0525	Direct
2009-07-06	Common Stock	S	4188	$59.9311	Disposed	94654.0525	Direct
2009-07-06	Common Stock	M	20000	$41.5	Acquired	114654.0525	Direct
2009-07-06	Common Stock	S	20000	$59.9311	Disposed	94654.0525	Direct
2009-07-06	Common Stock	M	20000	$34.56	Acquired	114654.0525	Direct
2009-07-06	Common Stock	S	20000	$59.9311	Disposed	94654.0525	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-07-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.56	M	20000	Disposed	2010-01-13	Common Stock (20000)	Direct
2009-07-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$40.11	M	4188	Disposed	2009-07-28	Common Stock (4188)	Direct
2009-07-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$41.5	M	20000	Disposed	2009-09-01	Common Stock (20000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	376	Indirect
Common Stock	376	Indirect
Common Stock	376	Indirect
Common Stock	8522	Indirect
Common Stock	3033	Indirect
Common Stock	3975	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $59.89 to $59.97. 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: 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 by the Compensation Committee of Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. under
shareholder-approved stock option plans.