GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Jul 2, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2009-06-29

Reporting Person: Church John R (SVP, Supply Chain)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-06-29	Common Stock	A	3813	—	Acquired	18753	Direct
2009-06-29	Common Stock	A	1332	—	Acquired	20085	Direct
2009-06-29	Common Stock	A	438	—	Acquired	2697	Indirect
2009-06-29	Common Stock	A	135	—	Acquired	2832	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-06-29	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$55.84	A	38124	Acquired	2019-07-29	Common Stock (38124)	Direct
2009-06-29	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	3813	Acquired	2013-06-29	Common Stock (3813)	Direct
2009-06-29	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	1332	Acquired	2013-06-29	Common Stock (1332)	Direct
2009-06-29	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	438	Acquired	2013-06-29	Common Stock (438)	Indirect
2009-06-29	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	135	Acquired	2013-06-29	Common Stock (135)	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1783	Indirect
Common Stock	1193	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Award of restricted stock units that vest on June 29, 2013

F2: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F3: Held in Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F4: Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of General Mills, Inc. common stock.