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: BELTON Y MARC (EVP, WW Health,Brand&NewBusDev)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-06-29	Common Stock	A	50.1302	—	Acquired	79575.044	Direct
2009-06-29	Common Stock	A	46.6026	—	Acquired	79621.6466	Direct
2009-06-29	Common Stock	A	5345	—	Acquired	84966.6466	Direct
2009-06-29	Common Stock	A	1842	—	Acquired	86808.6466	Direct

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	53447	Acquired	2019-07-29	Common Stock (53447)	Direct
2009-06-29	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	1842	Acquired	2013-06-29	Common Stock (1842)	Direct
2009-06-29	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	5345	Acquired	2013-06-29	Common Stock (5345)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6598	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: Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of General Mills, Inc. common stock.