GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Sep 29, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2010-09-27

Reporting Person: ROSE MICHAEL D (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-09-27	Common Stock	A	2450	—	Acquired	51655.8155	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-09-27	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$36.74	A	12248	Acquired	2020-09-27	Common Stock (12248)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	20000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Automatic grant of restricted stock units under the General Mills, Inc. 2006 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Each restricted stock unit vests on the date of the next annual meeting of General Mills stockholders and represents a contingent right to receive one share of General Mills, Inc. common stock.

F2: Grantor Retained Annuity Trust for which reporting person serves as trustee and exercises investment and voting control.

F3: Vests on the date of the next annual meeting of General Mills stockholders.