GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 5, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2010-03-02

Reporting Person: Lund Richard O (VP, Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-03-02	Common Stock	M	1518	$38.19	Acquired	26216.1742	Direct
2010-03-02	Common Stock	S	1518	$72.9	Disposed	24698.1742	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-03-02	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.19	M	1518	Disposed	2010-07-26	Common Stock (1518)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	23	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated January 7, 2010.

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

F3: Employee option (right to buy) granted under shareholder-approved stock option plans.