GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 26, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2012-12-21

Reporting Person: BELTON Y MARC (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-21	Common Stock	G	520	—	Disposed	223708.49	Direct
2012-09-25	Common Stock	G	855	—	Disposed	222853.49	Direct
2012-09-26	Common Stock	G	375	—	Disposed	222478.49	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	M	120000	$23.055	Acquired	342478.49	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	S	104950	$41.0734	Disposed	237528.49	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-21	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.055	M	120000	Disposed	2014-01-15	Common Stock (120000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	14972	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $41.00 to $41.16. 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: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.