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: Mulligan Donal L (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-13	Common Stock	G	1275	—	Disposed	155316	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	M	36376	$23.055	Acquired	191692	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	F	27481	$41.1	Disposed	164211	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	M	2400	$23.055	Acquired	166611	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	F	1814	$41.1	Disposed	164797	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	36376	Disposed	2014-01-15	Common Stock (36376)	Direct
2012-12-21	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.055	M	2400	Disposed	2014-01-15	Common Stock (2400)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3723	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.