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: ROSE MICHAEL D (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-21	Common Stock	M	20000	$22.655	Acquired	73220.63	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	S	20000	$41.0978	Disposed	53220.63	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	M	20000	$22.5	Acquired	73220.63	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	S	20000	$41.0978	Disposed	53220.63	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-21	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.5	M	20000	Disposed	2014-09-27	Common Stock (20000)	Direct
2012-12-21	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.655	M	20000	Disposed	2014-02-23	Common Stock (20000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	13042	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $41.07 to $41.19. 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: Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts for which reporting person serves as trustee and exercises investment and voting control.