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: OGrady Shawn P (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-21	Common Stock	G	489	—	Disposed	107291.846	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	M	39376	$23.055	Acquired	146667.846	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	S	39376	$40.9813	Disposed	107291.846	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	M	39376	$23.055	Acquired	108252.914	Indirect
2012-12-21	Common Stock	S	39376	$40.9518	Disposed	68876.914	Indirect

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	39376	Disposed	2014-01-15	Common Stock (39376)	Direct
2012-12-21	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.055	M	39376	Disposed	2014-01-15	Common Stock (39376)	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9193	Indirect
Common Stock	6812	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $40.97 to $40.995. 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: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $40.95 to $40.97. 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.

F3: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F4: Held in Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.