GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 18, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2012-12-17

Reporting Person: OLeary Christopher D (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-17	Common Stock	M	120000	$23.055	Acquired	331449	Direct
2012-12-17	Common Stock	S	120000	$41.4263	Disposed	211449	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-17	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	2217	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated November 14, 2012.

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