GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 24, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2012-10-22

Reporting Person: Powell Kendall J (Director, Chairman of the Board & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-10-22	Common Stock	M	24000	$21.93	Acquired	666446	Direct
2012-10-22	Common Stock	F	17822	$39.82	Disposed	648624	Direct
2012-10-22	Common Stock	M	24000	$23.055	Acquired	672624	Direct
2012-10-22	Common Stock	F	18211	$39.82	Disposed	654413	Direct
2012-10-22	Common Stock	G	8025	—	Disposed	646388	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-10-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.93	M	24000	Disposed	2013-01-16	Common Stock (24000)	Direct
2012-10-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.055	M	24000	Disposed	2014-01-15	Common Stock (24000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3482	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Transaction pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated January 11, 2012.

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