GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 27, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2012-09-25

Reporting Person: Erickson Peter C (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-25	Common Stock	M	60000	$23.055	Acquired	190617.0822	Direct
2012-09-25	Common Stock	S	60000	$40.1802	Disposed	130617.0822	Direct
2012-09-26	Common Stock	G	250	—	Disposed	130367.0822	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-25	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.055	M	60000	Disposed	2014-01-15	Common Stock (60000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8067	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $40.1500 to $40.2401. 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: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.