GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 24, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2012-09-21

Reporting Person: OGrady Shawn P (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-21	Common Stock	M	42000	$21.93	Acquired	149780.846	Direct
2012-09-21	Common Stock	S	42000	$40.3757	Disposed	107780.846	Direct
2012-09-21	Common Stock	M	26000	$21.93	Acquired	94876.914	Indirect
2012-09-21	Common Stock	S	26000	$40.3112	Disposed	68876.914	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-21	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.93	M	42000	Disposed	2013-01-16	Common Stock (42000)	Direct
2012-09-21	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.93	M	26000	Disposed	2013-01-16	Common Stock (26000)	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9120	Indirect
Common Stock	6758	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated April 3, 2012.

F2: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $40.3688 to $40.4109. 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: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $40.31 to $40.32. 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.

F4: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

F5: Held in Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.