GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 12, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2012-09-10

Reporting Person: Nelson Kimberly A (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-10	Common Stock	M	42000	$21.93	Acquired	136433.833	Direct
2012-09-10	Common Stock	S	42000	$39.2588	Disposed	94433.833	Direct
2012-09-10	Common Stock	M	39376	$23.055	Acquired	133809.833	Direct
2012-09-10	Common Stock	S	39376	$39.2588	Disposed	94433.833	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-10	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.93	M	42000	Disposed	2013-01-16	Common Stock (42000)	Direct
2012-09-10	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.055	M	39376	Disposed	2014-01-15	Common Stock (39376)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3501	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated August 7, 2012.

F2: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $39.17 to $39.37. 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.