GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Jul 24, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2012-07-23

Reporting Person: Davis Michael Lee (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-07-23	Common Stock	M	65626	$23.055	Acquired	233663.96	Direct
2012-07-23	Common Stock	S	65626	$38.1139	Disposed	168037.96	Direct
2012-07-23	Common Stock	M	70000	$21.93	Acquired	238037.96	Direct
2012-07-23	Common Stock	S	70000	$38.1139	Disposed	168037.96	Direct
2012-07-23	Common Stock	M	57750	$23.485	Acquired	225787.96	Direct
2012-07-23	Common Stock	S	57750	$38.1139	Disposed	168037.96	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-07-23	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.93	M	70000	Disposed	2013-01-16	Common Stock (70000)	Direct
2012-07-23	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.055	M	65626	Disposed	2014-01-15	Common Stock (65626)	Direct
2012-07-23	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.485	M	57750	Disposed	2015-01-13	Common Stock (57750)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	28	Indirect
Common Stock	28	Indirect
Common Stock	7057	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $38.06 to $38.175. 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.