GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 6, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2012-01-04

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-04	Common Stock	M	42000	$24.805	Acquired	583207	Direct
2012-01-04	Common Stock	F	31144	$40.54	Disposed	552063	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-04	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.805	M	42000	Disposed	2012-01-17	Common Stock (42000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3404	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Transaction pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated March 25, 2011.

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