GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 5, 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: HOPE RICHARDS JUDITH (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-04	Common Stock	M	20000	$21.69	Acquired	84758.8025	Direct
2012-01-04	Common Stock	S	20000	$40.4052	Disposed	64758.8025	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-04	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.69	M	20000	Disposed	2012-09-23	Common Stock (20000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $40.40 to $40.43. 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.