GENERAL MILLS INC — Director's Dealing 2014

May 7, 2014

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GENERAL MILLS INC (GIS)
CIK: 0000040704
Period of Report: 2014-05-01

Reporting Person: HARMENING JEFFREY L (Executive Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	75923.528	Direct
Common Stock	326.262	Indirect
Common Stock	19654	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.63	2016-07-26	Common Stock (30876)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.92	2019-07-29	Common Stock (61294)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.395	2017-07-25	Common Stock (33150)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.7	2018-07-23	Common Stock (55260)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$37.21	2021-07-28	Common Stock (44147)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$37.4	2020-07-28	Common Stock (45397)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.15	2022-07-26	Common Stock (47306)		Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$48.33	2023-07-25	Common Stock (37895)		Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	2014-06-28	Common Stock (4540)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of General Mills, Inc. common stock.