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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
40704	General Mills Inc	GIS	Grain Mill Products (2040)	410274440

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1362587	R Ian Friendly	Number One General Mills Boulevard Minneapolis MN 55426	Executive Vice President	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-07-05	32,000	$21.93	312,393	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-07-05	32,000	$38.98	280,393	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-07-05	32,000	$21.93	312,393	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-07-05	32,000	$38.98	280,393	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-07-05	15,000	$23.06	295,393	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-07-05	15,000	$38.98	280,393	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-07-05	15,000	$23.06	295,393	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-07-05	15,000	$38.98	280,393	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-07-05	15,000	$23.06	295,393	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-07-05	11,187	$38.98	284,206	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-07-05	15,000	$23.06	299,206	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-07-05	11,027	$38.98	288,179	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-07-05	32,000	$0.00	32,000	$21.93
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-07-05	32,000	$0.00	32,000	$21.93
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-07-05	15,000	$0.00	15,000	$23.06
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-07-05	15,000	$0.00	15,000	$23.06
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-07-05	15,000	$0.00	15,000	$23.06
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-07-05	15,000	$0.00	15,000	$23.06

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
96,000	2006-12-16	2013-01-16	No	4	M	Direct
64,000	2006-12-16	2013-01-16	No	4	M	Direct
105,000	2007-12-15	2014-01-15	No	4	M	Direct
90,000	2007-12-15	2014-01-15	No	4	M	Direct
75,000	2007-12-15	2014-01-15	No	4	M	Direct
60,000	2007-12-15	2014-01-15	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	752	Indirect	by Child #1
Common Stock	752	Indirect	by Child #2
Common Stock	752	Indirect	by Child #3
Common Stock	13,186	Indirect	by Trust
Common Stock	8,288	Indirect	by Trust 2
Common Stock	7,950	Indirect	by Trust 3

Footnotes

Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated April 4, 2012.
Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $38.88 to $39.0501. 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.
Shares held in irrevocable trust for the benefit of reporting person's child(ren).
Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.
Held in Trust for which the reporting person's spouse is a trustee and the reporting person's spouse and children are beneficiaries.
Grantor Retained Annuity Trust for which reporting person serves as trustee and exercises investment and voting control.