SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ROTSCH JEFFREY J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BOULEVARD

(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENERAL MILLS INC [ GIS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP, Worldwide Sales & Channel
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/28/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/28/2010 F 3,318 D $37.34 392,095.26 D
Common Stock 06/28/2010 F 6,405 D $37.34 385,690.26 D
Common Stock 06/28/2010 A 93.8088 A $0 385,784.0688 D
Common Stock 06/28/2010 A 15,647(1) A $0 401,431.0688 D
Common Stock 06/28/2010 A 7,416(1) A $0 408,847.0688 D
Common Stock 36,702 I by Trust(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $37.4 06/28/2010 A 52,156 06/28/2014 07/28/2020 Common Stock 52,156 $0 52,156 D
Restricted Stock Units $0(3) 06/28/2010 A 15,647 06/28/2014 06/28/2014 Common Stock 15,647 $0 15,647 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Award of restricted stock units that vest on June 28, 2014
2. Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.
3. Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of General Mills, Inc. common stock.
By: Christopher A Rauschl For: Jeffrey J Rotsch 06/30/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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