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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PEEL MICHAEL A (Last) (First) (Middle) GENERAL MILLS, INC. NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD. (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) SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/18/2007
	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	04/18/2007		M		4,564	A	$32.25	0	D
COMMON STOCK	04/18/2007		S		4,564	D	$59	233,242	D
COMMON STOCK								4,562	I	(See Footnote)(1)
COMMON STOCK								40	I	(See Footnote)(2)
COMMON STOCK								4,452	I	(See Footnote)(4)
COMMON STOCK								4,452	I	(See Footnote)(4)

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
OPTION TO BUY	$32.25	04/18/2007		M			4,564	06/23/2002	07/23/2007	COMMON STOCK	4,564	(3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

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

2. By Spouse.

3. Employee option (right to buy) granted by the Compensation Committee of Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc. under shareholder-approved stock option plans.

4. Shares held in irrevocable trust for the benefit of reporting person's child(ren).

	Trevor Gunderson by Power of Attorney on behalf of MICHAEL PEEL	04/19/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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