SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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* Walker Sean N (Last) (First) (Middle) NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD (Street) MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENERAL MILLS INC [ GIS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Group President	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	63,094.607	D
Common Stock	218.63	I	By Trust(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	14.462	(2)	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/28/2015	07/28/2021	Common Stock	26,337	$37.21	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/28/2014	07/28/2020	Common Stock	33,690	$37.4	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/26/2016	07/26/2022	Common Stock	29,489	$38.15	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/26/2022	07/26/2028	Common Stock	43,422	$46.06	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/25/2017	07/25/2023	Common Stock	27,157	$48.33	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/24/2018	07/24/2024	Common Stock	20,019	$53.7	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/27/2021	07/27/2027	Common Stock	36,023	$55.52	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/30/2019	07/31/2025	Common Stock	25,872	$55.72	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/21/2020	07/21/2026	Common Stock	30,066	$66.52	D

Explanation of Responses:

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

2. Each common stock unit represents the right to receive the cash value of one share of General Mills, Inc. common stock. The reporting person deferred the receipt of a cash bonus and salary under the 2011 Stock Compensation Plan into common stock units, which are payable in cash at the end of the deferral period. The reporting person may transfer their common stock unit investment into an alternative investment at any time.

	/s/ Christopher A. Rauschl For: Sean N. Walker	02/05/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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