Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 5, 2009, the Chief Executive Officer of General Mills, Inc., Kendall
J. Powell, established a trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The 10b5-1 trading plan is designed to increase Mr. Powell's holdings of the
company's stock and provides for the exercise of stock options that are
scheduled to expire in July and September 2009 and January 2010. On each
scheduled exercise date under the plan, Mr. Powell will sell a sufficient number
of option shares to pay the exercise price, applicable fees and related taxes.
Mr. Powell will retain the balance of the shares acquired upon exercise. Each
exercise and sale under the plan is scheduled to occur on a pre-determined date
outside of the normal trading blackout periods established under the company's
insider trading policy.
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