Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Walker Sean N
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2019
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENERAL MILLS INC [GIS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD
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 Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55426
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Walker Sean N
NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55426
      Group President  

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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.

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