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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0306 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 4/28/21 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 40704 |
| Issuer Name: GENERAL MILLS INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: GIS |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1441562 |
| | Owner Name: Church John R |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BOULEVARD |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: MINNEAPOLIS |
| | Owner State: MN |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 55426 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Chief SC & GBS Officer |
| | Other Text: |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/28/21 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 25,812 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 37.21 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 75,728 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/28/21 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 25,812 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 60.8072 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 49,916 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 5,735.07 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: by Trust |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 3,851.52 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: by Trust 1 |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 24,883 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: by Trust 2 |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 37.21 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/28/21 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 25,812 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0.0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 6/28/15 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 7/28/21 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 25,812 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Represents the weighted average of actual sale prices that range from $60.705000 to $60.890000. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price is available upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any security holder of the company. |
| Footnote - F2: Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan. |
| Footnote - F3: Held in Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: By: Christopher A. Rauschl For: John R Church |
| Signature Date: 4/29/21 |