General Mills (GIS) Form 3 GENERAL MILLS / Kofi A Bruce ownership change

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^*

Bruce Kofi A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BOULEVARD

(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2017

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)
Vice 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	19,001	D
Common Stock	148	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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/28/2015	07/28/2021	Common Stock	6,090	37.21	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/28/2014	07/28/2020	Common Stock	15,582	37.4	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/26/2016	07/26/2022	Common Stock	10,911	38.15	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/27/2021	07/27/2027	Common Stock	11,257	55.52	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/30/2019	07/31/2025	Common Stock	14,919	55.72	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/21/2020	07/21/2026	Common Stock	13,530	66.52	D

Explanation of Responses:

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

	By: Christopher A. Rauschl For: Kofi A. Bruce	08/10/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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