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 *
  Lemmon David J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SMUCKER J M CO [SJM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE STRAWBERRY LANE		 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 Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ORRVILLE, OH 44667		 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)

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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
Restricted Stock Units 06/17/2012 06/17/2012 Common Shares 2,505 (1) $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units 06/16/2013 06/16/2013 Common Shares 3,915 (1) $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units 06/15/2014 06/15/2014 Common Shares 3,140 (1) $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units 06/10/2015 06/10/2015 Common Shares 2,125 (1) $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Lemmon David J
ONE STRAWBERRY LANE
ORRVILLE, OH 44667		       Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Jeannette L. Knudsen, POA 05/04/2012
**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) Restricted stock and restricted stock units granted by The J. M. Smucker Company generally become unrestricted upon the fourth anniversary of the grant date. The terms of the awards also provide that restricted stock and restricted stock units will become unrestricted when a participant attains the age of 60 and the participant has at least 10 years of service with the Company.

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