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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SMUCKER MARK T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SMUCKER J M CO [SJM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE STRAWBERRY LANE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/05/2009 (Street) ORRVILLE, OH 44667-0280 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 06/30/2008   G V 5,000 A $ 0 73,195 D   Common Shares 02/04/2009   G V 500 A $ 0 73,695 D   Common Shares 02/04/2009   G V 500 A $ 0 2,467 I By Wife (1) Common Shares 02/04/2009   G V 500 A $ 0 3,488.1173 I By Son (1) Common Shares 02/04/2009   G V 500 A $ 0 1,884 I By Daughter (1) Common Shares 06/05/2009   C   3,035 A $ 43.46 76,730 D   Common Shares 06/05/2009   F   939 (2) D $ 43.46 75,791 D   Common Shares               1,661.281 I By 401(k) Common Shares               980.2832 I By Esop

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Deferred Shares

(3)

06/05/2009

C

3,035

06/05/2009

06/05/2009

Common Shares

3,035

$ 0

0

D

Deferred Shares

(4)

06/12/2011

06/12/2011

Common Shares

3,265

3,265

D

Deferred Shares

$ 0 (3)

06/13/2010

06/13/2010

Common Shares

3,885

3,885

D

Option Common Shares

$ 44.17

10/28/2005

10/27/2014

Common Shares

8,000

8,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SMUCKER MARK T ONE STRAWBERRY LANE ORRVILLE, OH 44667-0280			President

Signatures

/s/ M. Ann Harlan, POA		06/08/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
(2)	Smucker common shares withheld by the Company to satisfy tax liability upon the vesting of restricted common shares, pursuant to The J. M. Smucker Company 1998 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan.
(3)	Deferred Shares issued under The J. M. Smucker Company 1998 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan are payable in Common Shares at a rate of 1-for-1 on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant.
(4)	Restricted Stock Units issued under The J. M. Smucker Company 2006 Equity Compensation Plan are payable in common stock at a rate of 1-for-1 on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant. The Plan also provides that 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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