J M SMUCKER Co — Director's Dealing 2009

Jan 6, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMUCKER J M CO (SJM)
CIK: 0000091419
Period of Report: 2009-01-02

Reporting Person: OATEY GARY A (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-01-02	Deferred Stock Units	$0	A	398.7378	Acquired		Common Shares (398.7378)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Deferred Stock Units are payable in Common Shares at a rate of 1-for-1 following termination of services as a director.

F2: Includes dividend equivalents credited to the account of the reporting person.