Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Mierzwicki Leo A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Beam Suntory Inc. [NYSE: BEAM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP & Corporate Controller
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BEAM INC., 510 LAKE COOK ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2014
(Street)

DEERFIELD, IL 60015		 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 Stock, par value $3.125 04/30/2014   D   129 (1) D $ 83.5 0 D  

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 51.08 04/30/2014   D     802   (2) 02/22/2021 Common Stock 802 (2) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 55.43 04/30/2014   D     2,898   (2) 02/21/2022 Common Stock 2,898 (2) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 61.42 04/30/2014   D     4,771   (2) 02/21/2023 Common Stock 4,771 (2) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 04/30/2014   D     1,221   (3)   (4) Common Stock 1,221 (3) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 04/30/2014   D     4,082   (3)   (4) Common Stock 4,082 (3) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 04/30/2014   D     1,191   (3)   (4) Common Stock 1,191 (3) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 04/30/2014   D     105   (3)   (4) Common Stock 105 (3) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 04/30/2014   D     1,697   (5)   (4) Common Stock 105 (5) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Mierzwicki Leo A
BEAM INC., 510 LAKE COOK ROAD
DEERFIELD, IL 60015		       VP & Corporate Controller  

Signatures

 Leslie W. Jensen, Attorney-in-Fact for Leo A. Mierzwicki   05/02/2014
**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) Represents shares of common stock that were cancelled and converted into the right to receive $83.50 per share pursuant to the merger agreement among the issuer, Suntory Holdings Limited and SUS Merger Sub Limited (the "Merger Agreement").
(2) This option was cancelled and converted pursuant to the Merger Agreement into the right to receive a cash payment equal to $83.50 per share minus the exercise price, multiplied by the number of options.
(3) These restricted stock units ("RSUs") were cancelled and converted pursuant to the Merger Agreement into the right to receive a cash payment equal to $83.50 per share.
(4) N/A
(5) Pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, 1,697 RSUs are being cancelled for no consideration.

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