UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549
 
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):   November 20, 2009

The J. M. Smucker Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Ohio
  
1-5111
  
34-0538550
(State or Other Jurisdiction
  
(Commission
  
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
  
File Number)
  
Identification No.)

One Strawberry Lane
    
Orrville, Ohio
  
44667-0280
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (330) 682-3000

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 20, 2009, The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the quarter ended October 31, 2009.  A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)       Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
  
Exhibit
Description
     
99.1
  
Press Release, dated November 20, 2009
 
 
 
 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
     
 
By:
/s/ Mark R. Belgya
   
Mark R. Belgya
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date:  November 20, 2009

 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
  
Exhibit
Description
     
99.1
  
Press Release, dated November 20, 2009