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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): June 19, 2008


    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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o
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o
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o
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On June 19, 2008, The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2008. 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 June 19, 2008


 
 
 

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
   
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
   
and Treasurer
        
        
Date: June 19, 2008
    

 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
Description
      
99.1
Press Release, dated June 19, 2008