UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    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 17, 2008


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



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

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


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (330) 682-3000
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

         On June 17, 2008, the Executive Compensation Committee (the
"Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of The J. M. Smucker
Company (the "Company") established the performance criteria to be used in
determining (i) the number of restricted shares or restricted stock units to be
awarded to executive officers in 2009 under the terms of The J. M. Smucker
Company 2006 Equity Compensation Plan and (ii) the cash awards for which
executive officers would be eligible under the Company's Management Incentive
Plan. Targeted awards for this purpose were set by the Committee based on the
achievement of specified goals relating to non-GAAP earnings per share,
individual performance, and in some instances, business unit performance of the
Company.





                                    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/ M. Ann Harlan
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                                                M. Ann Harlan
                                                Vice President, General Counsel,
                                                and Secretary


Date:  June 23, 2008