UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

April 21, 2006
(Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported))

WM.WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE	1-800	36-1988190
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
410 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois		60611
(Address of principal executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
(312) 644-2121
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (the “Company”) in connection with the matters described herein.

Item 5.02:	Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
	Effective April 21, 2006, Mr. Duane Portwood, Controller, has resigned from the Company. As Controller, Mr. Portwood acted as chief accounting officer of the Company. He is succeeded by Mr. Shaun Mara, Vice President and Controller, as the Company’s chief accounting officer.
	Since joining the Company in 2001, Mr. Mara has served in senior management positions overseeing various aspects of the Company’s commercial and financial operations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mara had over 15 years experience in financial roles with Gillette and Staples and as a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG.

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SIGNATURES

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.

	WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
	By:	/s/ HOWARD MALOVANY
	Name:	Howard Malovany
	Title:	Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Date: April 27, 2006

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