X0305 4 2012-05-30 0 0000789073 BEAM INC NYSE: BEAM 0001531369 George Kevin B BEAM INC. 510 LAKE COOK ROAD DEERFIELD IL 60015 0 1 0 0 SVP & Chief Marketing Officer Common Stock, par value $3.125 2012-05-30 4 M 0 16063 36.2468 A 16063 D Common Stock, par value $3.125 2012-05-30 4 S 0 16063 59.7565 D 0 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 36.2468 2012-05-30 4 M 0 16063 0 D 2017-02-22 Common Stock 16063 16064 D Reflects the exercise of stock options issued under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plans. The price in column 4 is the weighted average selling price of the shares. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $59.68 to $59.83, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the SEC, the Issuer and any security holder full information regarding the number of shares and the prices at which the shares were sold. The options vested as to 16,063 shares on February 22, 2012 and will vest as to the remaining 16,064 shares on February 22, 2013. Leslie W. Jensen, as Attorney-in-Fact for Kevin B. George 2012-05-31