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): December 5, 2007
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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 5, 2007, The J. M. Smucker Company (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing that it had entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan
with a broker to facilitate the repurchase of up to one million five hundred
thousand of its common shares under its previously announced share repurchase
authorization. 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 Item 7.01, 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 Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated December 5, 2007
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
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Mark R. Belgya
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
and Treasurer
Date: December 5, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated December 5, 2007