Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  LECKIE MARK M
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO [PG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE PROCTER AND GAMBLE PLAZA		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Group President-Gillette GBU
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CINCINNATI, OH 45202		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,740
D
 
Common Stock 1,377.894
I
by Savings Plan Trust-401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Supplemental Svgs Plan Units (1)   (1)   (1) Common Stock 826.128 $ (1) D  
Stock Option (right to buy) 10/01/2005 06/17/2014 Common Stock 92,625 $ 44.2051 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) 06/16/2006(2) 06/16/2015 Common Stock 74,100 $ 53.2923 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) 02/28/2009 02/28/2016 Common Stock 45,000 $ 60.5 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LECKIE MARK M
ONE PROCTER AND GAMBLE PLAZA
CINCINNATI, OH 45202		       Group President-Gillette GBU  

Signatures

Mark M. Leckie 08/18/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Allocated to accounts of participants since August 16, 1996 under The Gillette Company Supplemental Savings Plan, an excess benef it plan within the definition of Rule 16b-3. Transactions are exempt under Rule 16b.
(2) The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on June 16, 2006.

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