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 21, 2007

The J. M. Smucker Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

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

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (330) 682-3000

Not Applicable

(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 December 21, 2007, The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) entered into a consulting agreement (the “Agreement”) with Robert E. Ellis, the Company’s Vice President, Human Resources, who is retiring effective December 31, 2007. Under this Agreement, Mr. Ellis will provide consulting services relating to the Company’s human resources area, along with general business integration matters. The Agreement is effective January 1, 2008, and provides for a term of one year, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Ellis will receive a consulting fee of $100,000.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d) Exhibits

Exhibit				Exhibit
Number				Description
	10.1			Consulting Agreement, dated December 21, 2007, by and among The J. M. Smucker Company and Robert E. Ellis.

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit				Exhibit
Number				Description
	10.1			Consulting Agreement, dated December 21, 2007, by and among The J. M. Smucker Company and Robert E. Ellis.