Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
DAVIS SUSAN F
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC [JCI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5757 N. GREEN BAY AVENUE, P.O. BOX 591
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2008
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53201-0591
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/01/2008   S   0.253 (1) D $ 16.5801 176,663.6 (2) (3) D  
Common Stock               1,117.743 (4) I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units/Excess Benefit Plan-Common (5)               (6)   (6) Common Stock 930.748   930.748 (7) D  
Phantom Stock Units/Annual Incentive Plan (5)               (8)   (8) Common Stock 72.173   72.173 (9) D  
Phantom Stock Units/Long-Term Incentive Plan (5)               (10)   (10) Common Stock 133.373   133.373 (11) D  
Phanton Stock Units/ Restricted Stock Grant (12)               (12)   (12) Common Stock 41,588.854   41,588.854 (13) D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 17.5167             11/19/2005 11/19/2013 Common Stock 138,000   138,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 20.5633             11/17/2006 11/17/2014 Common Stock 138,000   138,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.5617             11/16/2007(14) 11/16/2015(14) Common Stock 123,000   123,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.965             10/02/2008(14) 10/02/2016(14) Common Stock 120,000   120,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 40.21             10/01/2009(14) 10/01/2017(14) Common Stock 75,000   75,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 28.79             10/01/2010(14) 10/01/2018(14) Common Stock 110,000   110,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DAVIS SUSAN F
5757 N. GREEN BAY AVENUE
P.O. BOX 591
MILWAUKEE, WI 53201-0591
      Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 Arlene D. Gumm Attorney-in-Fact for Susan F. Davis   12/03/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Reporting person stopped participation in the dividend reinvestment plan and transferred shares from the dividend reinvestment plan to book entry at a broker. The fractional share amount of 0.253 of a share was sold to close the plan account.
(2) Includes 234.648 shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on October 2, 2008 at a price of $27.3234 per share.
(3) Includes 18,000 shares of restricted stock grants: 10,500 shares vest on 1/3/10 and 7,500 vest on 8/1/11.
(4) The number of underlying securities is based on the stock fund balance on December 2, 2008. The actual number of shares issuable upon the distribution date is not determinable since the stock fund is a unitized account consisting of 96% company stock and 4% money market fund. The stock account balance reflected in this report is based on a December 2, 2008, stock fund price of $16.90 per share.
(5) Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Johnson Controls common stock. Units of phantom stock are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment with the company and may be transferred by the reporting person into an alternative investment account at any time.
(6) The phantom stock units were accrued under the Johnson Controls Equalization 401(k) Benefit Plan and are to be settled 100% in cash upon the reporting person's termination of employment with the company.
(7) Includes 4.43 phantom stock units acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on October 2, 2008, at a price of $27.18 per phantom stock unit.
(8) The phantom stock units were accrued under the Johnson Controls Annual Incentive Plan and are to be settled 100% in cash upon the reporting person's termination of employment with the company.
(9) Includes 0.344 phantom stock units acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on October 2, 2008, at a price of $27.18 per phantom stock unit.
(10) The phantom stock units were accrued under the Johnson Controls Long-Term Incentive Plan and are to be settled 100% in cash upon the reporting person's termination of employment with the company.
(11) Includes 0.634 phantom stock units acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on October 2, 2008, at a price of $27.18 per phantom stock unit.
(12) The phantom stock units accrued under the Johnson Controls Deferred Restricted Stock Plan and are to be settled 100% in cash upon the reporting person's termination of employment with the company, pending vesting. The exception is the vesting of dividends on restricted stock that is not deferred. The dividends will vest when the non-deferred restricted shares vest and will be paid in cash to the reporting person.
(13) Includes 283.653 phantom stock units acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on October 2, 2008, at a price of $27.18 per phantom stock unit.
(14) Fifty percent of the options become exercisable two years after the grant date; the remaining 50%, three years after grant date.

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