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 *
VALANJU SUBHASH S
  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)
Vice President and CIO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5757 N. GREEN BAY AVENUE, P.O. BOX 591
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/02/2008
(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 10/02/2008   A   73.197 A $ 27.3234 18,285.223 (1) (2) D  
Common Stock               20,209.15 (3) I By 401(k) Plan Trust

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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 - Annual Incentive Plan (4)               (5)   (5) Common Stock 74,310.789   74,310.789 (6) D  
Phantom Stock Units - Long-Term Incentive Plan (4)               (7)   (7) Common Stock 8,010.904   8,010.904 (8) D  
Phantom Stock Units/Excess Benefit Plan-Common (4)               (9)   (9) Common Stock 5,876.015   5,876.015 (10) D  
Stock Option $ 9.7344             11/17/2001 11/17/2009 Common Stock 42,000   42,000 D  
Stock Option $ 9.474             11/15/2002 11/15/2010 Common Stock 90,000   90,000 D  
Stock Option $ 13.3717             11/14/2003 11/14/2011 Common Stock 66,000   66,000 D  
Stock Option $ 13.4325             11/20/2004 11/20/2012 Common Stock 72,000   72,000 D  
Stock Option $ 17.5167             11/19/2005 11/19/2013 Common Stock 72,000   72,000 D  
Stock Option $ 20.5633             11/17/2006 11/17/2014 Common Stock 63,000   63,000 D  
Stock Option $ 22.5617             11/16/2007(11) 11/16/2015 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Stock Option $ 23.965             10/02/2008(11) 10/02/2016 Common Stock 48,000   48,000 D  
Stock Option $ 40.21             10/01/2009(11) 10/01/2017 Common Stock 30,000   30,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
VALANJU SUBHASH S
5757 N. GREEN BAY AVENUE
P.O. BOX 591
MILWAUKEE, WI 53201-0591
      Vice President and CIO  

Signatures

 Arlene D. Gumm Attorney-In-Fact for Subhash S. Valanju   10/06/2008
**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) Prior transaction was mistakenly reported twice.
(2) Includes 80.148 shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on October 2, 2008, at a price of $27.3234 per share.
(3) The number of underlying securities is based on the stock fund balance on October 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 an October 2, 2008, stock fund price of $27.18 per share.
(4) Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Johnson Controls common stock. Shares 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.
(5) The phantom stock units were accrued under the Johnson Controls Annual Incentive Compensation Plan and are to be settled 100% in cash upon the reporting person's termination.
(6) Includes 353.731 phantom stock units acquired through reinvestment of dividends on October 2, 2008, at a price of of $27.18 per share.
(7) 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.
(8) Includes 38.133 phantom stock units acquired through reinvestment of dividends on October 2, 2008, at a price of of $27.18 per share.
(9) 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.
(10) Includes 42.398 phantom stock units acquired through reinvestment of dividends on October 2, 2008, at a price of of $27.18 per share.
(11) 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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