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 *
  Stief Brian J
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC [JCI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5757 N. GREEN BAY AVENUE, P.O. BOX 591
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP & Corp. Controller
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53201
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 0 (1)
D
 

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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
Phantom Stock Units/Restricted Stock Grant 07/27/2012(2) 07/27/2012(2) Phantom Stock Units/Restricted Stock Grant 60,455 (2) $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Stief Brian J
5757 N. GREEN BAY AVENUE
P.O. BOX 591
MILWAUKEE, WI 53201
      VP & Corp. Controller  

Signatures

Angela M. Blair, Attorney-in-fact for Brian J. Stief 07/28/2010
**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) No securities are beneficially owned by this reporting person.
(2) The phantom stock balance consists of an award of 60,455 restricted stock units granted on July 27, 2010, all of which vest on July 27, 2012. The phantom stock units representing the award and the dividends which accrue during the restrictive period are to be settled 100% in cash, pending vesting.
(3) Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Johnson Controls common stock.

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