Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
BARNETT ROBERT L
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC [JCI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5757 N. GREEN BAY AVE., P.O. BOX 591
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2008
(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               11,845.648 (1) I By Trust with Reporting Person as Trustee

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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 / Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan (2) 04/01/2008   A   666.596     (3)   (3) Common Stock 666.596 $ 35.16 180,496.284 (4) (5) D  
Phantom Stock Units / Directors' Retirement Plan (2)               (6)   (6) Common Stock 35,339.644   35,339.644 (7) (8) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BARNETT ROBERT L
5757 N. GREEN BAY AVE.
P.O. BOX 591
MILWAUKEE, WI 53201-0591
  X      

Signatures

 Arlene D. Gumm Attorney-In-Fact for Robert L. Barnett   04/03/2008
**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) Includes 43.238 shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on April 2, 2008, at a price of $35.4393 per share.
(2) The phantom stock units convert to the common stock's cash value on a one-for-one basis.
(3) The Phantom stock units were accrued under the Johnson Controls Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled 100% in cash. The reporting person has the right to transfer the value of the phantom stock account into an alternative investment account within the plan or to move out of the plan.
(4) Includes 662.075 units acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on April 2, 2008, at a price of $35.18 per unit.
(5) Pursuant to a domestic relations order and Rule 16a-1(a)(2), for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of 77,017.317 units of the phantom stock in the Deferred Compensation Plan account.
(6) The Phantom stock units were accrued under the Johnson Controls Directors' Retirement Plan and are to be settled 100% in cash. The reporting person has the right to transfer the value of the phantom stock account into an alternative investment account within the plan or to move out of the plan.
(7) Includes 130.109 units acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on April 2, 2008, at a price of $35.18 per unit.
(8) Pursuant to a domestic relations order and Rule 16a-1(a)(2), for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of 13,566.943 units of the phantom stock in the Deferred Compensation Plan account.

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