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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bennink Jan   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sara Lee Corp [SLE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SARA LEE CORPORATION, 3500 LACEY ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/12/2011 (Street) DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515 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 08/12/2011   P   6,401 A $ 17.19 (1) 338,336 D   Common stock 08/12/2011   P   24,300 A $ 17.23 (2) 362,636 D   Common stock 08/12/2011   P   25,499 A $ 17.35 (3) 388,135 D   Common stock 08/12/2011   P   2,200 A $ 17.41 (4) 390,335 (5) D   Common stock               1,700 I by children

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bennink Jan C/O SARA LEE CORPORATION 3500 LACEY ROAD DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515	X		Executive Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Helen N. Kaminski for Jan Bennink pursuant to power of attorney previously filed.		08/16/2011
**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)	The price reported is the weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.17 to $17.19, inclusive. The reporting person untertakes to provide to the SEC, the issuer and any security holder full information regarding the number of shares and the prices at which the shares were purchased.
(2)	The price reported is the weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.20 to $17.29, inclusive. The reporting person untertakes to provide to the SEC, the issuer and any security holder full information regarding the number of shares and the prices at which the shares were purchased.
(3)	The price reported is the weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.30 to $17.39, inclusive. The reporting person untertakes to provide to the SEC, the issuer and any security holder full information regarding the number of shares and the prices at which the shares were purchased.
(4)	The price reported is the weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.40 to $17.41, inclusive. The reporting person untertakes to provide to the SEC, the issuer and any security holder full information regarding the number of shares and the prices at which the shares were purchased.
(5)	Includes 154,685 Restricted stock units ("RSUs") that may be settled only for shares of common stock. These RSUs vest in full on August 31, 2013, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with Sara Lee through that date; however, upon completion of the plan, announced by Sara Lee on January 28, 2011, to divide the company into two separate, publicly traded companies, any outstanding equity then held by the reporting person will vest in full.

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