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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 * Mierzwicki Leo A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BEAM INC [NYSE: BEAM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP & Corporate Controller (Last) (First) (Middle) BEAM INC., 510 LAKE COOK ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/19/2013 (Street) DEERFIELD, IL 60015 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, par value $3.125 08/19/2013   S   430 (1) D $ 61.77 440 D   Common Stock, par value $3.125 08/20/2013   M(2)   3,389 A $ 36.2468 3,829 D   Common Stock, par value $3.125 08/20/2013   M(2)   1,607 A $ 51.0792 5,436 D   Common Stock, par value $3.125 08/20/2013   M(2)   1,450 A $ 55.43 6,886 D   Common Stock, par value $3.125 08/20/2013   S   6,446 D $ 62.6315 (3) 440 D   Common Stock, par value $3.125 08/21/2013   S   428 (1) D $ 62.4371 12 D

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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

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 36.2468

08/20/2013

M(2)

3,389

02/22/2013

02/22/2017

Common Stock

3,389

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 51.0792

08/20/2013

M(2)

1,607

(4)

02/22/2021

Common Stock

1,607

$ 0

802

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 55.43

08/20/2013

M(2)

1,450

(5)

02/21/2022

Common Stock

1,450

$ 0

2,898

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mierzwicki Leo A BEAM INC. 510 LAKE COOK ROAD DEERFIELD, IL 60015			VP & Corporate Controller

Signatures

Leslie W. Jensen, Attorney-in-Fact for Leo A. Mierzwicki		08/21/2013
**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 Reporting Person originally acquired these shares under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	Reflects the exercise of stock options issued under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(3)	The price in column 4 is the weighted average selling price of the shares. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $62.53 to $62.72, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the SEC, the Issuer and any security holder, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price point within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(4)	The option has vested as to 1,607 shares on February 22, 2013 and will vest as to the remaining 802 shares on February 22, 2014.
(5)	The option has vested as to 1,450 shares on February 21, 2013 and will vest as to the remaining 2,898 shares in two equal installments on February 21, 2014 and February 21, 2015.

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