Johnson Controls Form 4 JOHNSON CONTROLS / NATALIE A BLACK ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BLACK NATALIE A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

KOHLER CO.

444 HIGHLAND DRIVE

(Street)

KOHLER WI 53044

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/27/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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	(1)	01/27/2016		A	V	4,127		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	4,127	$35.13	60,984.839(3)	D
Phantom Stock Units/ Directors' Share Unit Plan	(1)							(2)	(2)	Common Stock	23,454.743		23,454.743(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Johnson Controls common stock.

2. The phantom stock units accrue under the Johnson Controls Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and settle 100% in cash upon the reporting person's retirement. The reporting person has the right to transfer the value of the phantom stock account into an alternative investment account within the plan.

3. The balance includes 1,349.859 phantom stock units acquired via dividend reinvestment on April 2, July 2 and October 2, 2015 and January 5, 2016, at prices ranging from $38.58 to $50.16 per unit.

4. The balance includes 556.838 phantom stock units acquired via dividend reinvestment on April 2, July 2 and October 2, 2015 and January 5, 2016, at prices ranging from $38.58 to $50.16 per unit.

	/s/ Angela M. Blair, Attorney-in-Fact for Natalie A. Black	01/29/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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