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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 * Finley Sara   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CVS CAREMARK CORP [CVS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Gen Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE CVS DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2010 (Street) WOONSOCKET, RI 02895 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 (restricted) 04/01/2010   A   4,486 (1) A $ 0 25,799 D   Common Stock (pep) 04/01/2010   A   2,761 (2) A $ 0 2,761 D   Common Stock               28,386 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

$ 36.23

04/01/2010

A

49,722 (3)

04/01/2011

04/01/2017

Common Stock

49,722

$ 0

49,722

D

Stock Option

$ 36.23

04/01/2010

A

27,610 (4)

04/01/2013

04/01/2020

Common Stock

27,610

$ 0

27,610

D

Stock Option

$ 20.23

03/22/2007(5)

03/01/2015

Common Stock

0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 27.12

03/22/2007(5)

03/01/2016

Common Stock

131,158

131,158

D

Stock Option

$ 34.42

04/02/2007(6)

04/02/2014

Common Stock

125,250

125,250

D

Stock Option

$ 41.17

04/01/2009(7)

04/01/2015

Common Stock

51,892

51,892

D

Stock Option

$ 28.1

04/01/2009(8)

04/01/2016

Common Stock

53,531

53,531

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Finley Sara ONE CVS DRIVE WOONSOCKET, RI 02895			SVP, Gen Counsel

Signatures

Sara J. Finley		04/05/2010
**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)	Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse on 4/1/2014.
(2)	Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's Partnerhship Equity Program under the 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse 4/1/2015.
(3)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2011.
(4)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2013.
(5)	Option acquired in connection with the merger of Caremark Rx, Inc. with a subsidiary of CVS Corporation and the conversion of Caremark Rx, Inc. stock option to CVS Caremark Corporation stock option. Option is 100% exercisable as of the date of merger.
(6)	Option became exercisable in three equal annual installments on 4/2/2008.
(7)	Option became exercisable in three equal annual installments on 4/1/2009.
(8)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2010.

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