FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Newlands William A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/03/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BEAM INC [NYSE: BEAM] (Last) (First) (Middle) BEAM INC., 510 LAKE COOK ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & President, NA 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DEERFIELD, IL 60015 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	  (2)	02/25/2015	Beam Inc. Common Stock	25,000	$ 80.95	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	  (2)	02/25/2015	Beam Inc. Common Stock	25,000	$ 78.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	  (2)	02/25/2015	Beam Inc. Common Stock	25,000	$ 74.39	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	  (3)	09/29/2015	Beam Inc. Common Stock	30,000	$ 57.01	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	  (4)	09/30/2016	Beam Inc. Common Stock	23,333	$ 42.98	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	  (5)	02/22/2017	Beam Inc. Common Stock	23,333	$ 43.67	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	  (6)	02/22/2021	Beam Inc. Common Stock	20,000	$ 61.54	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Newlands William A BEAM INC. 510 LAKE COOK ROAD DEERFIELD, IL 60015	Â	Â	  SVP & President, NA	Â

Signatures

Todd M. Bloomquist, as Attorney-in-Fact for William A. Newlands		10/06/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	As a result of the Issuer's spin-off of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. on October 3, 2011, these securities are subject to an intrinsic value adjustment as described in the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plans and the Employee Matters Agreement dated as of September 28, 2011.
(2)	The options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on February 25, 2009.
(3)	The options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on September 29, 2009.
(4)	The options vested as to 11,667 shares on September 30, 2011 and will vest as to the remaining 11,666 shares on September 30, 2012.
(5)	The options vest in two equal annual installments beginning on February 22, 2012.
(6)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 22, 2012.

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