Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Nevill Trent M
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2016
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC [JCI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5757 N. GREEN BAY AVE.
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, President, Asia Pacific
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53209
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)
Common Stock 10,448.603
D
 
Common Stock 7,826.114 (1)
I
by 401(k) Plan Trustee

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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) 10/05/2014(2) 10/05/2022 Common Stock 12,900 $ 27.85 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 11/18/2016(2) 11/18/2024 Common Stock 9,652 $ 50.23 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 10/07/2017(2) 10/07/2025 Common Stock 11,406 $ 43.86 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 10/07/2017(3) 03/15/2026 Common Stock 4,427 $ 37.66 D  
Phantom Stock Units - Restricted Stock Plan   (4)   (4) Common Stock 13,709.571 $ (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Nevill Trent M
5757 N. GREEN BAY AVE.
MILWAUKEE, WI 53209
      VP, President, Asia Pacific  

Signatures

/s/ Catherine M. Walker, attorney-in-fact for Trent M. Nevill 04/07/2016
**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) The number of underlying securities is based on the stock fund balance on March 23, 2016. The actual number of shares issuable upon the distribution date is not determinable since the stock fund is a unitized account consisting of 96% company stock and 4% money market fund. The stock account balance reflected in this report is based on an March 23, 2016 stock fund price of $38.09 per share.
(2) Fifty percent of the options become exercisable two years after the grant date; the remaining 50%, three years after grant date.
(3) Fifty percent of the options become exercisable on October 7, 2017; the remaining 50%, on October 7, 2018.
(4) The phantom stock units accrue under the Johnson Controls Restricted Stock Plan. The balance includes phantom stock and dividend equivalent units that settle 100% in cash.
(5) Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Johnson Controls common stock.

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