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 *
  Stoffels Paulus
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JOHNSON & JOHNSON [JNJ]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Scientific Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08933
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 98
D
 

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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) 01/01/2009 02/13/2015 Common Stock 24,000 $ 66.18 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) 01/01/2011 02/10/2017 Common Stock 29,168 $ 65.62 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2) 02/12/2011 02/10/2018 Common Stock 19,109 $ 61.75 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2) 02/09/2013 02/07/2020 Common Stock 24,521 $ 62.62 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2) 01/11/2014 01/08/2021 Common Stock 24,920 $ 62.2 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2) 01/18/2015 01/14/2022 Common Stock 160,133 $ 65.37 D  
Restricted Share Units (3) 02/08/2013   (3) Common Stock 18,391 $ (3) D  
Restricted Share Units (3) 01/10/2014   (3) Common Stock 18,690 $ (3) D  
Restricted Share Units (3) 01/17/2015   (3) Common Stock 11,629 $ (3) D  
Performance Share Units (4)   (4)   (4) Common Stock 29,073 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Stoffels Paulus
ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08933
      Chief Scientific Officer  

Signatures

Linda King, as attorney-in-fact for Paulus Stoffels 10/05/2012
**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) Belgian grant vested and exercisable on January 1st of the year following the third anniversary of the date of grant.
(2) Vested and exercisable one day after the third anniversary of the date of grant.
(3) Each Restricted Share Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Company Common Stock and vests on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
(4) Each Performance Share Unit converts into one share of Common Stock upon distribution in the first quarter of 2015 based on a performance factor.

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