UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported):
August 11, 2009

New Jersey		Commission File Number		21-0419870
State of Incorporation		1-3822		I.R.S. Employer
				Identification No.

1 Campbell Place
Camden, New Jersey 08103-1799
Principal Executive Offices

Telephone Number: (856) 342-4800

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Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

5.02(b)

David C. Patterson, who has been a Director of Campbell Soup Company since November 22, 2002, has notified the Company that he plans to retire from Campbell’s Board of Directors, effective November 19, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.