Edgar Filing: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Zito Robert T

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/24/2007

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO [(BMY)]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

345 PARK AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
SVP & Chief Comm Officer

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154

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, $0.10 par value	26,108.5 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	767.71 ⁽²⁾	I	By BMY Savings & Investment Program

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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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	08/01/2014	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	40,000	$ 23.04	D	Â
Executive Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽⁴⁾	02/28/2015	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	38,667	$ 25.45	D	Â
Executive Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽⁵⁾	03/06/2016	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	32,300	$ 22.73	D	Â
Executive Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽⁶⁾	11/30/2016	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	100,000	$ 24.74	D	Â
Executive Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽⁷⁾	03/05/2017	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	39,010	$ 27.01	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	Â ⁽⁸⁾	Â ⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	9,750	$ ⁽⁹⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zito Robert T 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â	Â SVP & Chief Comm Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Zito, Robert T.		05/31/2007
^**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)	Includes 24,144 shares of unvested restricted stock and 503.5 shares held in a joint account with spouse.
(2)	Based on a plan statement as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter.
(3)	20,000 shares are currently exercisable. An additional 10,000 shares will become exercisable on each of August 2, 2007 and August 2, 2008.
(4)	19,333 shares are currently exercisable. An additional 9,667 shares will become exercisable on each of March 1, 2008 and March 1, 2009.
(5)	8,075 shares are currently exercisable. An additional 8,075 shares will become exercisable on each of March 7, 2008, March 7, 2009 and March 7, 2010.
(6)	One-third of the options will become exercisable on each of December 1, 2009, December 1, 2010 and December 1, 2011.
(7)	Option is not exercisable until the closing share price of common stock achieves a price of at least 15% above the option grant price and remains at that price for seven consecutive trading days. 25% of the shares vest annually, on a cumulative basis, on March 6, 2008, March 6, 2009, March 6, 2010 and Mach 6, 2011.
(8)	One-third of the restricted stock units will vest on each of March 6, 2010, March 6, 2011 and March 6, 2012 and will be converted into shares of common stock.
(9)	Each restricted stock unit converts into one share of common stock upon vesting.

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