Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Garvey Mark A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sara Lee Corp [SLE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SARA LEE CORPORATION, 3500 LACEY ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/22/2012
(Street)

DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/22/2012   M   3,486 A $ 15.9607 153,175 D  
Common Stock 03/22/2012   M   2,556 A $ 16.7054 155,731 D  
Common Stock 03/22/2012   M   3,010 A $ 19.7701 158,741 D  
Common Stock 03/22/2012   M   866 A $ 19.7701 159,607 D  
Common Stock 03/22/2012   M   2,902 A $ 20.9022 162,509 D  
Common Stock 03/22/2012   M   263 A $ 20.9022 162,772 D  
Common Stock 03/22/2012   F   11,807 (1) D $ 21.61 150,965 (2) D  
Common Stock               1,638 I By 401(K) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 15.9607 03/22/2012   M     3,486 08/29/2005 08/29/2012 Common Stock 3,486 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.7054 03/22/2012   M     2,556 01/30/2006 01/30/2013 Common Stock 2,556 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 19.7701 03/22/2012   M     3,010 12/15/2004 08/29/2012 Common Stock 3,010 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 19.7701 03/22/2012   M     866 12/15/2004 01/30/2013 Common Stock 866 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 20.9022 03/22/2012   M     2,902 06/15/2005 08/29/2012 Common Stock 2,902 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 20.9022 03/22/2012   M     263 06/15/2005 01/30/2013 Common Stock 263 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Garvey Mark A
C/O SARA LEE CORPORATION
3500 LACEY ROAD
DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515
      EVP and CFO  

Signatures

 /s/ Helen N. Kaminski for Mark A. Garvey pursuant to power of attorney previously filed.   03/26/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Represents shares of common stock withheld by Sara Lee to satisfy the reporting person's obligations to pay the exercise price and tax liability incurred upon the exercise of the options.
(2) Includes 54,796 RSUs that may be settled only for shares of common stock. RSUs generally vest one to five years after the grant date and, upon vesting, are convertible into shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis.

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