Edgar Filing: Daniels Laird

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 Daniels Laird

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CVS CAREMARK CORP [CVS]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE CVS DRIVE

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

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

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

(Street)

WOONSOCKET,Â RIÂ 02895

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	1,475 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Common Stock (restricted)	760 ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Common Stock (restricted)	1,785 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Stock (restricted)	4,858 ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Common Stock (restricted)	1,335 ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Common Stock (restricted)	1,528 ⁽⁶⁾	D	Â
Common Stock (restricted)	1,818 ⁽⁷⁾	D	Â
Common Stock (restricted)	908 ⁽⁸⁾	D	Â
Common Stock (vested)	2,640 ⁽⁹⁾	D	Â

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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)
Stock Option	04/01/2008⁽¹⁰⁾	04/02/2014	Common Stock	9,451	$ 34.42	D	Â
Stock Option	04/01/2009⁽¹¹⁾	04/01/2015	Common Stock	10,811	$ 41.17	D	Â
Stock Option	04/01/2010⁽¹²⁾	04/01/2016	Common Stock	16,060	$ 28.1	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Daniels Laird ONE CVS DRIVE WOONSOCKET,Â RIÂ 02895	Â	Â	Â SVP, Cont & Chief Acct Officer	Â

Signatures

Laird Daniels		01/04/2010
^**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 shares acquired through the participation in the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(2)	Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse on 4/1/2012.
(3)	Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse on 2/18/2012.
(4)	Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse on 4/1/2011.
(5)	Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse on 4/1/2013.
(6)	Consists of remaining Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse on 2/16/2010.
(7)	Consists of remaining Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse on 2/12/2011.
(8)	Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse on 4/2/2011.
(9)	Consists of Stock Units awarded at market price pursuant to Issuer's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan, the receipt of which the reporting person had elected to defer.
(10)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2008.
(11)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2009.
(12)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2010.

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