Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

May 22, 2012

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Ford Rollin L.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
702 S.W. 8TH STREET
(Street)
BENTONVILLE AR 72716-0215
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WAL MART STORES INC [ WMT ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/18/2012
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 05/18/2012 M 4,190 A $47.26 124,069.059 D
Common Stock 05/18/2012 F 3,615(1) D $62.43 120,454.059 D
Common Stock 05/21/2012 G V 575 D $0 11,523.526 I By Trust(2)
Common Stock 2,478.3797 I By 401(k)(3)
Common Stock 8,415 I By Family Partnership
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Stock Options $47.26 05/18/2012 M 4,190 (4) 03/11/2017 Common Stock 4,190 $0 0 I Stock Options
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares were acquired by the Reporting Person upon exercise of a stock option as reported on the preceding line of this Form 4 but were withheld by the Issuer in satisfaction of the Reporting Person's obligation to pay the exercise price of the option and related tax withholding obligations. The Reporting Person retained ownership of the remaining shares issued upon exercise of the option.
2. Balance adjusted to reflect shares acquired through the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2004 Associate Stock Purchase Plan.
3. Balance adjusted to reflect shares acquired through the Walmart 401(k) Plan.
4. These options were exercisable in five equal installments beginning on March 12, 2008.
/s/ Geoffrey W. Edwards, by Power of Attorney 05/22/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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