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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FORSYTH JOHN D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC [BAX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, ONE BAXTER PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2015 (Street) DEERFIELD, IL 60015 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, par value $1.00 per share 07/01/2015   J   1,414 (1) A $ 0 24,345 D

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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 20.96 (2)							(3)	05/09/2016	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	5,660		5,660	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 30.73 (2)							(3)	05/01/2017	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	4,280		4,280	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 33.77 (2)							(3)	05/06/2018	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	3,760		3,760	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 26.78 (2)							(3)	05/05/2019	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	5,680		5,680	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 24.27 (2)							(3)	05/04/2020	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	4,320		4,320	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 31.26 (2)							(3)	05/03/2021	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	4,990		4,990	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 29.52 (2)							(3)	05/08/2022	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	4,020		4,020	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 36.93 (2)							(3)	05/07/2023	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	3,930		3,930	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 39.83 (2)							(3)	05/06/2024	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	4,110		4,110	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 37.5 (4)	07/01/2015		J		4,979 (4)		(5)	05/05/2025	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	4,979	$ 0	10,789	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FORSYTH JOHN D C/O BAXTER INTERNATIONAL ONE BAXTER PARKWAY DEERFIELD, IL 60015	X

Signatures

/s/ David P. Scharf, as attorney-in-fact for John D. Forsyth		07/06/2015
**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)	In connection with the spin-off (the "Spin-off") of Baxalta Incorporated ("Baxalta") from Baxter International Inc. ("Baxter"), the reporting person received a grant of 1,414 restricted stock units as a result of the adjustment of existing Baxter restricted stock units held by the reporting person prior to the Spin-off. The restricted stock units vest on the date of the Baxter 2016 annual meeting of shareholders.
(2)	Represents options to purchase Baxter common stock awarded to the reporting person prior to the Spin-off. In connection with the Spin-off, the exercise price of the option was adjusted, and the reporting person received options to purchase shares of Baxalta common stock, to preserve the pre-Spin-off intrinsic value of the existing Baxter option award.
(3)	This option is presently exercisable in full.
(4)	In connection with the Spin-off, the number of shares subject to this option and the exercise price have been adjusted to preserve the pre-Spin-off intrinsic value of the existing Baxter option award.
(5)	The date exercisable is the date of the Baxter 2016 annual meeting of shareholders.

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