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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  EVERYBURNS WARWICK LYNTON
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/20/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CLOROX CO /DE/ [CLX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1221 BROADWAY
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP-GM, International
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

OAKLAND, CA 946121888
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 3,159
D
 

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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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - 00AD 06/30/2002 04/26/2010 Common Stock 7,000 $ 35.78 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - 00AM 10/16/2004 10/16/2011 Common Stock 8,355 $ 35.13 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - 01AM 10/16/2004 10/16/2014 Common Stock 30,000 $ 35.13 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - 02AO 09/30/2005(1) 09/18/2012 Common Stock 13,000 $ 41.98 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - 03AX 09/17/2007(2) 09/17/2013 Common Stock 11,500 $ 45.25 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - 04CQ 09/15/2008(2) 09/15/2014 Common Stock 15,500 $ 53.88 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - 99AI 09/29/2002 09/29/2009 Common Stock 4,701 $ 38.84 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - 99AL 09/29/2002 09/29/2009 Common Stock 14,922 $ 38.84 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - 99N 05/06/2009(3) 05/06/2009 Common Stock 13,000 $ 67.38 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
EVERYBURNS WARWICK LYNTON
1221 BROADWAY
OAKLAND, CA 946121888
      VP-GM, International  

Signatures

By: By Laura Stein, Attorney-in-Fact for 07/29/2005
**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) Option exercisable in 3 equal installments - 1/3 on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date.
(2) Option exercisable in 4 equal installments - 1/4 on each of first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
(3) Vesting date depends on Total Shareholder Return.

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