UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
HERMAN, MICHAEL E.
6201 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64113
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AGOURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
AGPH
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
05/31/97
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |05/02/|M | |6,000 |A |$12.250 | | | |
|97 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |05/14/|M | |6,000 |A |$12.250 |12,000 |D | |
|97 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Option (Right to Buy) |$12.250 |05/02|M | |6,000 |D |* |05/14|Common Stock|6,000 | | | | |
| |/97 | | | | | |/97 | | | | | | |
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Option (Right to Buy) |$12.250 |05/14|M | |6,000 |D |* |05/14|Common Stock|6,000 | |23,000 |D | |
| |/97 | | | | | |/97 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* The 12,000 share option which was exercised in two 6,000 share transactions
was granted on 05/15/92 and
vested 25% each year commencing 05/15/93 until the option was fully
vested.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Michael E. Herman
DATE
06/05/97
