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
DENBY, WILLIAM C.
10350 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92047
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AGOURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(AGPH)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
08/31/97
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing
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 |08/05/|M | |1,000 |A |$15.50 | | | |
|97 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |05/05/|S | |1,000 |D |$93.00 | |D | |
|97 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |08/15/|J |V|198(1) |A | |396 |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>
Employee Stock Option |$15.50 |08/05|M | |1,000 |D |(4) |01/29|Common Stock|1,000 | | |D | |
(right to buy) | |/97 | | | | | |/06 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$7.750(2|08/26|J |V|18,000(3) |A |(4) |01/29|Common Stock|18,000 | |36,000 |D | |
(right to buy) |) |/97 | | | | | |/06 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$8.065(2|08/26|J |V|600(3) |A |(5) |04/18|Common Stock|600 | |1,200 |D | |
(right to buy) |) |/97 | | | | | |/05 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$20.940(|08/26|J |V|7,500(3) |A |(6) |06/10|Common Stock|7,500 | |15,000 |D | |
(right to buy) |2) |/97 | | | | | |/06 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$41.00(2|08/26|J |V|15,000(3) |A |(7) |06/29|Common Stock|15,000 | |30,000 |D | |
(right to buy) |) |/97 | | | | | |/07 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Agouron Pharmaceutical, Inc.'s ("AGPH") common stock split 2-for-1 on
08/26/97. As a result, Mr. Denby
acquired direct ownership of 198
shares.
(2) As a result of AGPH's 2-for-1 stock split on 08/26/97, the exercise price
of all outstanding options was
reduced by
one-half.
(3) Options acquired as a result of AGPH's 2-for-1 stock split on
08/26/97.
(4) Option vests in 4 equal annual installments beginning on
01/30/96.
(5) Option vests in 3 equal annual installments beginning on
04/19/96.
(6) Option vests in 3 equal annual installments beginning on
06/11/97.
(7) Option vests in 3 equal annual installments beginning on
06/30/98.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ William C. Denby
DATE
09/10/97
