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
ZINSER, GLENN
10350 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
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)
4. Statement for Month/Year
06/30/97
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)
Corporate VP, Head of Operations
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 | | | | | | |638* |D | |
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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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Employee Stock Option |$82.00 |06/30|A |V|13,343 |A |** |06/29|Common Stock|13,343 | |13,343 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |/97 | | | | | |/07 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$82.00 |06/30|A |V|3,657 |A |** |06/29|Common Stock|3,657 | |3,657 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |/97 | | | | | |/97 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* This figure includes 69 shares acquired 12/31/96 under Agouron's Employee
Stock Purchase Plan and 69 shares
acquired 06/30/97 under Agouron's Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.
** Options granted 06/30/97 and vest 33-1/3% per year commencing 6/30/98 until
fully vested.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Glenn Zinser
DATE
07/09/97
