U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check 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
Fuller, James H.
Allergan, Inc.
2525 Dupont Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Allergan, Inc.
AGN
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
August, 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Corporate Vice President and President, Latin America Region
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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 Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |2,103 |D | |
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Common Stock |6/14/9|J (1|V|5 |A |$40.313 |49 |D | |
|6 |) | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |(2) |J (2|V|6 |A |(2) |960 |I |By ESOP Trust |
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Common Stock |(3) |J (3|V|33 |A |(3) |2,282 |I |By 401(k) Trust |
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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 | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares were acquired under the Allergan, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and
Stock Purchase Plan. The information presented is as of 8/14/96.
(2) The shares were purchased by the Allergan, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership
Plan at a price of $23.7812 per share. The information presented
is as of
8/14/96.
(3) Shares were acquired from 5/3/96 through 8/14/96 under the Allergan, Inc.
Savings and Investment Plan at prices ranging from $36.125 to
$41.75 per share, in transactions exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule
16b-3(c). The information presented is as of 8/14/96.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ James H. Fuller
DATE
9/12/96
