UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
(X) 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
Danse, Edward 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
April 1997
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 Vice President and President, Asia Region
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 |4/27/9|F (1|V|163 |D |$26.50 |2,558 (2) |D | |
|7 |) | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |10 |I |By wife as Custodian for Ch|
| | | | | | | | |ild under |
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| | | | | | | | |the Florida UTMA |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |912.3 (3) |I |By ESOP Trust |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |1,095.8 (4) |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 | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option |$27.00 |4/22/|A | |10,200 |A |(5) |4/22/|Common Stock|10,200 | |38,101 |D | |
(right to buy) | |97 | | | | | |07 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares withheld pursuant to exercise of tax withholding right under
Allergan, Inc. 1989 Incentive Compensation Plan in transaction exempt under
Rule
16b-3(e).
(2) Includes 21 shares acquired under the Allergan, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment
and Stock Purchase Plan. The information presented is as of
5/31/97.
(3) The reporting person acquired 135.3 shares of Allergan, Inc. common stock
under the Allergan, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan between
8/14/96 and
4/30/97.
(4) The reporting person acquired 55.8 shares of Allergan, Inc. common stock
under the Allergan, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan between 8/14/96
and
4/30/97.
(5) The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning
4/22/98.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Edward H. Danse
DATE
6/20/97
