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
Tunney, Jr., Francis R.
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
July, 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, General Counsel and Secretary
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 |7/29/9|M | |12,000 |A |$21.06 | |I |By Trust (1) |
|7 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |7/29/9|S | |12,000 |D |$31.75 |1,687 |I |By Trust (1) |
|7 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |3,400 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |1,000 |I |By Spouse |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |1194.2 (2) |I |By ESOP Trust |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |4058.9 (3) |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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee Stock Option |$21.06 |7/29/|M | |12,000 |D |(4) |4/19/|Common Stock|12,000 | |137,089 |D | |
(right to buy) | |97 | | | | | |04 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The shares indirectly owned at end of month are held by a revocable family
trust established by reporting person as co-settlor for benefit of self
and
others.
(2) Shares allocated to ESOP account as of
6/30/97.
(3) Shares in the reporting person's account as of
6/30/97.
(4) The option became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning
4/19/95.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Francis R. Tunney, Jr.
DATE
July 29, 1997
