SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
DE SILVA RAJIV

(Last) (First) (Middle)
7150 MISSISSAUGA ROAD

(Street)
MISSISSAUGA A6 L5N 8M5

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. [ VRX ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President & COO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/28/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, no par value 09/28/2010 A 410,576(1) A $0 410,576 D
Common Stock, no par value 09/28/2010 A 73,663(2) A $0 484,239 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Options (right to purchase) $8.11 09/28/2010 A 39,129(3) (4) 01/05/2019 Common Stock, no par value 39,129 $8.11 39,129 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to purchase) $8.11 09/28/2010 A 227,020(5) (6) 01/05/2019 Common Stock, no par value 227,020 $8.11 227,020 D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to purchase) $13.75 09/28/2010 A 208,790(5) (7) 03/03/2017 Common Stock, no par value 208,790 $13.75 208,790 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents long-term performance units (the "Performance Units") received upon conversion of the reporting person's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International ("old Valeant") Performance Units that were held prior to the merger between the issuer (formerly known as Biovail Corporation) and old Valeant (the "Merger"), in accordance with the terms of the Merger agreement between the issuer and, amongst others, old Valeant. The Performance Units can be settled only in common shares of the issuer. The fair market value of old Valeant on the day prior to the effective date of the Merger was $63.25 per share.
2. Represents restricted share units received upon conversion of the reporting person's old Valeant restricted stock units that were held prior to the Merger. The restricted share units can be settled only in common shares of the issuer. The fair market value of old Valeant on the day prior to the effective date of the Merger was $63.25 per share.
3. Received upon conversion of the reporting person's old Valeant incentive stock options of that were held prior to the Merger.
4. The stock options were initially granted on January 5, 2009 and have not yet vested.
5. Received upon conversion of the reporting person's old Valeant non-qualified stock options that were held prior to the Merger.
6. The stock options were initially granted on January 5, 2009 and vest in four equal annual installments. 56,756 Stock Options were exercisable as of January 5, 2010 and the remaining three installments will vest and become exercisable on January 5 of 2011, 2012 and 2013.
7. The stock options were initially granted on March 3, 2010 and will vest in four equal annual installments on March 3rd of 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
By: Angie Palmer For: Rajiv De Silva 09/30/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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