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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PYOTT DAVID E I (Last) (First) (Middle) 2525 DUPONT DRIVE (Street) IRVINE CA 92612 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLERGAN INC [ AGN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/17/2012
	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	02/17/2012		A		165,000(1)	A	$0	184,473	D
Common Stock	02/17/2012		F		955(2)	D	$87.91	183,518	D
Common Stock	02/17/2012		A		2,045(3)	A	$0	185,563	D
Common Stock								2,168.9449	I	By 401(k) Trust(4)
Common Stock								2,881.8358	I	By Esop Trust(5)
Common Stock								206,923	I	By Living Trust(6)

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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$87.91	02/17/2012		A		312,000		(7)	02/17/2022	Common Stock	0	$0	312,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of the issuer's common stock underlying performance-based restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The RSUs will vest, if at all, only if (i) certain performance goals tied to the market value of the issuer's common stock are achieved during the performance period of February 17, 2012 through February 16, 2017 and (ii) the reporting person remains continuously employed with the issuer throughout the performance period. The RSUs may vest earlier on an accelerated basis in the event of the reporting person's termination of employment due to death or disability or a qualifying termination of the reporting person's employment following a change in ownership or control of the issuer.

2. Exempt disposition fo the issuer, effective 2/17/2012, of a number of shares determined to be sufficient to satisfy tax withholding obligations resulting from the lapse of restrictions on an exempt award of 2,045 shares of restricted stock granted on 2/17/2012 (the Restricted Stock Award), under the issuer's bonus plan. The restrictions lapsed on the Restricted Stock Award as of the participant's normal retirement eligibility date, which is the later of (i) the date on which the participant reaches age 55, and (ii) the date the participant has been employed by the issuer for 5 years.

3. Represents shares of the issuer's common stock issued under the 2011 Executive Bonus Plan.

4. Shares allocated to reporting person's SIP account as of reporting date.

5. Shares allocated to the reporting person's ESOP account as of reporting date.

6. David and Julianna Pyott Living Trust dated June 14, 1999, in which the reporting person has a pecuniary interest and of which the reporting person and his spouse are each trustees.

7. The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning February 17, 2013.

	/s/ Matthew J. Maletta, attorney-in-fact for David E.I. Pyott	02/22/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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