SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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* Moorin Jay (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PROQUEST INVESTMENTS 90 NASSAU STREET, 5TH FLOOR (Street) PRINCETON NJ 08542-4520 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/05/2008	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS [ AVNR ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	7,820,470	I	See footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants to Purchase Class A Common Stock	04/04/2008	04/04/2013	Class A Common Stock	2,708,849	$1.43	I	See footnote(2)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Moorin Jay (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PROQUEST INVESTMENTS 90 NASSAU STREET, 5TH FLOOR (Street) PRINCETON NJ 08542-4520 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SCHREIBER ALAIN (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PROQUEST INVESTMENTS 90 NASSAU STREET, 5TH FLOOR (Street) PRINCETON NJ 08542-4520 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Of such shares: 2,606,824 are owned by ProQuest Investments III, L.P. ("Investments III"), of which ProQuest Associates III LLC ("Associates III") is the general partner, and 5,213,646 are owned by ProQuest Investments IV, L.P. ("Investments IV"), of which ProQuest Associates IV LLC ("Associates IV") is the general partner. Jay Moorin and Alain Schreiber are managing members of Associates III and Associates IV. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of each Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities.

2. Of such warrants: 902,950 are owned by Investments III, and 1,805,899 are owned by Investments IV. The warrants contain a limitation on exercise, which, in combination with an agreement between the Reporting Persons and Avanir Pharmaceuticals, prevent the Reporting Persons from exercising any warrants if, after giving effect to the exercise the Reporting Persons would in the aggregate beneficially own more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of each Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities.

Remarks:

	/s/ Pasquale De Angelis as Attorney-in-Fact	08/07/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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