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    <periodOfReport>2013-10-01</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001578845</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Actavis plc</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ACT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001237253</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BISARO PAUL</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>MORRIS CORPORATE CENTER III</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>400 INTERPACE PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PARSIPPANY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>07054</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chair,Pres &amp;CEO</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2013-10-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>440916</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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                    <value>440916</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On October  1, 2013, Actavis, Inc. (&quot;Actavis&quot;), Warner Chilcott Public Limited Company (&quot;Warner Chilcott&quot;) and a newly formed holding company incorporated in Ireland named Actavis plc (&quot;New Actavis&quot;) consummated a transaction (the &quot;Acquisition&quot;) pursuant to which Actavis and Warner Chilcott each became wholly owned subsidiaries of New Actavis. The Acquisition was effected by means of an approved &quot;scheme arrangement&quot; under Irish law.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents ordinary shares of New Actavis acquired in connection with the Acquisition on a one-for-one basis in exchange for Actavis common shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ David A. Buchen, Attorney-in-Fact for Paul Bisaro</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-10-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
