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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   INGRAM DOUGLAS S 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLERGAN INC [AGN] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2525 DUPONT DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and President, EAME 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) IRVINE, CA 92612 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Common Stock 23,813.954 (1) (2) D   Common Stock 2,660.6418 (3) I By 401(k) Trust Common Stock 3,594.6635 (4) I By Esop Trust

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (5)	01/30/2014	Common Stock	66,000	$ 41.24	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (6)	02/08/2015	Common Stock	100,000	$ 36.15	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (7)	02/06/2016	Common Stock	84,000	$ 55.975	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (8)	02/02/2017	Common Stock	89,200	$ 58.55	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (9)	02/14/2018	Common Stock	105,500	$ 64.47	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (10)	02/20/2019	Common Stock	130,400	$ 40.16	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (11)	02/22/2020	Common Stock	92,600	$ 59.13	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (12)	02/17/2011	Common Stock	82,000	$ 75.58	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
INGRAM DOUGLAS S 2525 DUPONT DRIVE IRVINE, CA 92612	Â	Â	  EVP and President, EAME	Â

Signatures

/s/ Matthew J. Maletta, attorney-in-fact for Douglas S. Ingram		10/11/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes shares acquired under the Allergan, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
(2)	Includes 669 shares of the Issuer's common stock underlying the restricted stock units awarded to the reporting person.
(3)	Shares allocated to reporting person's SIP account as of reporting date.
(4)	Shares allocated to the reporting person's ESOP account as of reporting date.
(5)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning January 30, 2005.
(6)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning February 9, 2006.
(7)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning February 6, 2007.
(8)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning February 2, 2008.
(9)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning February 14, 2009.
(10)	The option becames exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning February 20, 2010.
(11)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning February 22, 2011.
(12)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning February 17, 2012.

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