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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * PYOTT DAVID E I   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 (Last) (First) (Middle) 2525 DUPONT DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/17/2012 (Street) IRVINE, CA 92612 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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)

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PYOTT DAVID E I 2525 DUPONT DRIVE IRVINE, CA 92612	X		Chairman, President and CEO

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	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.

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