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 *   MCPHERRON MATTHEW V 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/04/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [MAPP] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BROOKSIDE CAPITAL, LLC, 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BOSTON, MA 02199 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)

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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
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	1,120,975	$ (1)	I	See Footnote (3)
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	1,164,389	$ (2)	I	See Footnote (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCPHERRON MATTHEW V C/O BROOKSIDE CAPITAL, LLC 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON, MA 02199	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Matthew V. McPherron		10/04/2007
**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)	All of the outstanding shares of the Issuer's Series C Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(2)	All of the outstanding shares of the Issuer's Series D Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(3)	Includes 1,120,975 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and 1,164,389 shares of Series D Preferred Stock held by Brookside Capital Partners Fund, L.P. ("Brookside") following a 1-for-1.77 reverse stock split effective upon the consummation of the Issuer's public offering. Mr. Matthew V. McPherron is a Managing Director of Brookside, and accordingly may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock held by Brookside. Mr. McPherron disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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