UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 19, 2005
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ALLERGAN, INC.
| Delaware (State of Incorporation) |
1-10269 (Commission File Number) |
95-1622442 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
2525 Dupont Drive
Irvine, California 92612
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(714) 246-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Exhibits. | ||||||||
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| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Allergan, Inc. announced today that Louis J. Lavigne, Jr. has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective July 25, 2005. Mr. Lavigne will serve as a member of the Allergan, Inc. Audit and Finance Committee and Science and Technology Committee. Mr. Lavigne will serve as a Class I director and his term will expire at the Allergan, Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2008.
The full text of the press release relating to Mr. Lavigne’s appointment is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 19, 2005 announcing the appointment of Louis J. Lavigne, Jr. to the Allergan, Inc. Board of Directors. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ALLERGAN, INC. |
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| Date: May 19, 2005 | By: | /s/ Douglas S. Ingram | ||
| Name: | Douglas S. Ingram | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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