Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Nicholson C. David
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/05/2016
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Allergan plc [AGN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
CLONSHAUGH BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PARK,, COOLOCK, CO.
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief R&D Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DUBLIN, L2 D17 E400
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)
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 8,103 (1)
D
 

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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 08/04/2024 Ordinary Shares 17,006 $ 215.77 D  
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit   (3)   (3) Ordinary Shares 14,259 $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Nicholson C. David
CLONSHAUGH BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PARK,
COOLOCK, CO.
DUBLIN, L2 D17 E400
      Chief R&D Officer  

Signatures

/s/ A. Robert D. Bailey, Attorney-in-Fact for the Reporting Person 05/16/2016
**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) Represents restricted share units which are scheduled to vest on August 4, 2017.
(2) Represents options to purchase Issuer's ordinary shares of which 3,401 vested on August 4, 2015 and the remainder will vest in four equal annual installments on the next four anniversaries of the grant date (August 4, 2014).
(3) Represents performance-based restricted share units ("PSUs") which will vest as to one-third of the total grant on each of December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, subject to the achievement by the Issuer of certain performance criteria. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the product of the applicable performance multiple and the target number of shares underlying the PSU, as set forth in the award agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person.

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