Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
AMATO LYNNE
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC [WPI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Brand Sales & Marketing
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WATSON PHARMA, INC., 360 MOUNT KEMBLE AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/12/2005
(Street)

MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960
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 (Restricted) (1) 08/12/2005   A   1,170 A $ 0 1,227 (2) D  

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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
Stock Options to Purchase Common Stock (3) $ 35.11 08/12/2005   A   3,700     (4) 08/12/2015 Common Stock, par value $0.0033 3,700 $ 0 3,700 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
AMATO LYNNE
C/O WATSON PHARMA, INC.
360 MOUNT KEMBLE AVENUE
MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960
      VP, Brand Sales & Marketing  

Signatures

 /s/LYNNE AMATO   08/15/2005
**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) These restricted shares of common stock, par value $0.0033, were issued pursuant to the provisions of the Amendment and Restatement of the 2001 Incentive Award Plan of Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (including, but not limited to, restrictions on transferability and certain forfeiture provisions concerning unvested restricted shares). The restricted shares vest (i) fifty percent on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and (ii) fifty percent on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant.
(2) Includes 57 shares acquired through Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(3) The options are to be incentive stock options to the extent permitted by law, and thereafter to be non-statutory stock options.
(4) These stock options shall become exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing on August 12, 2006.

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