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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


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.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
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.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
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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.
 
 
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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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
99.1
  Press release dated May 19, 2005 announcing the appointment of Louis J. Lavigne, Jr. to the Allergan, Inc. Board of Directors.