Christina Ackermann Form 4 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International / CHRISTINA ACKERMANN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ACKERMANN CHRISTINA

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

400 SOMERSET CORPORATE BOULEVARD

(Street)

BRIDGEWATER

08807

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. [ VRX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/07/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, No Par Value	03/07/2018		A		20,457⁽¹⁾	A	$0	79,181	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-qualified Stock Options (right To Purchase)	$15.32	03/07/2018		A		60,853		⁽²⁾	03/07/2028	Common Shares, No Par Value	60,853	$0	60,853	D
Restricted Share Units	⁽³⁾	03/07/2018		A		13,638		⁽³⁾	03/07/2021	Common Stock	13,638	$0	13,638	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the award of restricted share units ("RSUs") which will vest one-third on each of the first three anniversaries following the date of grant, subject to the reporting person's continued service. Vested RSUs are settled in common shares, no par value ("Common Shares"), of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. ("Valeant").

2. The options vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant.

3. Represents a grant of performance-based RSUs. The target number of performance-based RSUs granted to the reporting person was 6,819 and the maximum number that can be distributed is 13,638. The performance-based RSUs shall vest and be distributed between 0-200% of target based on Valeant's Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") as measured for the 20 trading days preceding the TSR Measurement Date ("Measurement Date") which is the third anniversary of the grant date (March 7, 2021). If Valeant's TSR for the period between the grant date and the Measurement Date is below the 50th percentile ranking of the TSR for the applicable peer group based on the 20 trading days preceding the Measurement Date, the reporting person will receive no more than the number of Common Shares equal to the target number of performance-based RSUs subject to the award.

	/s/ Kirsten O'Donnell, attorney-in-fact for Christina Ackermann	03/09/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Christina Ackermann Form 4Valeant Pharmaceuticals International / CHRISTINA ACKERMANN ownership change