Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Kellen Ari
  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, Company Group Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
400 SOMERSET CORPORATE BOULEVARD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2016
(Street)

BRIDGEWATER, NJ 08807
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, no par value 01/26/2016   F   3,317 (1) D $ 88.98 535,450 (2) (3) (4) 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Kellen Ari
400 SOMERSET CORPORATE BOULEVARD
BRIDGEWATER, NJ 08807
      EVP, Company Group Chairman  

Signatures

 by: Nicholas Zanoni for Ari Kellen   01/28/2016
**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) This number represents common shares withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligations due upon vesting of Matching Restricted Share Units.
(2) This number includes the maximum number of Common Shares that may be delivered in settlement of performance-based Restricted Share Units ("PSUs") that were previously reported on Form 4 in Table II. See notes (3) and (4).
(3) Includes unvested PSUs for up to 225,000 Common Shares that vest based on total shareholder return ("TSR") between a price of $107.96 starting on January 9, 2014 and the average stock price for the 20 trading days starting on each measurement dates: 25% on October 9, 2016, 50% January 9, 2017 and 25% on April 9, 2017 (or 25% on October 9, 2017, 50% on January 9, 2018 and 25% on April 9, 2018, if applicable). Unit vesting is contingent on TSR performance between 10% and 30% into between one and three shares of common stock, respectively, with early vesting possible at higher TSR levels.
(4) Includes unvested PSUs for up to 225,000 Common Shares that vest based on TSR between a price of $54.15 starting on February 21, 2014 and the average stock price for the 20 trading days starting on each measurement dates: 25% on November 21, 2018, 50% February 21, 2019 and 25% on May 21, 2019 (or 25% on November 21, 2019, 50% on February 21, 2020 and 25% on May 21, 2020, if applicable). Unit vesting is contingent on TSR performance between 10% and 30% into between one and three shares of common stock, respectively, with early vesting possible at higher TSR levels.

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