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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Shah Jatin 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PERRIGO CO [PRGO] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PERRIGO COMPANY, 515 EASTERN AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr VP & Chief Scientific Offic 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ALLEGAN, MI 49010 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) Common Stock 11,162 D Â

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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
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/16/2008	08/16/2014	Common Stock	2,832	$ 18.18	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/16/2009	08/16/2014	Common Stock	2,832	$ 18.18	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	09/14/2008	09/14/2015	Common Stock	5,246	$ 14.69	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	09/14/2009	09/14/2015	Common Stock	5,246	$ 14.69	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	09/14/2010	09/14/2015	Common Stock	5,246	$ 14.69	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/16/2008	08/16/2016	Common Stock	3,120	$ 15.47	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/16/2009	08/16/2016	Common Stock	3,120	$ 15.47	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/16/2010	08/16/2016	Common Stock	3,120	$ 15.47	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/16/2011	08/16/2016	Common Stock	3,120	$ 15.47	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/30/2008	08/30/2017	Common Stock	2,497	$ 20.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/30/2009	08/30/2017	Common Stock	2,497	$ 20.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/30/2010	08/30/2017	Common Stock	2,497	$ 20.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/30/2011	08/30/2017	Common Stock	2,497	$ 20.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/30/2012	08/30/2017	Common Stock	2,496	$ 20.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/25/2009	08/25/2018	Common Stock	2,106	$ 35.85	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/25/2010	08/25/2018	Common Stock	2,105	$ 35.85	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/25/2011	08/25/2018	Common Stock	2,105	$ 35.85	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	08/30/2010	08/31/2010	Common Stock	3,512 (1)	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	08/25/2011	08/26/2011	Common Stock	2,008 (1)	$ (2)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Shah Jatin C/O PERRIGO COMPANY 515 EASTERN AVENUE ALLEGAN, MI 49010	Â	Â	  Sr VP & Chief Scientific Offic	Â

Signatures

Jatin Shah		09/09/2008
**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)	Restricted Stock Units awarded Mr. Shah in his capacity as Sr. Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, pursuant to the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(2)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Perrigo Company common stock.

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