Edgar Filing: ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Morfit G Mason

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC [EYE]

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

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/04/2007

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133

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

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

⁽¹⁾

12/04/2007

6,235

⁽¹⁾

12/04/2017

Common Stock

6,235

$ 0

6,235

D ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Morfit G Mason 435 PACIFIC AVENUE 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133	X

Signatures

/s/ G. Mason Morfit, Member, VA Partners I, LLC		12/04/2007
^**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)	Exempt grant of restricted stock units under the Issuer's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Isuuer's common stock. The restricted stock units will vest as to 100% on the date of the third anniversary of the grant, December 4, 2010, provided that certain conditions are met.
(2)	Under an agreement with ValueAct Capital , G. Mason Morfit is deemed to hold the restricted stock units for the benefit of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and ValueAct Capital Master Fund III, L.P. and indirectly for (i) VA Partners I, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. (ii) VA Partners III, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund III, L.P (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and ValueAct Capital Master Fund III, L.P. (iv) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. (v) ValueAct Holdings, L.P. as the sole owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. and the membership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, LLC and as the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I, LLC and VA Partners III, LLC and (vi) ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Holdings, L.P.

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