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 *   Needham Jeffrey 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2007 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 Business Development 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 5,500 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	08/04/1998	08/04/2007	Common Stock	3,334	$ 12.9688	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/04/1999	08/04/2007	Common Stock	3,334	$ 12.9688	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/04/2000	08/04/2007	Common Stock	3,333	$ 12.9688	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/04/2001	08/04/2007	Common Stock	3,333	$ 12.9688	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/04/2002	08/04/2007	Common Stock	3,333	$ 12.9688	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/04/2003	08/04/2007	Common Stock	3,333	$ 12.9688	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	09/09/1999	09/09/2008	Common Stock	2,000	$ 8.5625	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	09/09/2000	09/09/2008	Common Stock	2,000	$ 8.5625	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	09/09/2001	09/09/2008	Common Stock	2,000	$ 8.5625	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	09/09/2002	09/09/2008	Common Stock	2,000	$ 8.5625	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	09/09/2003	09/09/2008	Common Stock	2,000	$ 8.5625	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	09/09/2004	09/09/2008	Common Stock	2,000	$ 8.5625	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/17/2000	08/17/2009	Common Stock	2,000	$ 7.9531	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/17/2001	08/17/2009	Common Stock	2,000	$ 7.9531	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/17/2002	08/17/2009	Common Stock	2,000	$ 7.9531	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/17/2003	08/17/2009	Common Stock	2,000	$ 7.9531	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/17/2004	08/17/2009	Common stock	2,000	$ 7.9531	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	08/17/2005	08/17/2009	Common Stock	2,000	$ 7.9531	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	05/30/2004	05/30/2010	Common Stock	10,167	$ 6.1563	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	05/30/2005	05/30/2010	Common stock	10,167	$ 6.1563	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	07/19/2002	07/19/2011	Common Stock	6,449	$ 15.505	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	07/19/2003	07/19/2011	Common Stock	6,449	$ 15.505	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	07/19/2004	07/19/2011	Common stock	6,449	$ 15.505	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	07/19/2005	07/19/2011	Common stock	6,449	$ 15.505	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	07/19/2006	07/19/2011	Common Stock	6,449	$ 15.505	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	07/19/2002	07/19/2011	Common Stock	551	$ 15.505	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	07/19/2003	07/19/2011	Common Stock	551	$ 15.505	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	07/19/2004	07/19/2011	Common Stock	551	$ 15.505	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	07/19/2005	07/19/2011	Common Stock	551	$ 15.505	D	Â
Employee Stock Option Right to Buy	07/19/2006	07/19/2011	Common Stock	551	$ 15.505	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Needham Jeffrey C/O PERRIGO COMPANY 515 EASTERN AVENUE ALLEGAN, MI 49010	Â	Â	  Sr VP Business Development	Â

Signatures

Jeffrey Needham		05/09/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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