UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

December 57, 2012

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-14471

52-1574808

(State of

Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

7720 North Dobson Road

Scottsdale, Arizona 85256

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(602) 808-8800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8 5.0107 ~~Other~~Submission ~~Events.~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

AsAt ~~previously~~the ~~reported,~~special meeting of stockholders held on ~~November~~December 7, 2012, ~~Q-Med AB (“Q-Med”) filed a complaint (~~the ~~“Complaint”)~~stockholders ~~against~~of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (the “Company”), HAvoted ~~North American~~on ~~Sales~~the ~~AB,~~proposals aset ~~wholly-owned~~forth ~~subsidiary~~below. ofThe proposals ~~the~~are ~~Company~~described ~~(“HANA”)~~in ~~and~~detail ~~Medicis Aesthetics Holdings Inc.,~~ in the ~~United~~Company’s ~~States~~definitive ~~District~~proxy ~~Court~~statement ~~for~~filed with the ~~Southern~~Securities ~~District~~and ofExchange ~~New~~Commission ~~York~~ (the “~~Court~~SEC”). The ~~Complaint~~final ~~seeks,~~results ~~among~~regarding ~~other things,~~each aproposal ~~preliminary~~are ~~injunction~~set ~~prohibiting~~forth ~~the Company from transferring its rights under its agreements with Q-Med to Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Inc~~below. ~~(“Valeant”) as a result of the previously announced proposed merger between the Company and Valeant (the “Merger”).~~

OnProposal ~~December~~No. 5,1. ~~2012,~~To adopt the ~~Court~~Agreement ~~entered~~and anPlan ~~order~~of ~~dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice~~Merger, ~~subject~~dated toas ~~leave~~of ~~within~~September 2, 302012, ~~days~~by toand ~~request~~among ~~that~~Valeant ~~the~~Pharmaceuticals International, ~~action be restored~~Inc., AsValeant ~~previously~~Pharmaceuticals ~~disclosed~~International, ~~the~~a ~~parties~~wholly-owned ~~intend~~subsidiary toof ~~close~~Valeant ~~the~~Pharmaceuticals ~~Merger~~International, onInc., ~~December 11~~Merlin Merger Sub, ~~2012~~Inc., ~~subject~~a towholly-owned ~~satisfaction~~subsidiary of ~~remaining~~Valeant ~~customary~~Pharmaceuticals ~~closing conditions~~International, ~~including~~ ~~the~~and ~~approval of~~ the Company’s, ~~stockholders~~as atit may ~~the~~be ~~Company’s~~amended ~~special~~from ~~meeting~~time ofto ~~stockholders~~time ~~scheduled~~(the ~~for~~“Merger ~~December 7, 2012~~Agreement”).


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
45,304,030	50,381	7,670,716	—

Proposal No. 2. To adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional votes in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement at the time of the special meeting.

Adjournment of the special meeting was not necessary or appropriate because there was a quorum present and there were sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the adoption of the Merger Agreement.

Proposal No. 3. To approve a non-binding advisory proposal to approve the golden parachute compensation payable to our named executive officers in connection with the merger.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
18,598,740	24,342,954	10,083,433	—

The closing of the merger is currently anticipated to occur on December 11, 2012, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this ~~document contain~~filing contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including, among others, statements regarding the anticipated merger, are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of its management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plan,” “will,” “may,” “intend,” “guidance” or similar expressions. Because these statements reflect the Company’s current views, expectations and beliefs concerning future events, these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. Such factors include, but are not limited to, any conditions imposed in connection with the merger, ~~approval of~~ the ~~merger agreement by the Company’s stockholders, the~~ satisfaction of various other conditions to the closing of the merger, and other factors including those detailed from time to time in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the ~~Securities and Exchange Commission (~~SEC), including current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K, particularly the discussion under the caption “RISK FACTORS” in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended ~~Dec.~~ December 31, 2011 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively, which ~~has~~have been filed with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this ~~press~~filing ~~release~~ are qualified by these risk factors. These are factors that, individually or in the aggregate, could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating any forward-looking statements contained herein. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION	~~MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION~~
Date: December 5, 2012
Date: December 7, 2012
	By:	~~By:~~/s/ Seth L. Rodner	~~/s/ Seth Rodner~~
		Seth L. Rodner	~~Seth L. Rodner~~
		Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and	~~Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and~~
		Corporate Secretary	~~Corporate Secretary~~

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