Form 3 Gergel Ivan P. For: Feb 23 (10K)

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^*

Gergel Ivan P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC., 100 ENDO BOULEVARD

(Street)

CHADDS FORD

19317

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INDEVUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC [IDEV]

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

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

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share	0 ⁽¹⁾	I	See footnote below ⁽²⁾

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 Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement & Plan of Merger, dated as of Jan. 5, 2009, by and among Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. ("Endo"), BTB Purchaser Inc. ("BTB") and Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Indevus"), Endo (through BTB) commenced a cash tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of the common stock of Indevus (the "Shares") at a price of $4.50 per Share, without interest, plus contractual rights to receive up to an additional $3.00 per Share in contingent cash consideration payments. The initial tender offer period expired at 5:00 p.m.(ET), Fri., Feb. 20, 2009, at which time approximately 55,008,149 Shares had been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the tender offer and such Shares were accepted for purchase by the Purchaser on Feb. 23, 2009; such number represents the number of Shares in which the Reporting Person has a beneficial interest as of that date. The Shares purchased represent approx. 77.205% of Indevus's outstanding Shares.

2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Reporting Person was appointed as a director of Indevus on February 23, 2009. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership in the Shares.

	/s/ Ivan Gergel	03/03/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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