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

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                 August 11, 2003

                                 PERRIGO COMPANY
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

   MICHIGAN                           0-19725                     38-2799573
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(State of other                     (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of                     File Number)                Identification
Incorporation)                                                      Number)

515 Eastern Avenue, Allegan, Michigan                            49010
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(616) 673-8451




Item 7(c). Exhibits

Exhibit 99 Press Release: "PERRIGO COMPANY REPORTS FISCAL 2003 EARNINGS OF $0.76
           PER SHARE"




ITEM 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 11, 2003, the Perrigo Company released earnings for fourth quarter and
year end for fiscal 2003.

The earnings release contains a non-GAAP measure which is defined as a financial
measure of the Company's  performance  that excludes or includes amounts thereby
differentiating  it from the most directly  comparable  measure presented in the
financial  statements  that are  calculated  and  presented in  accordance  with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Pursuant to the requirements of
Regulation  G, the Company has  provided a  reconciliation  within its  earnings
release to the most directly comparable GAAP measure for this non-GAAP measure.

The Company excludes unusual  litigation income and restructuring and impairment
charges  related to the Mexico  operations  when  monitoring  and evaluating the
on-going  financial  results and trends of its business due to the non-recurring
nature of this item.  The Company  believes this  information is also useful for
investors since excluding these  non-recurring  items provide  important insight
into the Company's ongoing operations.

The press release related to Perrigo's earnings is attached as Exhibit 99.




                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                       PERRIGO COMPANY
                                       (Registrant)

                                       By: /s/ Douglas R. Schrank
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Dated: August 11, 2003                     Douglas R. Schrank
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                             (Principal Accounting and Financial
                                             Officer)




                                  Exhibit Index

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release issued by Perrigo Company on August 11, 2003.