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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 * MCPHERRON MATTHEW V   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [MAPP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BROOKSIDE CAPITAL, LLC, 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/11/2007 (Street) BOSTON, MA 02199 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 Common Stock 10/05/2007   P   600,000 (1) A $ 12 600,000 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock 10/11/2007   C   2,285,364 A (3) 2,885,364 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock 10/11/2007   J   114,162 (4) A $ 14.502 2,999,526 I See Footnote (2)

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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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Series C Convertible Preferred Stock

(3)

10/11/2007

C

1,120,975

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

1,120,975

$ 14.502

0

I

See Footnote (2)

Series D Convertible Preferred Stock

(3)

10/11/2007

C

1,164,389

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

1,164,389

$ 14.502

0

I

See Footnote (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCPHERRON MATTHEW V C/O BROOKSIDE CAPITAL, LLC 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON, MA 02199	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Matthew V. McPherron		10/15/2007
**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)	On October 5, 2007, Brookside Capital Partners Fund, L.P. ("Brookside") purchased 600,000 shares of Common Stock in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering. This purchase settled upon closing of the Issuer's public offering on October 11, 2007.
(2)	Mr. Matthew V. McPherron is a Managing Director of Brookside and accordingly may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Brookside. Mr. McPherron disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Includes 1,120,975 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and 1,164,389 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock held by Brookside immediately prior to the Issuer's initial public offering. All outstanding shares of the Issuer's Preferred Stock were automatically converted into Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, for no additional consideration.
(4)	Received pursuant to a cumulative stock dividend accumulated through September 14, 2007, at which time further accumulation ended, to holders of the Issuer's preferred stock upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.

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