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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SEC USE ONLY DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO. CUSIP NUMBER WORK LOCATION

FORM 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker INTERMUNE, INC. 94-3296648 (c) S.E.C. FILE NO. 1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER            CITY            STATE            ZIP CODE (e) TELEPHONE NO. 3280 Bayshore Boulevard, Brisbane, CA 94005 AREA CODE            NUMBER 2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT (B)IRS IDENT. NO.. (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER (d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD Robin Steele            Officer 3280 Bayshore Boulevard, Brisbane, CA 94005 INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number. 3 (a) (b) SEC USE ONLY (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Title of the            Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the            Broker-Dealer            Number of Shares            Aggregate            Number of Shares      &n bsp;     Approximate            Name of Each Class of            Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker            File Number            or Other Units            Market            or Other Units        &n bsp;   Date of Sale            Securities Securities            who is Acquiring the Securities            To Be Sold            Value            Outstanding (See instr. 3(f)) Exchange To Be Sold (See instr. 3(c)) (See instr. 3(d)) (See instr. 3(e)) (MO. DAY YR.) (See instr. 3(g)) COMMONSTOCK            Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. 5,625²⁾⁽³⁾ $108,112.50 38,945,502 10/22/2007 NASDAQ 101 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 INSTRUCTIONS: 1. (a) Name of issuer 3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold (b) Issuer’s I.R.S. Identification Number (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold (c) Issuer’s S.E.C. file number, if any (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount) (d) Issuer’s address, including zip code (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice (e) Issuer’s telephone number, including area code (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the fac e amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer 2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold (b) Such person’s I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold (c) Such person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing) (d) Such person’s address, including zip code

TABLE I — SECURITIES TO BE SOLD Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor: Title of            Name of Person from Whom Acquired            Amount of the Class Date you Acquired            Nature of Acquisition Transaction (If gift, also give date donor acquired) Securities Acquired            Date of Payment            Nature of Payment COMMON 01/16/06 Same day sale of Stock Award⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ INTERMUNE, INC. 22,500⁽¹⁾ 10/22/07 CASH INSTRUCTIONS: 1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at 2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. the person for whose account they are to be sold had any If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments            short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last            referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full installment paid. information with respect thereto. TABLE II — SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. Amount of Name and Address of Seller            Title of Securities Sold            Date of Sale            Securities Sold            Gross Proceeds REMARKS: (7) The amount of securities acquired is subject to four (4) incremental milestone attainments. (8) The reporting person disposed in the open market 5,625 shares that were released pursuant to the fourth attained Issuer milestone. (9) The securities disposed herein were sold pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan dated 9/7/07, which plan is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1, and the representation regarding the seller’s lack of knowledge of material nonpublic information is as of the date of the Trading Plan. INSTRUCTIONS: ATTENTION: See the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to            The person for the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included            whose account the in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are            securities to which required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice. this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. October 23, 2007 /s/ Robin J. Stee le DATE OF NOTICE (SIGNATURE) The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures. ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)