SEC Form 4 · accession 0001123292-18-000752
VIVUS INC · VVUS
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
John P. Amos
Officer — Chief Executive Officer · Director
Period of report
May 18, 2018
Accepted (ET)
May 22, 2018 · 5:08 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000881524
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | May 18, 2018 | P | 270,000 | $0.7707 | A | 1,710,000 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 18, 2018 | S | 1,500 | $0.7708 | D | 1,708,500 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1This is the weighted average purchase price. Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices from $0.7581 to $0.7784. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.
- F2The reporting person's sale of VIVUS common stock reported herein was matchable under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to the extent of 1,500 shares, with the reporting person's purchase of 555 shares of VIVUS common stock at a price of $0.4841 per share on May 11, 2018, 100 shares of VIVUS common stock at a price of $0.4991 per share on May 11, 2018 and 845 shares of VIVUS common stock at a price of $0.4997 per share on May 11, 2018. The reporting person has paid to VIVUS $415.37, representing the full amount of the profit realized in connection with the short-swing transaction, less transaction costs.