SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-15-000398

VIVUS INC · VVUS

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owners

10% Owner

10% Owner

10% Owner

Period of report

Dec 31, 2014

Accepted (ET)

Jan 5, 2015 · 4:21 pm EST

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 Stock^F1	Dec 31, 2014	P	300,000	$2.83	A	11,300,000	I	See Footnote
Common Stock^F1	Dec 31, 2014	P	4,800	$2.85	A	11,304,800	I	See Footnote
Common Stock^F1	Jan 2, 2015	P	120,000	$2.94	A	11,424,800	I	See Footnote
Common Stock^F1	Jan 2, 2015	P	97,900	$3.05	A	11,522,700	I	See Footnote
Common Stock^F1	Jan 2, 2015	P	500	$2.90	A	11,523,200	I	See Footnote

No Table II lines on this filing.

F1Shares reported herein represent: as of December 31, 2014, (i) 10,454,800 shares held by North Tide Capital Master, LP (the "Master Fund") and (ii) 850,000 shares held by a managed account (the "Account); and as of January 2, 2015, (i) 10,673,200 shares held by the Master Fund and (ii) 850,000 shares held by the Account. North Tide Capital, LLC ("North Tide") serves as investment manager for the Master Fund and the Account. Mr. Laughlin serves as manager of North Tide. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any such shares for purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.