SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-15-001276

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

Jan 7, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Jan 9, 2015 · 4:37 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,F3	Jan 7, 2015	P	20,010	$3.0357	A	12,020,010	I	See Footnotes
Common Stock^F1,F2	Jan 7, 2015	P	46,690	$3.0357	A	12,066,700	I	See Footnotes
Common Stock^F1,F3	Jan 7, 2015	P	27,120	$3.05	A	12,093,820	I	See Footnotes
Common Stock^F1,F2	Jan 7, 2015	P	63,280	$3.05	A	12,157,100	I	See Footnote2
Common Stock^F1,F3	Jan 7, 2015	P	22,500	$3.05	A	12,179,600	I	See Footnotes
Common Stock^F1,F2	Jan 7, 2015	P	52,500	$3.05	A	12,232,100	I	See Footnotes
Common Stock^F1,F3	Jan 7, 2015	P	15,000	$3.055	A	12,247,100	I	See Footnotes
Common Stock^F1,F2	Jan 7, 2015	P	35,000	$3.055	A	12,282,100	I	See Footnotes
Common Stock^F1,F3	Jan 8, 2015	P	15,000	$3.1962	A	12,297,100	I	See Footnotes
Common Stock^F1,F2	Jan 8, 2015	P	35,000	$3.1962	A	12,332,100	I	See Footnotes
Common Stock^F1,F3	Jan 8, 2015	P	50,370	$3.2271	A	12,382,470	I	See Footnotes
Common Stock^F1,F2	Jan 8, 2015	P	117,530	$3.2271	A	12,500,000	I	See Footnotes

No Table II lines on this filing.

F1Shares reported herein represent: as of January 7, 2015, (i) 11,347,470 shares held by North Tide Capital Master, LP (the "Master Fund") and (ii) 934,630 shares held by a managed account (the "Account); and as of January 8, 2015, (i) 11,500,000 shares held by the Master Fund and (ii) 1,000,000 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.
F2Transaction for the benefit of the Master Fund.
F3Transaction for the benefit of the Account.