SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-17-008656
VIVUS INC · VVUS
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owners
NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC
10% Owner
Conan Laughlin
Director · 10% Owner
North Tide Capital Master, LP
10% Owner
Period of report
Feb 17, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Feb 22, 2017 · 4:52 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 StockF1,F2 | Feb 17, 2017 | S | 300 | $1.1117 | D | 12,463,500 | I | See Footnote |
| Common StockF1,F3 | Feb 21, 2017 | S | 52,164 | $1.1044 | D | 12,411,336 | I | See Footnote |
| Common StockF1,F4 | Feb 22, 2017 | S | 109,336 | $1.112 | D | 12,302,000 | I | See Footnote |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1North Tide Capital, LLC ("North Tide") serves as investment manager for North Tide Capital Master, LP (the "Master Fund") and a managed account (the "Account"). 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.
- F2Of the shares sold on February 17, 2017, 277 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 23 shares were held for the Account of the Account, and all of such shares may be deemed to have been beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin.
- F3Of the shares sold on February 21, 2017, 48,237 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 3,927 shares were held for the Account of the Account, and all of such shares may be deemed to have been beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin.
- F4Of the shares sold on February 22, 2017, 101,105 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 8,231 shares were held for the account of the Account, and all of such shares may be deemed to have been beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin. As of February 22, 2017, 10,752,276 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 1,549,724 shares were held for the account of the Account, and all of such shares may be deemed beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin.