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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
881524	Vivus Inc	VVUS	Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834)	943136179

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1475990	L John Slebir	1172 Castro Street Mountain View CA 94040	Vp, General Counsel	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-07-18	6,250	$6.39	10,376	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-07-18	6,250	$30.36	4,126	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-07-18	3,750	$8.74	7,876	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-07-18	3,750	$30.36	4,126	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-07-18	6,250	$0.00	6,250	$6.39
Common Stock	Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-07-18	3,750	$0.00	3,750	$8.74

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
3,750		2019-09-04	No	4	M	Direct
30,916		2021-01-21	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

The sale reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 15, 2012.
Includes 1,993 shares acquired under the VIVUS, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan on May 14, 2012.
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of shares became exercisable on 9/4/2010 and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares become exercisable at the end of each full month thereafter until the option is fully vested on 9/14/2013.
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of shares became exercisable on 1/21/2012 and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares become exercisable at the end of each full month thereafter until the option is fully vested on 1/21/2015.