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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
1251107	Y Peter Tam	1172 Castro Street Mountain View CA 94040	President	Yes	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	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-12-16	18,750	$3.88	136,775	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-12-16	10,000	$9.28	126,775	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
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	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2010-12-16	18,750	$0.00	18,750	$3.88

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0		2011-01-22	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Includes 3,189 shares acquired under the VIVUS, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan on May 14, 2010.
Shares sold to cover payment of the option exercise price and tax withholding obligation from the exercise of options expiring on January 22, 2011.
The sale price reported in column 4 of Table I represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $9.28 to $9.2901 per share. Upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
The option is fully vested and immediately exercisable.