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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
1191286	E Timothy Morris	1172 Castro Street Mountain View CA 94040	Svp, Finance And Cfo	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	2012-02-23	4,267	$4.15	4,267	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	4,267	$20.69	0	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	91	$4.15	91	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	91	$20.69	0	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	56,183	$4.25	56,183	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	56,183	$20.69	0	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	43,817	$4.25	43,817	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	43,817	$20.69	0	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	25,000	$5.67	25,000	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	25,000	$20.90	0	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	125,000	$5.67	125,000	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	125,000	$20.69	0	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-24	25,000	$5.67	25,000	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-24	25,000	$21.55	0	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	20,544	$5.67	20,544	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	20,544	$22.93	0	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	4,456	$5.67	4,456	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	4,456	$22.93	0	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	25,000	$4.23	25,000	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	25,000	$24.90	0	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
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
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	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-23	91	$0.00	91	$4.15
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-23	43,817	$0.00	43,817	$4.25
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-23	25,000	$0.00	25,000	$5.67
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-24	25,000	$0.00	25,000	$5.67
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-27	20,544	$0.00	20,544	$5.67
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-23	4,267	$0.00	4,267	$4.15
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-27	25,000	$0.00	25,000	$4.23
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-23	56,183	$0.00	56,183	$4.25
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-23	125,000	$0.00	125,000	$5.67
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-02-27	4,456	$0.00	4,456	$5.67

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0		2015-01-24	No	4	M	Direct
0		2017-01-29	No	4	M	Direct
45,544		2014-11-09	No	4	M	Direct
20,544		2014-11-09	No	4	M	Direct
0		2014-11-09	No	4	M	Direct
0		2015-01-24	No	4	M	Direct
151,661	2010-01-23	2019-01-23	No	4	M	Direct
0		2017-01-29	No	4	M	Direct
4,456		2014-11-09	No	4	M	Direct
0		2014-11-09	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 September 11, 2008, as amended.
The option is fully vested and immediately exercisable.