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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
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
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	4,267	$4.15	4,267
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	4,267	$20.69	0
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	91	$4.15	91
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	91	$20.69	0
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	56,183	$4.25	56,183
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	56,183	$20.69	0
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	43,817	$4.25	43,817
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	43,817	$20.69	0
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	25,000	$5.67	25,000
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	25,000	$20.90	0
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-23	125,000	$5.67	125,000
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-23	125,000	$20.69	0
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-24	25,000	$5.67	25,000
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-24	25,000	$21.55	0
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	20,544	$5.67	20,544
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	20,544	$22.93	0
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	4,456	$5.67	4,456
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	4,456	$22.93	0
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	25,000	$4.23	25,000
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	25,000	$24.90	0

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.