Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)
March 31 2016 - 5:17PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 4
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
See
Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
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NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC
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2. Issuer Name
and
Ticker or Trading Symbol
VIVUS INC
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VVUS
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director
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X
__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)
_____ Other (specify below)
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(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
500 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1860
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(MM/DD/YYYY)
3/29/2016
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(Street)
BOSTON, MA 02116
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
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X
_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Trans. Date
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Common Stock
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3/29/2016
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P
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11000
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A
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$1.1312
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13213000
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I
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See Footnote
(1)
(2)
(3)
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Common Stock
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3/29/2016
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P
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100000
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A
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$1.2140
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13313000
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I
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See Footnote
(1)
(2)
(3)
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Common Stock
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3/30/2016
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P
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100000
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A
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$1.2545
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13413000
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I
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See Footnote
(1)
(2)
(3)
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Common Stock
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3/31/2016
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P
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172300
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A
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$1.3594
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13585300
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I
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See Footnote
(1)
(2)
(3)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (
e.g.
, puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Trans. Date
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expiration Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
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(
1)
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Shares reported herein represent: as of March 29, 2016, (i) 11,734,750 shares held by North Tide Capital Master, LP (the "Master Fund") and (ii) 1,578,250 shares held by a managed account (the "Account); as of March 30, 2016, (i) 11,809,750 shares held by the Master Fund and (ii) 1,603,250 shares held by the Account. North Tide Capital, LLC ("North Tide") serves as investment manager for the Master Fund and the Account; and as of March 31, 2016, (i) 11,938,975 shares held by the Master Fund and (ii) 1,646,325 shares held by the Account. Mr. Laughlin serves as manager of North Tide.
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Of the shares purchased on March 29, 2016 at a price of $1.1323 per share, 8,250 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 2,750 shares were held for the account of the Account; and of the shares purchased on March 29, 2016 at a price of $1.214 per share, 75,000 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 25,000 shares were held for the account of the Account. Of the shares purchased on March 30, 2016, 75,000 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 25,000 shares were held for the account of the Account. Of the shares purchased on March 31, 2016, 129,225 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 43,075 shares were held for the account of the Account. All of such shares may be deemed beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin.
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(
3)
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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.
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Reporting Owners
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Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC
500 BOYLSTON STREET
SUITE 1860
BOSTON, MA 02116
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X
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North Tide Capital Master, LP
500 BOYLSTON STREET
SUITE 1860
BOSTON, MA 02116
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X
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Laughlin Conan
500 BOYLSTON STREET
SUITE 1860
BOSTON, MA 02116
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X
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Signatures
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/s/ NORTH TIDE CAPITAL MASTER, LP, by North Tide Capital GP, LLC, Conan Laughlin, Manager
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3/31/2016
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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/s/ NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC by Conan Laughlin, Manager
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3/31/2016
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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/s/ Conan Laughlin, Individually
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3/31/2016
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see
Instruction 4(b)(v).
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See
18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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see
Instruction 6 for procedure.
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