North Tide Capital Master Form 4 VIVUS / Conan Laughlin ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

500 BOYLSTON STREET

SUITE 1860

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VIVUS INC [ VVUS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/08/2017		S		350,000	D	$1.0524	11,266,100	I(1)	See Footnote(1)(2)
Common Stock	03/09/2017		S		50,000	D	$1.25	11,216,100	I(1)	See Footnote(1)(3)
Common Stock	03/09/2017		S		435,300	D	$1.2066	10,780,800	I(1)	See Footnote(1)(4)
Common Stock	03/09/2017		S		237,100	D	$1.2042	10,543,700	I(1)	See Footnote(5)(1)
Common Stock	03/10/2017		S		77,000	D	$1.172	10,466,700	I(1)	See Footnote(1)(6)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

500 BOYLSTON STREET

SUITE 1860

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

North Tide Capital Master, LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

500 BOYLSTON STREET

SUITE 1860

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Laughlin Conan

(Last) (First) (Middle)

500 BOYLSTON STREET

SUITE 1860

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. North Tide Capital, LLC ("North Tide") serves as investment manager for North Tide Capital Master, LP (the "Master Fund") and a managed account (the "Account"). 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.

2. Of the shares sold on March 8, 2017, 323,651 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 26,349 shares were held for the account of the Account, and all of such shares may be deemed to have been beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin.

3. Of the shares sold on March 9, 2017 at a price of $1.2500, 46,236 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 3,764 shares were held for the account of the Account, and all of such shares may be deemed to have been beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin.

4. Of the shares sold on March 9, 2017 at a price of $1.2066, 402,529 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 32,771 shares were held for the account of the Account, and all of such shares may be deemed to have been beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin.

5. Of the shares sold on March 9, 2017 at a price of $1.2042, 219,250 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 17,850 shares were held for the account of the Account, and all of such shares may be deemed to have been beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin.

6. Of the shares sold on March 10, 2017, 71,203 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund, 5,797 shares were held for the account of the Account, and all of such shares may be deemed to have been beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin. As of March 10, 2017, 9,055,144 shares were held for the account of the Master Fund 1,411,556 shares were held for the account of the Account, and all of such shares may be deemed beneficially owned by North Tide and Mr. Laughlin.

	/s/ NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC by Conan Laughlin, Manager	03/10/2017
	/s/ NORTH TIDE CAPITAL MASTER, LP, by North Tide Capital GP, LLC, Conan Laughlin, Manager	03/10/2017
	/s/ Conan Laughlin, Individually	03/10/2017
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