X0201 4 2004-04-16 0 0001089473 VENTIV HEALTH INC vtiv 0001262576 VICCIARDO LEONARD J C/O HEALTH PRODUCTS RESEARCH 3498 ROUTE 22 WEST WHITEHOUSE NJ 08888 0 1 0 0 Pres,COO Health Prod Research Common stock 2004-04-16 2004-04-16 4 M 0 47668 4 A 51447 D Common stock 2004-04-16 2004-04-16 4 M 0 2332 4 A 53779 D Common stock 2004-04-16 2004-04-16 4 S 0 50000 14.133 D 3779 D Stock option (right to buy) 4 2004-04-16 2004-04-16 4 M 0 47668 0 D 2003-12-02 2012-12-02 Common stock 47668 18750 D Stock option (right to buy) 4 2004-04-16 2004-04-16 4 M 0 2332 0 D 2003-12-02 2012-12-02 Common stock 2332 9668 D This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b-5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person. The automatic sale component of this transaction was previously reported as a planned sale on a Form 144 filed by (or on behalf of) the reporting person. The reporting person was issued 75,000 replacement options on December 2, 2002 pursuant to an exchange offer conducted by the issuer. Under the terms of the exchange offer (taking into account the vesting schedule for the options surrendered by the reporting person), fifty percent of the replacement options issued were vested and exercisable upon issuance and the remainder were scheduled to vest in equal installments on December 2, 2003 and December 2, 2004 provided the reporting person continues to serve as an employee on such dates. As of April 16, 2004, all 56,250 vested options under this grant have been exercised. The reporting person was issued 12,000 replacement options on December 2, 2002 pursuant to an exchange offer conducted by the issuer. Under the terms of the exchange offer (taking into account the vesting schedule for the options surrendered by the reporting person), fifty percent of the replacement options issued were vested and exercisable upon issuance and the remainder were scheduled to vest in equal installments on December 2, 2003 and December 2, 2004 provided the reporting person continues to serve as an employee on such dates. As of April 16, 2004, 2,332 of the 6,000 vested options under this grant have been exercised. The total number of stock options (right to buy) of all classes held by the reporting person following the reported transactions is 123,418. Leonard J. Vicciardo 2004-04-20