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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BIRO JON C (Last) (First) (Middle) 5858 WESTHEIMER SUITE 200 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77057 (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) X Other (specify below) SEE REMARKS
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/27/2013
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person 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, $0.001 par value ("Common Stock")	06/27/2013		P		2,000	A	$12.8497	4,000	D(1)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares of Common Stock reported on this line are held directly by Jon C. Biro. For purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein to the extent such beneficial ownership exceeds his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

As described in Item 4 of Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") filed on May 23, 2013 by the reporting person and the other reporting persons included in the Schedule 13D (collectively, the "13D Reporting Persons"), the 13D Reporting Persons and Alexander J. Denner, Ph.D. ("Dr. Denner") and his affiliated funds and their investment manager (collectively with Dr. Denner, the "Denner Parties") may be deemed to be a "group" pursuant to Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the 1934 Act and as such may be deemed, collectively, to beneficially own more than 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the other 13D Reporting Persons or the Denner Parties.

	/s/ Jon C. Biro	07/01/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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